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Schuetze overcomes uphill battle

March 9, 2012 by Edward Isaacs

For junior infielder Travis Schuetze, the road to playing collegiate baseball has been an uphill battle. However, it is a path he is now conquering. In his hometown of Corpus Christi, Schuetze was a successful all-district and academic all-state middle infielder for his high school team. He also made four appearances as a pitcher. After high ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Baseball

ACU takes finale in Whitten Inn Classic

March 7, 2012 by Edward Isaacs

The Wildcat baseball team could only come away with one victory in the three-day Whitten Inn Classic this past weekend. Facing three Lone Star Conference opponents, the 'Cats lost their first two games 6-2 to Eastern New Mexico University and 9-6 to Cameron University. The final game, the team managed to beat Tarleton State University ... [Read More…]

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‘Cats to face LSC in Whitten Inn Classic

March 2, 2012 by Edward Isaacs

The annual ACU/Whitten Inn Classic starts this weekend at Crutcher Scott Field. The No. 27 Wildcat baseball team will play Lone Star Conference rivals Cameron University, Eastern New Mexico University and Tarleton State University. None of these games count towards the LSC standings but, this will be the first time the team has faced conference ... [Read More…]

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Keeping Campus Confident: Love Your Body Week

February 29, 2012 by Edward Isaacs

Campus entities  have partnered to sponsor "Love Your Body Week" from Feb. 26-Mar. 2. The Students' Association, the Counseling Center, the Office of Student Life, the Chapel Office and Residence Life  partnered to bring campus this week's events. This week is also National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, so the purpose of the event is to ... [Read More…]

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Stranded base-runners, errors cost ‘Cats

February 29, 2012 by Edward Isaacs

Stranded base-runners hindered the Wildcats from clinching its third-straight series this past weekend. The baseball team split a four-game set with the East Central University Tigers on Sunday. Game one of the series resulted in a dramatic 6-5 victory for the 'Cats. A doubleheader was played on Saturday. East Central took both seven-inning ... [Read More…]

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‘Cats take series away from No. 21 SAU

February 24, 2012 by Edward Isaacs

The baseball team remained hot this past weekend, splitting the final two games of a three-game series against No. 21 Southern Arkansas University. The Wildcats took two out of three from the Muleriders and achieved its second series win of the season. The two teams were scheduled to play a double-header on Saturday however, mother nature ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Baseball

Wildcats rally past SAU

February 20, 2012 by Edward Isaacs

Despite rainy weather conditions, the Wildcat baseball team topped No. 21 Southern Arkansas University Friday afternoon at Crutcher Scott Field. ACU was able to break a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning on a bloop single by junior Luke Mejia. The win pushes the 'Cats to a six-game winning streak and raises its record to 7-2. The ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Baseball, SAU

Wildcats face tough ranked SAU squad

February 17, 2012 by Edward Isaacs

The Wildcat baseball team will put its five-game winning streak on the line this weekend against No. 22 Southern Arkansas University. The three-game series begins on Friday at 4:05 p.m. Saturday, ACU will play a doubleheader starting at 1:05 p.m. The first game of the doubleheader is a seven inning match-up, while the second is nine innings. The ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Baseball, SAU

‘Cats declaw CCU Cougars

February 15, 2012 by Edward Isaacs

Freshman center fielder Tyler Eager is making his presence known in the ACU baseball program. Eager, in the second series of the season, hit a three-run home run, and a bases-loaded, two-out single down the left field line to drive in the game-winning run in the final game against Colorado Christian University. As a result, the Wildcats swept a ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Baseball

Requests prompt Dining Services revamp

February 15, 2012 by Edward Isaacs

ACU Dining Services has made some noticeable changes in order to fulfill requests made by students. These changes include: extending the hours of the Bean, offering more of a variety of foods and solving several problems that occurred last semester. Joshua Garcia, freshman convergence journalism major from Lexington, N.C., eats at the Bean almost ... [Read More…]

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