By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Whoever said there's no such thing as a happy ending must've missed the last couple weeks of the ACU baseball team's season, in which the Wildcats went from almost missing the playoffs to making their first Division II College World Series in school history. ACU, which was coming off three straight Lone Star ... [Read More…]
Wildcats look to advance to nationals
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Writer The ACU men's and women's tennis teams will play host to the NCAA Division II Central Region tournaments Friday and Saturday on the Eager Tennis Center courts. The men's team is coming off of a solid win last week over Cameron en route to capturing its second straight Lone Star Conference championship. "We're all ... [Read More…]
ACU’s ’03 campaign ends with seven-game skid: Season was learning process for young Wildcats
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor In the first game of Friday's doubleheader against league-leading Angelo State, the softball team couldn't get anything going. Hitters were getting ahold of the ball, but potential hits seemed to go directly to the gloves of ASU defenders. Thus was the theme of the Wildcats' season, capped off with a four-game ... [Read More…]
Five-star system gets two thumbs down
Weck's World Beginning next school year, the Office of Student Organizations under Amanda Spell will rate social clubs based on a "Five Star Rating System," one that will be published in the pledging handbooks for prospective pledges in the fall. Unfortunately, the effort to provide insight for these could-be pledges just comes as yet another ... [Read More…]
For pitcher Cochran, war hit closest to home
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Weck's World For her first collegiate season, freshman softball player Heather Cochran has put up some rather impressive numbers. The right-handed pitcher from Seattle, Wash., has picked up eight wins, nine losses, a 5.48 ERA and 37 strikeouts, as well as a .326 average at the plate. But it's the number she's put ... [Read More…]
TWU drops ACU, Cats’ playoff hopes: Pioneers take 3 of 4 from injury-plagued Wildcats
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The softball team went in to last weekend's four-game home series with Texas Woman's with a clear goal in mind: win at least three games over the third-place Pioneers to vault fourth-place ACU ahead of TWU-and likely into the LSC Post-Season Tournament. Texas Woman's had other plans, winning three of the four games ... [Read More…]
ACU, TWU in race for playoffs: This weekend’s winner has best shot at postseason
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The softball team's hopes of making the Lone Star Conference Post-Season Tournament hinge strongly on this weekend, when the Wildcats play host to Texas Woman's in a four-game series at Wells Field. Texas Woman's (29-16, 7-5 LSC South) and ACU (23-22, 6-6 LSC South) rank No. 3 and 4 in their division, respectively, ... [Read More…]
Wildcats split, but happy with weekend: Tabor: Portales is toughest place to play in LSC
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor After last weekend's four-game set against Lone Star Conference South opponent Eastern New Mexico, the softball team didn't get any closer to advancing to the postseason, but it didn't get any further away-at least on paper. After losing both games of Friday's doubleheader and winning both on Saturday, the Wildcats ... [Read More…]
Sports Briefs for April 2, 2003
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Sindayigaya provisionally qualifies at Stanford Invite Arthemon Sindayigaya qualified provisionally for the Division II Outdoor National Championships at the 10,000-meter run Friday, placing 28th in the event at the Stanford Invitational in Stanford, Calif. The junior met the provisional qualifying time of 31:25, ... [Read More…]
This, that and loads of sarcasm
Weck's World So what's happening on and around campus at this point in the semester? Well... If you've seen Kool lately, he's sporting a rather large bandage on his cheek. I asked him where it came from, and he told me, "Scooter accident, Kool." Personally, I think the guy was better off with his 10-speed as opposed to the blue motorized ... [Read More…]
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