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‘Cats hit stride against Bulldogs

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ACU baseball split its two-game series against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs Tuesday and Wednesday. The Wildcats started off the series with a rough patch as they would drop the first game 9-5. The pitching staff struggled early on giving up five runs in the first inning. Tyler Eager, senior first baseman from Fort Worth, brought back the team ... [Read More…]

‘Cats can’t tame lions in Louisiana

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ACU baseball took a huge leap toward competing against the best of the Southland Conference last weekend. The Wildcats, 2-13 (2-4), lost a tough series to the Southeastern Louisiana Lions but won 9-2 Saturday against the 15-6 (4-2) Lions team that made the NCAA Tournament in 2014. Head coach Britt Bonneau said he though the weekend went well ... [Read More…]

ACU debate team tops state schools

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ACU's debate team has become one of the nation's best this year, traveling across the country to compete against, and defeat, top schools. The team has traveled all over the U.S. this year to locations such as Berkeley, California, Kansas City and Bellingham, Washington. Dena Counts, debate team coach and director of forensics, said the team ... [Read More…]

‘Cats can’t slow down Wolf Pack

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ACU's baseball team has had a tough opening weekend so far, dropping the first two games against the University of Nevada. "We've learned a lot through just our first two games, and it's great experience for all the guys on the team," said Britt Bonneau, head coach. "It's not easy getting beat like this coming out of the gate, but it's going to ... [Read More…]

Wildcats host Nevada at the Crutch

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ACU baseball starts its season with a three-game weekend series against the University of Nevada Wolf Pack. The Wolf Pack went 31-27 last season with a 15-15 Mountain West Conference record. Head coach Britt Bonneau said he thinks the team can build off last season's success as they head into the opening weekend. "We have a pretty good, ... [Read More…]

Baseball begins season with Wolf Pack

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ACU baseball will begin its season Friday with a three-game series against the Nevada Wolf Pack. The team returns the bulk of last year's roster from its inaugural Southland season. They hope to build off a tough 18-36 year that featured an impressive win over powerhouse Arizona. Offensively, the Wildcats lost all-conference catcher Seth ... [Read More…]

Stover steps into new role

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The newest associate head coach for the ACU baseball team will be a familiar face. Fifteen-year veteran assistant coach Brandon Stover has been promoted to the job. Head baseball coach Britt Bonneau said Stover earned the promotion long before now. "It was a long time overdue," Bonneau said. "To have a guy like that who represents us, ... [Read More…]

Shelstead, sophomore class leads young ‘Cats

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Sophomore center Sydney Shelstead has become a cornerstone for the ACU women's basketball team. The second-year center has played an important role in ACU's transition to Div. I. Shelstead came to ACU after a prestigious high school career at Mineral Wells High School. She performed well on the court, leading the Rams to a 24-10 season and an ... [Read More…]

Committee selects Canvas to replace OpenClass

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Students have entered their final semester of the OpenClass learning management system (LMS), as a committee of faculty members decided to fully switch to Canvas for the fall 2015 semester. Some classes began using Canvas this semester. The JMC 495 Internship class started using it to keep attendance and grades. The change to Canvas continues ... [Read More…]

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