2018 (Senior Year): Appeared in five games … went 0-1 with a 10.12 ERA with one strikeout and walking three over five and one-third innings pitched … allowed one hit in a scoreless inning versus St. Francis (4/11) … allowed two runs or less in every appearance.

2017 (Junior Year): Appeared in 16 games, with six starts … went 0-3 with a 5.21 ERA … struck out 14 over 38 innings pitched … struck out two batters on three occasions … allowed zero or one walk in all but two appearances … did not allow a run over his first two appearances of the season, at Austin Peay (2/18) and at Western Kentucky (3/10) … made first start of the season at Tennessee Tech (3/14), allowing two runs over four innings of work … pitched three scoreless innings in a midweek start versus Saint Louis (3/28) … made first career start in a Missouri Valley Conference game versus Evansville (4/15) ... did not allow an earned run over 5.2 innings of work in MVC Tournament title game versus Dallas Baptist (5/28) … named to MVC and AFNI honor rolls.

2016 (Sophomore Year): Appeared in 18 games, with three starts … posted an 0-1 record with one save … registered a 7.98 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 29.1 innings on the mound … tossed a season-high four innings and tallied a career-high eight strikeouts at SIUE (4/19) … registered first career save with two scoreless innings of work against Northwestern (3/6) … recorded three or more strikeouts in five appearances … did not issue a walk in five-straight appearances (from 3/25 to 4/9), spanning 8.2 innings of work … ranked sixth on the team in strikeouts … allowed no runs and just one walk over three innings out of the bullpen at Milwaukee (5/11) … named to the AFNI Honor Roll.

2015 (Freshman Year): Appeared in 13 games, with three starts … posted a 1-1 record and a 4.68 ERA in 32.2 innings of work … struck out 18 batters … earned his first collegiate win against Northern Illinois (4/7), tossing five shutout innings … did not allow an earned run in seven of his 13 appearances … struck out a career-high four batters against Northern Illinois (4/7) and at Wichita State (4/12) … walked more than two batters in only one appearance … named to the AFNI Honor Roll.

Libertyville HS: Was a two-year member of the baseball team … earned first-team all-conference and all-area status both years … went 8-0 with 60 strikeouts and a 1.40 ERA as a senior … team advanced to sectional championship game as a senior … posted an 8-2 record with 45 strikeouts and a 1.99 ERA as a junior … team lost in state finals his junior year … named to the honor roll his junior and senior years.

Personal: Born March 23, 1996 in Vernon Hills, Illinois … son of John and Pam Barton … has an older brother, Troy, who pitched at Eastern Illinois … majoring in business administration.