Barton attended Westchester High School in his hometown of Los Angeles. During his freshman year in 1997, Barton hit .407 and was the team\'s MVP and batting champion. In 1998, he batted .320 and led his team to the conference title. Barton led his team to the conference title again during his junior year in 1999, while batting .408 with 4 home runs and was an All-Conference Second-Team pick. In his last season at Westchester, Barton had his best season. He was once again named the team\'s MVP and batting champion while hitting .500 with 9 home runs, 47 RBI, and 14 stolen bases. He was also an All-City First-Team pick and was selected the All-Star Conference MVP. Above all of that, Barton\'s team won the conference championship.\n', '

Following his senior season, Barton entered the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft. He wasn\'t selected until the 38th round, when the Los Angeles Dodgers took him as the 1,137th overall pick. Barton did not sign, opting to attend Loyola Marymount University.\n', '

At Loyola Marymount, he played in 33 games as a freshman in 2001. Barton batted just .196 with 2 home runs and 7 RBI in 46 at bats. Following the season, he transferred to the University of Miami.\n', '

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