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Wildcats dominate Tarleton in shortened game

April 24, 2024 by Will Dalton

ACU (24-17, 11-7) was able to grab a 7-0 conference win against Tarleton (22-19, 12-9) on Tuesday night in a quick five-inning game that was cut short due to a heavy thunderstorm.  The Wildcats entered the mid-week matchup coming off of a weekend series loss to Cal Baptist where the Wildcats were outscored in the Friday doubleheader ... [Read More…]

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Big first inning helps Wildcats take down Horned Frogs

April 17, 2024 by Will Dalton

ACU (22-15, 10-5) grabbed a huge win Tuesday night taking down power five opponent TCU (22-13, 7-11) in an 8-3 final.  The Horned Frogs took the first matchup of the season back in Fort Worth in early March but entered Tuesday nights facing some struggles over the past few games going 2-5 over their last seven. The Wildcats entered the matchup ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats take down SFA, winning fifth straight series

April 9, 2024 by Will Dalton

ACU Baseball (19-13, 10-5)  grabbed its fifth series victory in a row this weekend taking down Stephen F. Austin (5-27, 2-13) on the road, two games to one. After losing a close series opener, the Wildcats were able to bounce back for two victories scoring double digits in both games.  Entering the weekend contest, the Wildcats were coming off a ... [Read More…]

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Walk-off win gives Wildcats fourth series victory in a row

April 2, 2024 by Will Dalton

ACU (17-11, 8-4) won its fourth series in a row last week, taking down Utah Valley (13-15, 5-4) at home, two games to one. After falling in the series opener, ACU was able to bounce back on Friday and Saturday to take the last two games including a walk-off win on Saturday.  The Wildcats were coming off a road series win against Sacramento State ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats season ends at CIT

March 22, 2024 by Will Dalton

ACU (16-18, 10-10) saw its season come to an end on Wednesday, when the Wildcats fell in the quarterfinals of the Colleginsider.com postseason tournament, losing to conference rival Tarleton (25-9, 16-4) 86-59.  The Wildcats entered the game coming off of a win from the day before, taking down Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 73-63. The Wildcats had ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats drop two straight, losing first series of season

March 4, 2024 by Will Dalton

After winning the series opener, ACU (8-5) dropped two straight games to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (6-8), giving the Wildcats their first series loss of the season.     The Wildcats entered the weekend coming off of a win versus the Baylor Bears on Wednesday and faced their first true road test of the year. The Islanders were also ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats keep on winning, taking down Southern Utah on the road

March 1, 2024 by Will Dalton

ACU (13-15, 8-9) continued its push for the postseason, winning its fifth straight game Thursday night taking down Southern Utah (9-19, 4-13) in a 77-68 final. ACU dropped its first matchup with the Thunderbirds in late January and was looking to avoid the season sweep.  After being on the down and out three weeks ago, the Wildcats have stepped ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats take down Bears in Waco

February 29, 2024 by Will Dalton

ACU (7-3) took a 6-4 win over Baylor (1-7), Wednesday night after two late-game runs put the Wildcats ahead.  The Wildcats have had a strong start to the season, posting a .319 batting average with 90 hits over their first ten games, helping them win their first two weekend series. ACU took both games versus Baylor last year including an ... [Read More…]

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ACU bats go cold as Wildcats fall in Arlington

February 22, 2024 by Will Dalton

After coming off of a season-opening series victory, the Wildcats came up short Thursday night against Oklahoma State, falling 8-4 at Globe Life Field in Arlington.  Senior right-hander Rolando De La Cruz would take the mound as the starter for the Cats and would unfortunately find himself in an early hole. Three walks, two balks and a ... [Read More…]

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Madden explodes to help Wildcats earn much needed win

February 15, 2024 by Will Dalton

Men's basketball (9-15, 4-9) grabbed a crucial road win Thursday night taking down UT Rio Grande Valley (6-18, 2-11), 87-79, thanks to a big performance from senior guard Hunter Jack Madden.  The Wildcats, who were coming off a four-game losing streak, had been facing some real struggles and needed a win against the last-placed Vaqueros, to turn ... [Read More…]

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