By Grant Abston, Sports Editor Texas Wesleyan University kept ACU scoreless over the final six innings Wednesday night to hand the Wildcats just their third loss in the last 16 games in a nonconference matchup in Fort Worth. The Wildcats fall to 14-5 overall and remain in first place in the Lone Star Conference with a 10-2 record, while the Rams ... [Read More…]
Cats keep rolling: Baseball team highlights successful weekend for ACU athletics
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor The ACU baseball team highlighted outstanding performances by ACU athletics, beginning with an undefeated weekend by the men and women's tennis teams. The tennis teams combined to go 8-0 last weekend while the softball team gave up just one run in two games to sweep a doubleheader on Tuesday against Incarnate Word. ... [Read More…]
Baseball team wins three of four at home
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor For the second weekend in a row, the Wildcats won three of four in a Lone Star Conference matchup to remain atop the LSC standings, highlighted by catcher Jordan Schmitt's second consecutive series with six RBIs in a game. The Wildcats swept Texas A&M-Kingsville on Friday before splitting a doubleheader Saturday, ... [Read More…]
ACU appeals ‘excessive’ NCAA football penalties
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor Nearly two weeks after the NCAA penalized the ACU football and track and field programs for several violations, the university has weighed its options and decided to appeal the ruling that would vacate the football program's wins and records from the 2007 season. ACU was penalized Feb. 2 and had 15 days to decide if ... [Read More…]
Cats take three of four from UCO, beat St. Mary’s
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor The Wildcats wrapped up their four-game series with Central Oklahoma on Sunday, splitting a double-header before winning a non-conference matchup with St. Mary's University on Wednesday to improve to 11-3 overall and 7-1 in the Lone Star Conference. After taking three of four from Central Oklahoma, the Wildcats ... [Read More…]
Baseball team remains undefeated in LSC play
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor The No. 15 Wildcat baseball team continued its winning streak, winning its eighth-straight game Saturday afternoon against Central Oklahoma, improving to 9-2 overall and 6-0 in the Lone Star Conference after defeating the Bronchos on Friday, 14-12. ACU scored eight runs in the seventh inning Saturday to break a 2-2 ... [Read More…]
Wildcats add seven players for 2009
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor Last fall, the Wildcat soccer team finished 9-8-2 and earned its first trip to the Lone Star Conference postseason tournament. Expectations may be even higher next season, as the Wildcats signed seven players, six high school students and one junior college transfer, to help improve the second-year program. The ... [Read More…]
ACU sweeps on road: Softball sweep headlines winning day for Wildcats
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor The ACU athletic program walked away with four road wins Wednesday as the men and women's basketball teams defeated Eastern New Mexico University and the softball team capped off the afternoon with a doubleheader sweep over the University of Incarnate Word. Pitcher Jacque Gregoire picked up her eighth win and first ... [Read More…]
Rent relationships depend on both parties
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor Looking first to the left and then to the right on one of the East North streets near campus reveals two very different scenes. On the left is a well-maintained house,freshly painted with a clean-cut front yard. The property is spotless, with a long driveway that leads to a back gate and a large backyard. However, ... [Read More…]
Wildcats ride six-game winning streak to Okla.
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor The Wildcat baseball team travels to Edmond, Okla., this weekend, looking to extend its six-game winning streak and remain atop the Lone Star Conference standings. After sweeping Southwestern Oklahoma State in their first LSC matchup of the season, the No. 15 Wildcats (7-2, 4-0) are the only undefeated team in LSC ... [Read More…]