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Cats look for added success in ’03: ACU hopes to live up to No. 4 national billing

January 31, 2003 by Joshua Parrott

By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Twenty-two multi-hit games. Eleven multi-RBI games. A .402 batting average. Those three statistics merely scratch the surface of why senior outfielder Creighton Bryan has been named a preseason all-American, and why his team is ranked in the top five of two national preseason polls and picked to win the Lone Star ... [Read More…]

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Wildcat losing skid now at five games: Frustrated ACU still winless in LSC South Division

January 29, 2003 by Joshua Parrott

By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Missed shots. Busted lips. Lost opportunities. Those three descriptions offer the best rationale for the men's basketball team's blowing of an early second-half lead Saturday night against West Texas A&M, losing to the Buf-faloes 79-63 in Moody Coli-seum. The Wildcats hit the road for a Lone Star Con-ference ... [Read More…]

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Cats look for first LSC win against Buffaloes: 9-6 ACU coming off tough loss to Tarleton State

January 24, 2003 by Joshua Parrott

By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Klint Pleasant's game plan was simple for last week's Lone Star Conference Crossover game against Tarleton State: keep all-America forward Danny Jones off the block, limit his touches and play him physical. Jones' stat sheet from the game speaks for the Cats defeat as much as the final score, as he posted a ... [Read More…]

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Forward’s long road makes stop at ACU: Rough beginning turns smooth for high-flying Johnson

January 24, 2003 by Joshua Parrott

By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Proclaim liberty throughout all the lands unto all the inhabitants thereof. That message inscribed upon the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia is a message of liberty and freedom, but for sophomore forward Jeff Johnson, his road to liberty and freedom actually led out of his hometown of Philadelphia to a small, West ... [Read More…]

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Chance of local scare unlikely: Lab status not high enough to handle viral experiments

January 24, 2003 by Joshua Parrott

By Joshua Parrott, Staff Writer The possibility of a biological threat similar to what happened in Lubbock last week ever taking place in Abilene is highly unlikely. Texas Tech University professor Thomas C. Butler is accused of lying to federal agents about the whereabouts of 30 vials of the plague bacteria, sparking bio-terrorism scare once the ... [Read More…]

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Men win 7 of 8 over holiday: Two-game skid ends ACU’s hot streak

January 17, 2003 by Joshua Parrott

By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Despite a career night by junior forward Tucker Pierson, the ACU men's basketball team was unable to hold off the upstart Rams of Angelo State, dropping its first home game of the season, 85-76, in front of more than 2,000 fans at Moody Coliseum Tuesday. Pierson recorded his seventh double-double effort this ... [Read More…]

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Cats wrap up road trip at Northeastern: Pleasant: Team is winning, but still could be better

December 6, 2002 by Joshua Parrott

By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer The men's basketball team is in unusual territory as it closes out a two-game Lone Star Conference crossover road trip tomorrow: it has a winning record. After opening the season with tough five-point victory against Howard Payne and dominant offensive explosion in a 120-78 win over St. Edward's, the Wildcats fell ... [Read More…]

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Cats off to slam-dunk start: 2-1 team begins LSC crossover Thursday

December 4, 2002 by Joshua Parrott

By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer With seconds remaining in the first half of the men's basketball season opener against Howard Payne, a defender inadvertently poked sophomore forward Jeff Johnson in the eye, leaving a small cut above his left eye. Despite that small setback and some temporary pain, Johnson and the Wildcats maintained focus, ... [Read More…]

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Cats hope to feel no Payne: ACU opens with non-conference foe Friday in Moody

November 22, 2002 by Joshua Parrott

By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Since their arrival on campus three years ago, junior basketball players Tucker Pierson and Ryan Coleman have lost three times as many games as they have won. The quest to revive the men's basketball program is ignited Friday night, as the Wildcats open the season with a non-conference game against Howard Payne at ... [Read More…]

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ACU to win first, talk later in 02-03: Revamped team to forget last year, come out running

November 20, 2002 by Joshua Parrott

By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer For the most part, change is a good thing. For the men's basketball program, change is a wonderful, welcomed thing. Looking to ascend from the depths of the Lone Star Conference South Division with the return of three starters, most notably second team all-LSC guard Rodney Lee, and a new coach in Klint Pleasant, ... [Read More…]

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