Epp's Big Day Leads Seward Against Barton
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Seward County Community College | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
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Barton Community College | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Seward County Community College | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
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Barton Community College | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 8 | 13 | 3 |
The Seward County Lady Saints went on the road and picked up a split with the Barton Cougars Wednesday afternoon, getting five hits from freshman Sydney Epp in the twinbill, leading Seward to an 8-3 win in game one before the Lady Saints comeback came up short in game two 8-5 for the split.
Barton jumped in front early in game one with a 1st inning home run to give the Cougars a 1-0 lead.
Seward answered with a big 3rd, scoring five times, getting a two run double from Sydney Epp, an RBI single from Jullian Atteberry, and used a pair of Cougar errors to plate two more to give the Lady Saints a 5-1 lead.
Epp added to the Seward lead with a solo shot in the 5th to make it a 6-1 game and Paige St. Pierre all but put things away with an RBI double in the 7th to stretch the lead to 8-1.
Barton kept fighting, scoring a pair in their last at bats, but Seward finished the Cougars off to win the opener 8-3.
Seward banged out 12 hits in the win, getting a homer, a double, and three RBI's from Epp while St. Pierre led the squad with three hits. Monique Ashley improved to 17-2 on the year in the circle, going the distance while scattering nine hits and three runs and striking out eight.
SEWARD COUNTY/BARTON GAME ONE BOX SCORE
Game two didn't get off to quite the same start for Seward as Barton jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom half of the 1st inning as Seward was forced to go to the bullpen after just two outs.
Atteberry crushed a solo home run in the 3rd to make it a 4-1 game, but Barton struck right back with a run of their own in the 3rd and then solo home runs in the 4th, 5th, and 6th to make it an 8-1 game.
Seward gave it a go in their final at bats, getting a three run home run from Sage Harrison to highlight a four run frame, but it was too little too late as the Cougars closed them out 8-5 to earn the split.
Barton outhit Seward 13-11 in the contest as Seward got three hits from Epp and two each and a home run from Atteberry and Harrison. Macy Pritchard took the loss in the circle, allowing four hits and four runs while not getting out of the first to fall to 3-6 on the year.
SEWARD COUNTY/BARTON GAME TWO BOX SCORE
Seward moves to 29-12 overall and 4-2 in Jayhawk West play with the split while Barton goes to 21-6 and 6-2 in league play.
The Lady Saints return to the field on Saturday when they host the Dodge City Conquistadors at Lady Saints Field in Liberal in a 2:00 doubleheader.