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Wildcats defeats Lamar in first round of Southland Conference Tournament

May 26, 2021 by Avery Jackson

ACU began its Southland Conference Tournament with a game on Wednesday. The first-seeded Wildcats went up against the eighth-seeded Lamar Cardinals. Lamar took an early lead in the first inning with a one-score run, but freshman pitcher Tyler Morgan held Lamar to that one run for the rest of his time in the game. Junior infielder Hunter ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats clinch 2021 Southland Conference regular season championship

May 25, 2021 by Avery Jackson

The Wildcats hosted their last series of the regular season against SFA. SFA was 19-28 for the season prior to this series, while ACU stood at the top of the Southland Conference with a record of 31-18. "We had just come off of a series win against Sam Houston," said head coach Rick McCarty. "We thought we had to win three games out of the ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats best Sam Houston in weekend series, climbing to top of conference standings

May 17, 2021 by Avery Jackson

The Wildcats came into this series 28-17 before their series against Sam Houston State. The team was coming off of a nine-game win streak that began April 24 against UIW. "We came from behind in a lot of those wins," said head coach Rick McCarty. "Our lineup has been so deep all year. When you look at the offensive numbers and how many guys are ... [Read More…]

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ACU sweeps HBU during unusual series

May 4, 2021 by Avery Jackson

The Wildcats traveled to Houston to play the Huskies this past weekend. ACU came into the series against Houston Baptist University 22-17 while the Huskies sat at 10-28. The first game of the series began with a complete shut-out by both teams in the first two innings. Then junior designated hitter Tommy Cruz scored the first run of the game in ... [Read More…]

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Wildcat baseball finishes series on top against UIW

April 26, 2021 by Avery Jackson

ACU came into the series at home against the University of Incarnate Word with a 19-16 for the year and ended up defeating the Cardinals in the weekend series, 3-1. The team struggled early on in the first game of the series. Freshman pitcher Morgan Tyler gave up eight runs in the top of the second inning to UIW. ACU attempted to come back with ... [Read More…]

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ACU falls to baseball powerhouse UT

April 19, 2021 by Avery Jackson

ACU was 19-13 before going into the three-game series against the University of Texas at Austin. ACU's most recent win against UT Arlington 11-10 gave ACU momentum coming into the series against #3 ranked UT. "Going in, we were extremely excited," said head coach Rick McCarty. "It's the first time in a long time that the team has had a chance to ... [Read More…]

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Baseball splits series with Southeastern

April 15, 2021 by Avery Jackson

Prior to Southeastern Louisiana, the ACU Wildcats were 16-11. ACU traveled to Hammond, Louisiana to play the Lions. ACU began the series with a hot streak that was ignited by sophomore catcher Mitchell Dickson. Dickson hit a homerun to left field in the top of the first inning. Junior third basemen Alexei Cazarin was the highest scorer of the ... [Read More…]

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Baseball triumphs over UTA

April 15, 2021 by Avery Jackson

Coming off a split series against SLU the Wildcats began their toughest week of the season. ACU came into this week 18-13. The team began the week by hosting University of Texas at Arlington Tuesday night. "Offensively we got out in front early" said head coach Rick McCarty. "The guys responded really well every time they scored for the most ... [Read More…]

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Baseball falls short against Northwestern

April 9, 2021 by Avery Jackson

The Wildcats struggled against Northwestern State, winning just one game in the 4-game series. ACU began the first game Thursday by allowing two runs in the fifth inning. The Wildcats then responded with a run of their own from junior first baseman Hunter Gieser. Gieser scored the tying run in the seventh inning while NSU was held to no runs ... [Read More…]

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Baseball spilts series against Nicholls

March 29, 2021 by Avery Jackson

Coming into this past weekend ACU baseball was 4-4 in conference play while Nicholls had yet to lose a conference game. "Nicholls came off a good weekend against SFA sweeping them," said sophomore catcher Mitchell Dickson. "Nicholls is a team that is aggressive on the base paths and uses the short often. We went in knowing if we were able to ... [Read More…]

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