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Hedrick hits four home runs as softball wins three-of-five

March 6, 2017 by Davis Denton

The Wildcats took three out of five at the Mizuno Classic tournament in Stillwater, OK this weekend, including an extra inning 5-4 thriller over Tennessee Tech. Freshman Tori Poullard sliced a ball down the right field line for a walk-off double in the ninth to steal the win with two outs in the tournament opener. Oklahoma State proved to be ... [Read More…]

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Poullard delivers walk-off double in tournament opener

March 3, 2017 by Davis Denton

The Wildcat softball team is on an upswing after a 4-1 outing in the first home tournament of the weekend. The Wildcats will the road again this weekend as they head to Oklahoma, after collecting wins vs Prairie View A&M 11-0 and 11-2 and Northern Colorado 5-2 and 6-0. Northern Colorado did recover to take a 5-3 win in the third match up ... [Read More…]

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We’ve got spirit, how about you?

February 28, 2017 by Davis Denton

Rumors spread fast around ACU. But the most recent rumor involving president Phil Schubert dyeing his hair purple was confirmed by Schubert and director of athletics Lee De Leon earlier this week. The two said if 2,000 people attend the men's and women's double-header this Wednesday in Moody Coliseum, which will be the team's final home games of ... [Read More…]

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Softball prepares for first home tournament of the season

February 25, 2017 by Davis Denton

After an 0-5 showing in the Arizona tournament last weekend, the Wildcats will look to get going this weekend as they return home against Northern Colorado (1-9) and Prairie View A&M (1-5). The UNC Bears are young and inexperienced and struggled to pick up wins in the New Mexico State tournament, including a crushing 16-1 loss to Tennessee. ... [Read More…]

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Softball struggles against power conference opponents

February 21, 2017 by Davis Denton

The softball team traveled to the Arizona Invitational over Sing Song weekend, but were unable to muster a win in the five match ups. The five losses pushed the Wildcats losing streak to six games after falling in the final game of last weekend's tournament.  Senior catcher Kaleigh Singleton said the team struggled, but saw tough competition ... [Read More…]

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Softball continues tournament play in Arizona

February 17, 2017 by Davis Denton

After a 3-3 start to the 2017 season , the softball team travels to Arizona to the Wildcat Invitational hosted by the University of Arizona. The Wildcats played Boston College at 9 a.m. Friday morning, who entered the match up with a 3-1 record that includes a 12-4 win vs Houston. The Wildcats will then take on tournament host Arizona in the ... [Read More…]

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Softball goes 3-3 in season-opening tournament

February 15, 2017 by Davis Denton

Wildcat softball began its season over the weekend at the CenturyLink Classic at Texas State, where it finished 3-3 overall. The Wildcats dropped the first game against Iowa 2-1 after both teams were held scoreless through the first five innings, but the Wildcats rebounded later that day to steal a 1-0 win over Texas State in walk-off ... [Read More…]

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Softball begins non-conference season at Texas State Century Link Classic

February 10, 2017 by Davis Denton

Wildcat Softball opens the season this Friday at Texas State against Iowa at 10 A.M., followed by a familiar foe, in Texas State. ACU and Texas State squared off three times last season with the bobcats claiming all three games. The bobcats won their season opener last season against ACU 13-1, an extra innings thriller 4-3, and beat the cats one ... [Read More…]

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Softball returns seven starters looking to improve on 2016 third-place finish

January 29, 2017 by Davis Denton

The softball team has big goals for this season. After finishing the 2016 campaign with a 26-21 overall record, a 16-8 conference record and a 3rd place conference finish last season, the team is looking to win the Southland conference in 2017.  Junior second baseman Holly Neese, who finished second on the team in runs batted in and home runs with ... [Read More…]

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United Way and Monk’s host Coffee for a Cause

October 25, 2016 by Davis Denton

The City of Abilene and United Way are hosting Coffee for a Cause including coffee from Monk's Coffee Shop and a coffee bean "bath."  For the last 60 years, United Way of Abilene has been serving the Big Country area and has provided many ways to outreach. Coffee for a Cause, will take place at 9 a.m. Thursday at Vera Minter Park. The coffee ... [Read More…]

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