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Wildcats wallop Delta Devils to sweep season series

May 10, 2018 by Jonathan Raitz

The Wildcats plated 35 runs over a two-game span to sweep a five-game season series from Mississippi Valley State University and snap a seven-game losing streak. In game one of the series on Tuesday night the offense was propelled by five runs in the third and two four-run innings in the the sixth and eighth inning en route to a 15-6 win. Junior ... [Read More…]

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Halbert Center partners with academic departments to expand mission

May 8, 2018 by Jonathan Raitz

A long time contributor to ACU's missions mindset, the Halbert Center for Missions and Global Service is continuing to expand with it's newest program.  Just one year after fielding nine short-term trips in the program's inaugural year, the Halbert Center has put together 16 Global Service Trips, which will include 200 students, faculty and ... [Read More…]

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Aggies tame Wildcats 8-2

April 26, 2018 by Jonathan Raitz

A week after defeating TCU in extra innings, the Wildcats took on another Power Five opponent in Texas A&M, but were overcome by big second and seventh innings, 8-2. The No. 18 Aggies scored three in the second inning on a three-run home run from Cole Bedford and took a 4-0 lead in the third on Will Frizzell's RBI single. The score remained ... [Read More…]

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Tennis awaits first conference tournament

April 26, 2018 by Jonathan Raitz

After the men's and women's tennis team had their final regular match of the season against Oklahoma Baptist cut short due to inclement weather, the Wildcats now await their first-ever Southland Conference Tournament. The teams made it through the doubles matches and half of the opening singles matches on Tuesday before it was called. ACU ... [Read More…]

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Baseball snags one from Lamar, heads to College Station

April 24, 2018 by Jonathan Raitz

The Wildcats will look to bounce back against SEC powerhouse Texas A&M Tuesday night in College Station after dropping two of three to Lamar over the weekend. ACU enters the match up 19-19 overall after a midweek win over TCU last Tuesday kept the the Wildcats at .500 for the year. Meanwhile, the Aggies who began the season 16-2, are 13-9 ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats dealt tough losses to end conference

April 23, 2018 by Jonathan Raitz

Tennis closed the conference portion of its schedule April 14 and 16 with some of the Southland's toughest competition, as the men were unable to pick up a win and the women defeated Incarnate Word but fell in a 4-3 decision to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. On the men's side, the Wildcats struggled to get anything going against the Cardinals, as ... [Read More…]

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Short and Sweet: Muñoz’s return to the basics yielding historic results

April 21, 2018 by Jonathan Raitz

It's safe to say few people enter a game with the thought of a cycle on their mind, and for junior outfielder Matt Muñoz that was true as well. "If it happens, it happens. My goal is to try and do as much as I can to help this team," Muñoz said. However, on Friday night against Houston Baptist, it did happen for Muñoz, as he orchestrated a ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats upend TCU in extras

April 18, 2018 by Jonathan Raitz

For the first time in five meetings since the Div. 1 transition, ACU defeated TCU 4-2 in an 11-inning game that spanned nearly four hours. The Wildcats had come within three runs in three of the last four meetings between the two teams and had played TCU to a 4-3 loss in 2015. Junior outfielder Derek Scott, who scored a late inning insurance ... [Read More…]

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Munoz’s cycle highlights wild weekend

April 16, 2018 by Jonathan Raitz

A weekend series that featured a 51-hit game, a cycle, a walk-off and 20 long balls left the Wildcats with a bittersweet taste in their mouth, as they dropped two-of-three to Houston Baptist. In game one of the series 30 mph winds blew the ball every which way as the two teams combined for 43 runs, 51 hits and 11 home runs in a slug fest that saw ... [Read More…]

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Baseball continues homestand, welcomes HBU

April 12, 2018 by Jonathan Raitz

After a midweek 1-0 victory over Dallas Christian, the baseball team will continue its four-game homestand this weekend against Houston Baptist. Although the Wildcats' win on Tuesday was not as convincing as their 11-0 victory over the Crusaders early this season, ACU recorded 10 hits but left 15 runners on base. "We continue to put runners ... [Read More…]

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