April 24, 2009
Barton College has announced it 2009 induction class to its Athletic Hall of Fame. The College's Bulldog Club and Hall of Fame Induction Banquet will be held as part of Homecoming Week on Friday, October 23. This event will also feature a celebration of 100 years of intercollegiate athletics at the institution and a memorabilia display.
The inductees include: Todd Bailess ('99), former soccer standout, first athlete in the history of the College to win the Conference Male Athlete of the Year Award, and former Head Women's Soccer Coach; Will Flowers ('76), former baseball standout and long-time highly successful coach at Wilson's Fike High School; Teasha Murphy ('96), former two-time Conference Player of the Year and our program's all-time leading scorer in women's basketball; and Allen Searson ('75), former basketball standout.
If interested in loaning memorabilia for the display at the banquet and/or for consideration for permanent use in the Bulldog Club-Hall of Fame Room, contact Director of Athletics Gary Hall at 399-6517. Specific details about the banquet will be announced at a later time.
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April 21, 2009
The Barton men and the Pfeiffer women claimed the 2009 Conference Carolinas Golf Championships on the Tanglewood Park Championship Course on a stormy Tuesday afternoon.
Barton won the 54-hole men's event by two shots over Coker in a dramatic finish while Pfeiffer won by nine shots over Belmont Abbey College on the women's side. Belmont Abbey junior Carley Warrington and Limestone's Kyle Scruggs won the individual titles. Warring won by two strokes, while Scruggs posted a 216 to win by one shot.
The men's tournament was lengthened by two rain delays in the final two hours of competition. The final putt dropped at 7:25 p.m., meaning the players were on and off the course for nearly nine hours.
The men's tournament came down to the final group as senior captain Jonathan Burke of Barton saved par from a greenside bunker by holing a clutch 12-foot putt on the final hole to clinch the title for the Bulldogs, who edged Coker by two shots. If Burke (the 2008 Conference Carolinas Player of the Year and 2007 league tournament medalist) had not made par, 2009 Player of the Year Chris Marsh of Coker had a 10-foot birdie putt that would have sent the teams to a playoff.
Barton posted a three-day score of 885, including a 298 today on the par-70, 6,800-yard layout. The Bulldogs earned the automatic bid to the NCAA South/Southeast Regional May 4-6 in Florence, AL. It is their 10th straight NCAA appearance.
Limestone (899), led by Scrugg's medalist-winning score of 216 finished fourth. Scruggs edged out Marsh and Burke by one shot. Queens (903), Anderson (905), Pfeiffer (907), Mount Olive (910), St. Andrews Presbyterian (924), Erskine (937) and Lees-McRae (1141) rounded out the field.
In the women's tournament, Pfeiffer won back-to-back titles after leading all 54 holes of competition, posting a final team score of 958 to defeat Belmont Abbey by nine strokes.
Charlene Reid led the Falcon efforts with a second place finish with a score of 234. Warrington won her second tournament of the spring with the two shot victory, edging Reid by two shots with a three-day score of 232. She carded rounds of 82, 73 and 77. Queens finished third with a score of 973, while Anderson (1002), Mount Olive (1054), Erskine (1125) and Limestone (1255) rounded out the field.
Belmont Abbey finished third with a score of 890.
Women's All-Tournament Team:
Carley Warrington, Belmont Abbey - Medalist/Trny MVP
Lina Elmstater, Pfeiffer
Brittany Beltran, Pfeiffer
Camilla Mallberg, Queens
Julia Wennerlund, Queens
Michele Low, Belmont Abbey
Rita Kim, Belmont Abbey
Hilary Armel, Queens
Kristin Moberg, Mount Olive
Sophie Dembroski, Anderson
Men's All-Tournament Team:
Kyle Scruggs, Limestone - Medalist/Tourney MVP
Chris Marsh, Coker
Jonathan Burke, Barton
Adam Sheriff, Anderson
Joe Campbell, Belmont Abbey
Thomas Muto Jr., Barton
Andrew Hodge, Queens
Pete Skirptas, Mount Olive
Daniel Castleberry, Barton
Peter Tarver-Jones, Belmont Abbey
Andrew Shiflet, Pfeiffer
Diego Polo, Coker
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April 20, 2009
CLEMMONS, SC — Barton College shot a 294 in high winds Monday to seize the lead after two days of the three-day Conference Carolinas Championships on the Tanglewood Park Championship Course.
