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Softball travels to state capital to make Longhorn Network appearance

February 24, 2016 by Abbey Bowling

The softball team will head to Austin this weekend for the Texas Invitational to play the University of Texas (10-0), the University of Illinois (5-4), the University of Tulsa (8-2) and Weber State University (7-4). The Wildcats currently stand at 2-7 after gaining two wins on the road last weekend. They broke their losing streak by winning 3-1 ... [Read More…]

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Softball gains two wins on the road

February 21, 2016 by Abbey Bowling

The softball team snagged two wins and two losses during the LA Tech Invitational in Ruston, Louisiana this weekend. The Wildcats lost to Louisiana Tech Friday afternoon, 4-1. Redshirt sophomore Hannah Null struck out six batters in 5.0 innings and Briana Barnhill hit a home run in the sixth inning to provide ACU's only run. ACU broke its ... [Read More…]

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Softball looks ahead to LA Tech Invitational

February 18, 2016 by Abbey Bowling

The softball team will play Louisiana Tech (3-2), Belmont University (0-4), Mississippi Valley State (0-5) and Texas State (5-1) this weekend in Ruston, Louisiana. The Wildcats stand at 0-5, after losing five games last weekend in San Marcos to open up the season. Despite failing to secure a win, ACU managed to keep the scores close in four of ... [Read More…]

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GSP catching up to Galaxy’s Sing Song record

February 18, 2016 by Abbey Bowling

Since 2006, men's social club Gamma Sigma Phi has won seven Sing Song titles, including several consecutive wins in the late 2000s. They won last year as well, so the pressure is on to create another winning act as Mailmen for this year's theme On The Town. With so many wins in recent years, GSP is also quickly catching up to the men of Galaxy, ... [Read More…]

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It’s a family thing: softball coaches share more than love of the game

February 17, 2016 by Abbey Bowling

At ACU, softball is a family matter: two of the assistant softball coaches, Ashley Reeves and Heather Barton, are twin sisters and head coach Bobby Reeves is Ashley's father-in-law. Bobby got his start in the sport by following in his father's footsteps and playing men's fast pitch softball, but he first got into coaching softball when he was ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats keep things close but fall in opening weekend

February 15, 2016 by Abbey Bowling

The softball team traveled to San Marcus this weekend, where they lost all five games in the Century Link Classic. ACU was able to keep all but one game close, as they played five games in three days to open up the season. With the exception of the loss to Texas State, ACU was outscored 23-17 over the weekend and never lost by more than two ... [Read More…]

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Softball starts 2016 campaign in San Marcos

February 10, 2016 by Abbey Bowling

TOURNAMENT CENTRAL The softball team will begin its season this weekend in San Marcos at the Century Link Classic hosted by Texas State. The team went 14-33 and finished 10th in the Southland Conference last season with an 8-19 league record. The team took a dip last year, after going 21-28 in 2014 while posting a 10-10 conference play ... [Read More…]

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Head track coach back after health issues

February 4, 2016 by Abbey Bowling

Track and Field head coach Keith Barnier is back in the office after dealing with some severe health problems over Christmas break. Barnier was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism, a blockage in the lung's main artery last month. He had two blood clots and had to undergo a new procedure in emergency surgery to save his life. The blood clots were a ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News, Sports Tagged With: Track and field

Four social clubs to participate in spring pledging

January 22, 2016 by Abbey Bowling

Four of the smaller social clubs will participate in spring pledging this year. So far, only five students have signed up to pledge, but registration will be open until Tuesday. Every club is allowed to participate in spring pledging, but only clubs with fewer than 50 active members are allowed to take freshmen as pledges. "This allows ... [Read More…]

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60th Sing Song preparations in full swing

January 16, 2016 by Abbey Bowling

Preparations for next month's Sing Song are continuing as the individual acts started their first rehearsals this week. "We hit the ground running this semester, getting ready for Sing Song," said co-chair Kevin Carroll, junior marketing major from Abilene. "For the business and production side of Sing Song, we're mainly designing the program ... [Read More…]

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