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ACU drops two regional games: Team hopes to rebound in final LSC home series

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The baseball team wraps up its home schedule with a three-game Lone Star Conference South Division series against Eastern New Mexico this weekend. The series comes on the heels of a pair of devastating losses to South Central Region opponent Incarnate Word Monday. The Crusaders pounded the Cats 14-7 in the first ... [Read More…]

BrocKKKKman: A wicked change-up and daunting stature give this sophomore plenty of strikeouts, plenty of success

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Don Brockman won't soon forget the first time he got a piece of his little brother's unhittable pitch. During an intrasquad scrimmage last fall, ACU's senior outfielder timed the pitch perfectly and drove the ball through a gap and into the outfield. Standing on base, Don couldn't help but smirk at his younger ... [Read More…]

Creating a Buzz: Getting his side

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Weck's World Last week I relayed one side of the stir that H.G. "Buzz" Bissinger's 1991 book, Friday Night Lights, created. I talked to now-ACU head coach Gary Gaines and his wife, Sharon, who are still feeling the sting from Bissinger's portrayal of Gaines' 1988 Odessa Permian coaching staff as racist. The only ... [Read More…]

TAMUK wins two from Wildcats: Late-inning heroics in final game distance Javs from Cats in LSC

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Joel Wells watched disgustedly as the Texas A&M-Kingsville players mobbed each other at home plate, hooting and hollering and slapping each other's helmets. Kingsville's Mike Aguirre had just ripped a two-out single in the bottom of the ninth to score teammate Brandon Wittner and secure the Javelinas a 2-1 victory ... [Read More…]

Wildcats face Permian-Basin: Falcons flying low with 1-21 record in inaugural season

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The Wildcat baseball team-winners of 12 of its last 13 games-takes on non-conference opponent Texas-Permian Basin Wednesday in preparation for the most meaningful Lone Star Conference South series this weekend at first-place Texas A&M-Kingsville. The Wildcats (23-17, 10-5 LSC South) sit three games behind the ... [Read More…]

Wildcats dispatch UIW, UCO: After 9-0 wins, teams face bitter rival Midwestern State

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The men's tennis team improved to 19-5 with a pair of 9-0 wins over Incarnate Word and Central Oklahoma on Saturday at ACU's Eager Tennis Pavilion. Led by sophomore Casper Steenkamp at No. 1 singles and the tandem of senior Trent Broach and sophomore Evan Puglia at No. 1 doubles, the Wildcats made quick work of ... [Read More…]

ACU takes out Tarleton: Cats win 2 of 3 over reeling Texans; sit 2 games behind TAMK

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The Wildcat baseball team continued its late-season surge over the weekend by taking two of three games from Lone Star Conference South rival Tar-leton State. ACU improved to 22-17 overall and 10-5 in the LSC South with the series win, which gives the Cats 11 wins in their last 12 games. After losing the series ... [Read More…]

Red-hot ACU faces Tarleton State this weekend: Cats plan to extend 9-game win streak

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The resurgent ACU baseball team will dangle its nine-game winning streak before visiting Tarleton State this weekend in a three-game Lone Star Conference South series at Crutcher Scott Field. Head coach Britt Bonneau's second-place Wildcats are hoping for a sweep over the struggling Texans (14-22, 4-7 LSC South) and ... [Read More…]

Are the Cats back?: Recent offensive output; 7-game win streak point to yes

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor It took a while, but Ryan Barker finally remembered how ACU baseball is supposed to be played. After easily winning the first two road games at divisional opponent Eastern New Mexico Friday, his team fell behind 10-4 after five innings in the last game of the series Saturday. But rather than let a six-run deficit ... [Read More…]

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