By Grant Abston, Sports Editor On the road for the second consecutive series, the Wildcats will look to remain on top of the Lone Star Conference this weekend when they travel to play Angelo State University in a matchup of two of the top teams in the LSC. Despite splitting a four-game series with Eastern New Mexico last weekend, ACU (28-10, ... [Read More…]
Professor wrapped up in paper prank
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor Dr. Jeff Childers opened the door to his office and was surprised to see it ready for painting. A chair and desk, picture frames, a couple of paintings and a computer were wrapped in white packing paper. But two steps into the room quickly turned Childers' confusion into two simple words: April Fools. "I thought, ... [Read More…]
Wildcats split with ENMU
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor Despite a come-from-behind victory in game one for Eastern New Mexico, the Wildcat baseball team battled back to win two of three from the Greyhounds and earn a split to remain atop the Lone Star Conference standings. ACU moved to 28-10 overall and 21-7 in the LSC, one game ahead of Cameron University for first ... [Read More…]
Four athletes qualify for national outdoor meet
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor The track team hosted its first meet of the outdoor season Thursday at the ACU Triangular Track and Field Meet, and four Wildcats automatically qualified for the NCAA Division II outdoor championship meet. "It went really well," said Don Hood, head track and field coach. "We had a lot of good performances, and I ... [Read More…]
Eastern New Mexico up next
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor After recording its biggest come-from-behind win of the season, the seventh-ranked Wildcats will look to carry that momentum into this weekend when they travel to play Eastern New Mexico in a four-game Lone Star Conference series. After falling behind 8-3 going into the eighth inning in Sunday's finale against ... [Read More…]
Cats sweep St. Mary’s in doubleheader
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor Starting pitchers Jacque Gregoire and Kim Partin led ACU to a doubleheader sweep, winning 7-0 and 7-1 on Tuesday over nonconference opponent St. Mary's University, allowing just one run in two games as ACU extended its winning streak to 10 games and improved to 26-9 overall. The Wildcats remain in first place in the ... [Read More…]
Baseball team uses late rally to win three of four
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor After giving up three runs in the top of the eighth inning to fall behind 8-3, the Wildcats used their biggest rally of the season to finish off Southeastern Oklahoma State, scoring eight runs in the bottom of the eighth inning in game four to get the series' win. ACU won three of four over Southeastern Oklahoma ... [Read More…]
Staying on Top: Wildcats return home for series against Savage Storm
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor The baseball team returns home this weekend for a four-game series against Southeastern Oklahoma State University, looking to build on a two-game winning streak and remain atop the Lone Star Conference standings. Despite losing the first two games of last weekend's series against East Central, the Wildcats won the ... [Read More…]
ACU faces unique situation
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor In 2006, Raymon McElrathbey, football player at Clemson University, took over custody of his 11-year-old brother Fahmarr, who had been in and out of foster care in Atlanta, their hometown. Their father was addicted to gambling, and their mother was a crack cocaine addict, according to a report on si.com. However, ... [Read More…]
Baseball team splits series
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor Despite losing its first two games against East Central University on Saturday, the Wildcat baseball team bounced back, sweeping Sunday's doubleheader to earn a series split and remain atop the Lone Star Conference standings. ACU (23-7, 16-4) fell three spots in Collegiate Baseball Magazine's national poll to No. 8 ... [Read More…]