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Wildcats struggle in trip to Huntsville

April 25, 2017 by Davis Denton

Softball traveled to Huntsville for a conference battle with Southland heavyweight Sam Houston State, but the Wildcats struggled to a 1-2 record for the weekend, despite matching the Bearkats exact scoring output over the three-game series. Sam Houston improved their record to 20-22 and 11-10 in conference play, with the two huge wins over ... [Read More…]

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Softball takes big win over North Texas, gets ready for Sam Houston State

April 20, 2017 by Davis Denton

After a sweep of Incarnate Word this past weekend, softball earned its fifth-straight victory with a 6-2 win vs the University of North Texas Wednesday. It was the Wildcat's second win over an established Div. 1 program in the last three weeks after beating Texas Tech 5-1 two weeks prior. Behind solid defense and a barrage of hits from juniors ... [Read More…]

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Softball prepares for tough non-conference test for third straight week

April 19, 2017 by Davis Denton

After a dominant weekend, sweeping conference rival Incarnate Word, the Wildcats prepare for an out of conference match up against the University of North Texas. The Mean Green are 22-20 this season and 9-9 in Conference USA play, but UNT is just 4-6 in its last ten games. UNT is a resilient team and has big wins over Baylor and Texas Tech, ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats get back on track with sweep of Cardinals

April 17, 2017 by Davis Denton

Softball got back to its winning ways with sweep of long-time division rival Incarnate Word this weekend with two wins Friday and one win on Saturday. On Friday the Wildcats won both games of the double header 4-3 and 11-2, finishing off the sweep with a 6-1 victory on Saturday. "Preseason prepared us for Southland," junior Peyton Hedrick ... [Read More…]

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Pro-life group hosts country artists for benefit concert

April 17, 2017 by Davis Denton

ACU for Life will host country artist Kimberly Dunn for a concert called Sonder Friday at the lawn outside Chapel on the Hill. Tickets are $10 and all proceeds will go the Pregnancy Resources of Abilene. Other performances from local musicians include Taylor Ochs and freshman Will Herridge. ACU for Life has a goal to educate students about ... [Read More…]

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Softball tries to keep pace with conference leader McNeese

April 16, 2017 by Davis Denton

The Wildcats will head to San Antonio for a conference battle with the University of the Incarnate Word this weekend, as ACU tries to keep pace with conference leader McNeese State. ACU has a 23-16 record and are 12-3 in conference but only 7-6 on the road. However, the Cardinals are struggling this season with an 8-31 record and 3-12 in ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats take series finale to remain in tie for second

April 11, 2017 by Davis Denton

The Wildcats lost its first conference series of the season over the weekend when they played host to Nicholls State. The Colonels took two-of-three and improved their record to 26-13 and 12-3 in conference, while the Wildcats dropped to 23-16, but still remain tied for second at 12-3. The first game swung in favor of the Colonels as they won ... [Read More…]

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Softball drops Texas Tech, gears up for conference battle with Nicholls State

April 6, 2017 by Davis Denton

The softball team traveled to Lubbock Wednesday night and earned a 5-1 decision against Texas Tech to extend its win streak to four-straight games. Kiana Workman hit into a double play and scored Camaury Washington in the third inning to give the Red Raiders and early lead, but that would be all freshman pitcher Sidney Holman would ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats break from conference to take on Red Raiders

April 5, 2017 by Davis Denton

Rocky Johnson Field in Lubbock will be the sight of a Wednesday night showdown between ACU and Texas Tech. The Wildcats are coming off a dominant weekend that included a three-game sweep of the Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders. ACU has pushed its record to 21-14 and 11-1 in conference, while the Red Raiders are 16-17 on the season and 3-3 ... [Read More…]

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Brown earns player of the week after Wildcats sweep Islanders

April 4, 2017 by Davis Denton

Softball put on  a dominant display against the Texas A&M - Corpus Christi Islanders over the weekend, as ACU outscored the Islanders 24-2 in a three-game series sweep. The Wildcats began the weekend with an 11-0 thumping in game one that was built off a first-inning home run from junior Brianna Barnhill. The scoring continued in the second ... [Read More…]

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