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Tennis expands horizons to international players

December 13, 2021 by Avery Jackson

Since the addition of Juan Nunez, the director of men's and women’s tennis, the program has been shaking things up in the athletic world of ACU. Nunez and the other coaching staff added a total of six players. Of those six only two come from Texas with the rest all being international students. On the women's side, both freshman Eva Arranz and ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats finish fall season at invitational in Hawaii

October 28, 2021 by Avery Jackson

ACU traveled to Hawaii to compete in the Hoakalei CC Collegiate Invitational this past week, finishing eighth overall. It was the final fall tournament for the team as they go into the off-season to prepare for a competitive spring season against multiple Western Athletic Conference opponents. "We felt really confident coming out of last week's ... [Read More…]

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Golf releases spring 2022 schedule

October 26, 2021 by Avery Jackson

With the close of the fall period of the season coming soon, ACU golf looks forward to a packed spring period with a total of six tournaments all leading up to the WAC championship in Boulder City, Nevada. As of right now the team has competed in four fall tournaments with one still remaining. The highest placement ACU has ended was in the most ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats show strong performance at Little Rock Invitational

October 22, 2021 by Avery Jackson

ACU had its best performance yet at any tournament this past week, coming in sixth place out of 14 teams. This tournament was familiar to the Wildcats, with the team having played in Little Rock last year, and, according to head coach Tom Shaw, gave the team an advantage. "All of our players except one were returning players for this ... [Read More…]

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ACU debuts at Jim Rivers Intercollegiate Tournament

September 17, 2021 by Avery Jackson

The Wildcats debuted their 2021 fall season with a tournament at Louisiana Tech. "It's a course we are very familiar with as we have played there the past few years," head coach Tom Shaw said. "We tried to come in with a good game plan. This issue was this field had way more teams than it usually has, and we were up against some stiff ... [Read More…]

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Golf readies for Jim Rivers tourney

September 7, 2021 by Avery Jackson

After a successful 2020-21 season and offseason, golf has set its sights high for the upcoming season. The Wildcats finished third overall at the Southland Conference Tournament in the 2020-21 season, one of the best finishes the program has had since 2018. "We had our best year on record this past season," said head coach Tom Shaw. "Unlike ... [Read More…]

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Baseball’s historic season leads to contract extension for head coach Rick McCarty

August 20, 2021 by Avery Jackson

ACU ranked 10th when preseason Southland baseball rankings came out last season, however, ACU exceeded the preseason expectations by ending the season as the first seed coming into the Southland Conference Tournament. The Wildcats ended the regular season 34-19 with a conference record of 23-11. The Wildcats 36-win season in conference play is ... [Read More…]

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ACU’s historic season comes to close in semifinal loss to Bearkats

May 30, 2021 by Avery Jackson

When preseason rankings came out for this season of Southland baseball, ACU was ranked tenth. However, ACU exceeded the preseason expectations by ending the season as the first seed coming into the Southland Conference Tournament. The Wildcats ended the regular season 34-19 with a conference record of 23-11. The Wildcats 36-win season that ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats’ comeback effort falls short against Sam Houston

May 28, 2021 by Avery Jackson

Sam Houston came into this game against the Wildcats, having already played a losers bracket earlier Friday morning. Sam Houston had a record of 28-24 for the season but lost three of four games in the series against ACU during the regular season. ACU was coming off of a 2-0 tournament record. The Bearkats took an early lead in the first inning ... [Read More…]

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Ladusau’s eighth inning heroics keep ACU’s Southland Conference Tournament run alive

May 27, 2021 by Avery Jackson

The Wildcats continued its Southland Conference Tournament journey with a game on Thursday. The first-seeded ACU went up against fourth-seeded Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders. ACU took an early lead in the third inning. Sophomore outfielder Grayson Tatrow hit a home run giving the Wildcats the lead by one. The homer put Tatrow in ... [Read More…]

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