The Bulldogs counted 72s from senior Jonathan Burke and Daniel Castleberry and 75s from juniors Tom Muto and Taylor Hernandez in grabbing a four-shot lead over Belmont Abbey and a six-shot edge over Coker. An 81 from freshman David Boyce was dropped. Playing with Belmont Abbey (who had a four-shot lead over Barton after the first 18 holes) and Pfeiffer, who was six back, the Bulldogs got a jump start on the first hole Monday when Castleberry holed a shot from 90 yards for an eagle. His approach landed by the hole, jumped just past it, then sucked back into the cup, eliciting a large roar from a group of 15 bystanders.
While Barton fired a 294, Abbey shot 302 and Pfeiffer carded a 309. Mount Olive, who was done playing two hours before the Bulldogs, battled back from a 311 the first day to post the best score of the day: 293. Top-seeded Coker shot a 297.
Barton, ranked 29th nationally by Golfstat, has a 36-hole total of 587 with Tuesday's final round remaining. Abbey has a 591 and Coker is at 593. Limestone is fourth at 600.
"I was really proud of how well our guys played on the back nine today, especially in the high winds," 12th-year Barton head coach John Hackney said. "Other teams that finished hours ahead of us had near ideal conditions, yet our guys still managed to post some pretty good numbers. We made 10 birdies, which was solid. If we can just hit the ball in the right spots on the greens and avoid three-putts tomorrow, I think we'll have a good shot of claiming the title."
Barton has finished first, second, tied for first and second in its four spring tournaments thus far.
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April 20, 2009
CLEMMONS, NC — The Barton College golf team fired a 13-over par round of 293 on the tough Tanglewood Park Championship Course on Sunday afternoon and stands in second place of 11 teams after day one of the three-day Conference Carolinas Championships.Barton trails Belmont Abbey (289) by four shots. Third place is Pfeiffer University at 295, followed by Coker at 296.
Junior Tom Muto Jr. birdied the last hole to finish with a team-low 72 on the par 70, 6,763-yard layout.
Senior Jonathan Burke and sophomore Daniel Castleberry both fired 73 after starting with 1-under 34s on their opening nine holes.
Junior Taylor Hernandez shot 75 for the Bulldogs' final counting score while freshman David Boyce carded an 83.
Only one player, Pfeiffer's Andrew Shiflet, shot under par. He fired a 68.
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April 19, 2009
WILSON, N.C.-Top-seeded Belmont Abbey College scored 15 runs on 13 hits and eight walks to stay alive in the 2009 Conference Carolinas Baseball Tournament with a 15-5 victory over host and No. 3 seed Barton College on Saturday afternoon at historic Fleming Stadium.
The Crusaders (28-21) will play No. 7 seed Anderson University in another elimination game on Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. for the right to face No. 4 seed Erskine College in the championship game on Sunday. The Bulldogs, who are currently ranked No. 26 in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Poll, exit the tournament with a 30-17 overall ledger and will wait to see if they get an NCAA Regional bid.
The top five batters in Barton's lineup all collected two hits, including Wesley Francis, Zach Boyette, Jonathan Nichols, Ryan McCleney, and Ryan Daughtry, but the Bulldogs left 11 runners on base. Daughtry drove in a team-high two RBI.
Boyette and Aaron Watkins both ripped a double for the Bulldogs' only extra-base knocks. The Crusaders, who are currently ranked No. 5 in the NCAA Southeast Regional Poll, were led offensively by Daniel Kassouf with two home runs and four RBI.
Kassouf has gone deep three times in the conference tourney to increase his season total to 20 homers. Spencer Sobol and Patrick Atwell also went deep for the Abbey. Sobol, Atwell, Justin Vasquez, and Carlos Vasquez all drove in two runs for the Crusaders. John Merritt (2-1) picked up the win in the start allowing four runs (three earned) on eight hits over 5 2/3 innings of work.
Merritt had a game-high six strikeouts. Jordan Cudney tossed 3 1/3 innings of effective relief to earn his seventh save of the season. Patrick Sherrill took the loss giving up six runs in 2 1/3. Belmont Abbey broke a 2-2 tie with six runs in the fourth and continued to build on its lead seven more runs over the final three frames.
