Leading a team in batting average is hard, but to be able to do that in style with triples, now that takes talent. Junior outfielder Taylor Brown is doing just that. The Richland Hills native has a .372 batting average, which ranks in the top-20 of the conference individually. She entered her junior season tied for the ACU record of triples with ... [Read More…]
Kyle Carroll stars in transition from batter’s box to mound
Moving into the starting rotation is never easy. But it's especially difficult when you're making your first collegiate start. That was the case for senior Kyle Carroll. The shortstop turned starting pitcher made his first start for the Wildcats on Opening Day last weekend against the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley. The results were ... [Read More…]
Lytle leaves behind legacy of excellence
Rick Lytle is stepping down from his 16 year deanship, but is not disappearing from campus just yet. Lytle first came to the university 25 years ago and is leaving his longtime position to serve as the CEO of CEO Forum Inc., a non-profit organization whose mission is to create spiritual statesmen and women for the marketplace. The organization ... [Read More…]
It’s a family thing: softball coaches share more than love of the game
At ACU, softball is a family matter: two of the assistant softball coaches, Ashley Reeves and Heather Barton, are twin sisters and head coach Bobby Reeves is Ashley's father-in-law. Bobby got his start in the sport by following in his father's footsteps and playing men's fast pitch softball, but he first got into coaching softball when he was ... [Read More…]
Softball seniors prepare for final season as Wildcats
Having seniority on a team is a special feeling. It's a unique culmination of years of hard work and dedication leading up to one last season to make everything count. The leadership and dominance can sometimes lead to a sense of entitlement, but that's not the case for two ACU softball seniors. "It's not about automatically demanding respect, ... [Read More…]
Freshman Phenom: Franklin dominates Southland in first year
JAYLEN FRANKLIN PHOTOS At 6-foot-8, 250 lbs, LeBron James dominated on both the football field and the basketball court in high school. His athletic build and skill set made him almost a shoe-in for a top draft pick for either the NFL or the NBA. As most know, King James ended up running out coast-to-coast dunks, rather than touchdown ... [Read More…]
Back on Track: Walker balances classes and track coaching
He trades out his stopwatch for a backpack, his running spikes for dress shoes and removes his racing singlet for a normal shirt. Ray Walker does all of this before lunch. While most coaches are middle aged and a few years outside of their glory days, Walker, assistant track coach, is still in his prime. Not only was he one of the first ... [Read More…]
Keep Abilene Interesting: The Micah Bynum Story
Abilene is anything but boring for Micah Bynum. He used to live in the paradise of Hawaii, but today he's pursuing his passion for music here in West Texas. "Once you start it's really easy to keep going, especially here in Abilene," Bynum said. Although he's not studying music, Bynum is finding ways to play professionally in venues like ... [Read More…]
Three-Point Specialist: Mason knots three straight conference awards
Most athletes never win three over their entire career. Much less in a year, and especially not in the same month. But that's exactly what has ben accomplished by Alexis Mason. The sharpshooting junior has won three consecutive Southland Conference Player of the Week Awards. It's a feat that has not been accomplished since 2012, when Central ... [Read More…]
Sheehy puts five-star talent to the test
Josh Sheehy might not be a name recognized by most people on campus. The general ACU community may not even know that he's a student-athlete, representing the Wildcats on the tennis court. And most probably don't know that he was a five-star recruit out of high school that ACU was lucky enough to grab. But that's how he likes it. Freshman ... [Read More…]
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