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New five-year strategic plan implemented across athletics

August 23, 2023 by Sammantha Gutierrez Leave a Comment

After over a year of development, The Department of  Athletics shaped its goals and its methods of achieving them in a new five-year strategic plan. Zack Lassiter, vice president of athletics, said the department wanted to dive another level deeper into itself. The plan was developed with input from student-athletes, staff and coaches. Lassiter ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Baseball defeats Utah Tech for a tied series

May 8, 2023 by Sarah Thompson

The ACU Baseball team defeated Utah Tech 8-6 on Saturday afternoon at Crutcher Scott Field. Ultimately, ACU's early lead of 5-0 by the fifth inning set the precedence for the rest of the game and ended with the Wildcats tying the series. ... [Read More…]

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Alignment of new conference to highlight upcoming football season

May 8, 2023 by Will Dalton

Looking ahead to the upcoming football season, the Wildcats prepare for a season highlighted by a new conference, a season finale against Texas A&M, and some high-level recruits. Although the Wildcats lost in the WAC championship to Stephen F. Austin at the end of the last season, the team exceeded expectations in its second year in the WAC. ... [Read More…]

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Wildcat baseball takes first series since March beating Trailblazers

May 8, 2023 by Ryder Maple

The Wildcats closed out a three game series against the Utah Tech Trailblazers Sunday, ending the home stand with two wins and one loss. Despite falling in the opening contest, ACU bounced back in the next two, winning each game by two runs.  The first game of the three day matchup at Crutcher Scott was action packed with only two of the nine ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Baseball defeats Baylor in a close game

May 4, 2023 by Sarah Thompson

The Wildcats went head-to-head against Baylor in a close game. Up until the fourth inning, ACU had a substantial lead of 8-5. During the eighth inning however, ACU's lead over Baylor grew slim for a score of 9-8 but remained in the lead to take the victory after the ninth. ... [Read More…]

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Struggling Wildcats drop weekend series in California

May 2, 2023 by Will Dalton

The Wildcats (26-16, 11-10) have now lost four weekend series in a row after dropping this weekend's series 2-1 against Cal Baptist (23-21, 12-9). The Wildcats are now 4-10 in their last 14 and have not won a weekend series since late March.  The team was heading to California off of a fantastic start against 14 ranked Texas Tech earlier in the ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats finish weekend 1-1, head to conference tournament

April 26, 2023 by Trace Price

Women's tennis picked up a key win in a weekend where they went 1-1 in WAC play.  ACU found themselves down to New Mexico State 3-2 heading into the last two matches. Eva Arranz and Maria Cascos sealed the team win with wins in both the number four and six singles.  Cascos won 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to remain undefeated in WAC singles.  The win ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats drop Saturday doubleheader, losing third straight series

April 25, 2023 by Will Dalton

The Wildcats (25-14, 10-8) dropped yet another series this weekend falling two games to one against UTRGV (22-16, 9-9). The Wildcats have now lost six of their last eight and have lost three overall series in a row. The team was coming off of a rough 20-0 loss earlier in the week to the Texas Longhorns.  Due to potential inclement weather, ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats mid-season struggles continue, dropping second series in a row

April 18, 2023 by Will Dalton

The Wildcats (24-11, 9-6) dropped their second series in a row losing the weekend series two games to one this weekend against Grand Canyon University (20-15, 11-7).  The Wildcats, coming into the weekend off an unfortunate loss to TCU, were looking to turn things around in a series that would be the first appearance from the Lopes in Abilene ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats end first game early, fails to secure series win

April 14, 2023 by Kaylee Kahn

The Wildcats hosted Tarleton this past weekend, run-ruling them in the first game, but fell in the series, 1-2. A doubleheader was hosted between the two teams on Friday, splitting the day, 1-1. In the first game on Friday, the Wildcats shut down Tarleton in five innings, 11-1. In the first inning, Tarleton secured a solo home run, which ... [Read More…]

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