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April 17, 2009
WILSON, NC — No. 3 seed and nationally 26th-ranked Barton College pounded out 17 hits to capture an 8-5 win over No. 5 seed Pfeiffer University in an elimination game of the 2009 Conference Carolinas Baseball Tournament at Fleming Stadium Friday afternoon.
Zach Boyette, Jonathan Nichols and Aaron Watkins each had three hits to pace the Bulldogs, now 30-16. One of Nichols' hits was a two-run homer, his team-leading 12th of the year. The blast came as part of a three-run third inning that put Barton ahead for good, 4-2.
Pfeiffer (26-18-1) closed to within one run at 4-3 in the fifth inning, but then gave up two more runs in the bottom of the frame. The Falcons again threatened to erase Barton's lead in the seventh, closing to within a run at 6-5, but the Bulldogs tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the inning to provide the final margin of victory.
Preston Lyon had two hits, including a solo home run, to pace the Falcons in a losing cause. Myles Pearl also had a solo home run, and Ryan Brown drove in a pair of runs.
Barton advances to a 4 p.m. elimination contest on Saturday at Fleming Stadium against No. 1 seed Belmont Abbey College. who eliminated No. 2 seed Mount Olive College, the defending NCAA D-II champ, in Friday's nightcap.
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April 17, 2009
WILSON, NC — Blair Carson's walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning capped a huge rally for Anderson University on Friday, giving the seventh-seeded Trojans a 12-11 victory over No. 3 seed and nationally 26th-ranked Barton College in the winner's bracket of the Conference Carolinas Baseball Tournament.
Anderson (23-28) trailed 11-3 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, but scored three runs in each of the final three frames to advance to a 1 p.m. winner's bracket contest on Saturday. Carson's two-run homer, which came off Barton reliever Jimmy Metzinger (2-1), was his team-leading 12th of the season and Anderson's fourth of the game.
Trent Still had two home runs in the game for the Trojans, including a critical three-run blast in the eighth inning. Ryan Saxon added a solo shot.
Barton (29-16) had jumped out to a big early lead behind the contributions of a pair of freshmen, Ryan Daughtry and Chris Rawlings. Daughtry scored three runs and had two hits, including a two-run homer in the fifth inning that put the Bulldogs up 4-3. One inning later, Rawlings ripped his first home run of the year, a two-run shot that helped put Barton ahead 7-4.
Veterans Aaron Watkins and Will Johnson also had big days in a losing cause for the Bulldogs. Watkins went 4-for-5, including an RBI triple in Barton's four-run seventh inning. Johnson had two hits, including a two-run homer, also in the seventh.
With the loss, Barton must return to action at 4 p.m. Friday at Fleming Stadium.
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April 17, 2009
SUMTER, SC – Barton College swept the doubles, then picked up a pair of victories in singles on Friday to claim a 5-3 conquest of Mount Olive in the quarterfinals of the Conference Carolinas Men's Tennis Tournament.
The fifth-seeded Bulldogs of first-year head coach Tom Schrecengost improved to 8-9 with the victory and will play top-seeded Lees-McRae at 9 a.m. Saturday for the right to play for the 2009 championship.
Barton battled its way to three doubles victories on Friday against the fourth-seeded Trojans. Cesar Grobel-Chris Martel won 8-6 at No. 1 doubles, Leandro Peron/Pier-Alexandre Desilets prevailed 9-8 at No. 2 and Matt Jackman-Diego Salinas won 8-5 at No. 3. Martel, Salinas and Peron were defeated at Nos. 3, 5 and 6 singles, but Grobel won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 1 and Jackman rallied for a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory at No. 2 to seal the win.
Martel lost 6-3, 6-1; Salinas was beaten 6-1, 6-1; and Peron fell 6-2, 6-4.
"Winning those three doubles matches was the reverse of what happened a week ago, when we lost 5-4 to Mount Olive," Schrecengost said. "We just wanted to win at least one of those, so winning all three was big. But, to their (Trojans) credit, they battled back. It was just a good team win for us. I've been coaching tennis a long time, and there haven't been many matches when I've been prouder."
The Trojans pulled within 4-3 by winning three of the first four singles matches to come off the court, but Jackman's rally sealed the deal.
"He beat that guy easily last week," Schrecengost said, "but today was a different story. Matt just seems to love to play three-setters. One thing about him is that he is never going to give up. He's a competitor and he's smart, so he knows how to work his way back into it."
Saturday morning's other semifinal will pit No. 2 seed Anderson vs. No. 3 Limestone. In other matches Friday, Lees-McRae beat Queens, Anderson topped Erskine and Limestone beat Pfeiffer — all by 5-1 counts.
"We've got our hands full with Lees-McRae tomorrow," Schrecengost said of the nationally 20th-ranked Bobcats. "They didn't lose a conference match this season (beat Barton 7-2). But today was a pressure match for us and we pulled through, so there's no reason we can't give them a battle."
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April 17, 2009
WILSON, NC — Nationally 26th-ranked Barton College will take on 7th-seeded Anderson University Friday morning at 10 in a winner's bracket semifinal of the Conference Carolinas Baseball Tournament. The game between the 3rd-seeded Bulldogs (29-15) and Trojans (22-28) will be played in Fleming Stadium.
Barton beat 6th-seeded Limestone 5-3 on Friday while Anderson defeated 2nd-seeded Mount Olive, the defending NCAA D-II National Champs and three-time defending conference tournament champs.
The winner of the Barton-Anderson game will move into the winner's bracket semifinal and will play at 1 p.m. Saturday in Fleming Stadium. The loser will have to play at 4 p.m. Friday in Fleming Stadium. This is a double-elimination event.
Today's action features 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. games at Nixon Field and games at 10, 1, 4 and 7 at historic Fleming Stadium.
For the complete bracket, click on the following link:
http://www.conferencecarolinas.com/Tourney_Brackets/2008-09_Trny_Brackets/09_BB_Trny_Bracket.htm
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April 16, 2009
HIGH POINT, N.C. — Barton College sophomore outfielder Jessica McFadden and sophomore catcher Casey Strickland each earned spots on the 2009 All-Conference Carolinas All-Conference Softball first team that was announced on Thursday. They were joined by freshmen Kelsey Barnes, a second baseman, and Kendall Street, a pitcher/designated hitter, who were second-team selections.
The speedy McFadden, who broke her ankle late in the season, finished with a phenomenal .458 batting average, stole 22-of-27 bases and scored a team-high 24 runs from the leadoff spot. Strickland is batting .250 heading into the conference tournament, but has been stellar behind the plate, committing no errors in 20 games while allowing just two passed balls.
Barnes is batting .380 with five home runs and 22 RBI while Street hits .320 at the plate and sports a 5-6 overall record on the mound with a 4.72 ERA in 55 innings pitched.
Teams were determined by vote from each head coach of participating league institutions. Nominations are collected and then voted upon by ballot and tallied to determine Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Coach of the Year, All-Conference First Team, and All-Conference Second Team. Awards were presented at the Conference Carolinas softball team banquet at the Conference Tournament Championships hosted by Coker College at Byerly Park, in Hartsville SC.
This year's award winners are as follows:
Player of the Year:
Christina Woolgar, Limestone College
Freshman of the Year:
Jenna Guse, Limestone College
Coach of the Year:
Jimmy Martin, Limestone College
All-Conference First Team:
Christina Woolgar, Limestone-1B
Lindsey LaPrad, Erskine-2B
Katee Knapp, Erskine-3B
Kelly Minshew, Mount Olive-SS
Mary Lee Giurintano, Queens-C
Casey Strickland, Barton-C
Jasmine Dobbin, St. Andrews-OF
Kat Cahoon, Mount Olive-OF
Jessica McFadden, Barton-OF
Jenny Jackson, Mount Olive-DP
Kailee Munden, St. Andrews -Utility
Kristy Witten, Limestone-P
Shelly Catlett, Coker-P
Amanda Dodson, Lees-McRae-P
All-Conference Second Team:
Shelby Fleming, Pfeiffer-1B
Kelsey Barnes, Barton-2B
Anna Oswald, Coker-3B
Dani Beres, Belmont Abbey-SS
Kayla Williams, Anderson-C
Jessica Velasquez, Mount Olive-C
Kelly Davis, Erskine-OF
Jenna Guse, Limestone-OF
Ranzy York, Pfeiffer-OF
Kendall Street, Barton-DP
Martina Bullard, Pfeiffer -Utility
Chantel Dodge, Queens-P
Sasha Snyder, Mount Olive-P
Allison Braswell, Pfeiffer-P
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