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Wildcats gets run-ruled twice in weekend series by Texas A&M

April 4, 2022 by Kaylee Kahn Leave a Comment

The Wildcats were on the road this past weekend where they played Texas A&M, resulting in a series loss, 0-3. In game one Friday night, the Aggies run-ruled ACU in the fourth inning, creating a final score of 0-18. "At different points in the series, we saw a lot of different players step up to the challenge," head coach Abigail Farler ... [Read More…]

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Baseball garners first win versus a ranked opponent in Fort Worth

March 30, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

Wildcat baseball won its first-ever matchup versus a ranked opponent in Division I NCAA baseball, defeating the no.12 TCU Horned Frogs on the road at Lupton Stadium. Entering Tuesday, the Wildcats had been in a slump in a week where they went 1-3 versus Tarleton and TCU at home. This included a 14-3 run-rule loss to a then no.19 Horned Frogs on ... [Read More…]

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Late pitching difficulties highlights rough week for baseball

March 29, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

This past week, baseball continued its season with a single-game homestand versus TCU and a three-game conference matchup versus Tarleton. It was a tough weekend with a seven-inning run-rule loss versus No. 19 TCU on Tuesday and close losses in games one and two versus Tarleton. The Horned Frogs came to town with hot bats coming off a series ... [Read More…]

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Burris leads the Wildcats to a winning series over Sam Houston

March 29, 2022 by Kaylee Kahn Leave a Comment

The Wildcats met Sam Houston this past weekend, winning their first conference meetup, 2-1. On Friday, ACU and Sam Houston met for a doubleheader, where ACU swept both. In game one, the Wildcats were able to grab the win by a large margin of, 12-2, finishing in five innings. Sidney Holman-Mansell, graduate pitcher from Belton, gained her ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats historic season comes to a close in loss to Blue Raiders in CBI semifinals

March 23, 2022 by Connor Mullins Leave a Comment

The Wildcats’ season (26-11, 11-7) came to a close on their seventh game in 14 days to the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (26-10, 13-5) Tuesday night in the semifinal round of the College Basketball Invitational, 85-69. Tanner’s team started fast coming into halftime with a 46-39 lead. But the game slipped away from the Wildcats in the second ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats win competitive series against Tarleton

March 23, 2022 by Kaylee Kahn Leave a Comment

The Wildcats hosted Tarleton this past weekend for their first conference play meet-up, resulting in a series win, 2-1, and now hold a 6-3 record in the Western Athletic Conference series play. On Friday night in game one, ACU secured the win, 3-0. "I'm proud of our girls for showing up with a lot of pride and a lot of fight throughout the ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats wax Bobcats to advance to CBI semifinals, clinch 25th win on the year

March 22, 2022 by Connor Mullins Leave a Comment

Head coach Brette Tanner’s six-seed Wildcats moved up to third all time in ACU men’s basketball record for wins in a single season with his 25th on the year (25-10, 11-7) defeating the three-seed Ohio Bobcats (25-10, 14-6) 91-86 to clinch the College Basketball Invitational quarterfinals win. Right from the start, the Bobcats lost a significant ... [Read More…]

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Four Wildcats score in double digits leading to dominant CBI opener win

March 21, 2022 by Connor Mullins Leave a Comment

After a 7-6 lead at the 17:18 mark of the first half, the 11-seed Troy Trojans (20-12, 10-6) of the Sun Belt Conference never led again as the six-seed Wildcats (24-10, 11-7) took the College Basketball Invitational opening round win 82-70 on Sunday night in Daytona Beach, Fl.  Senior guards Mahki Morris, Reggie Miller and Coryon Mason each ... [Read More…]

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Burris, Holman-Mansell leads Wildcats in sweep over Lamar and split with Tulsa

March 16, 2022 by Kaylee Kahn Leave a Comment

The Wildcats swept Lamar in a three-game series in Beaumont this past weekend for the second conference play series. Game one on Friday of a double-header, ACU secured the close win of 3-2. Sidney Holman-Mansell, graduate pitcher from Belton, gained two strikeouts and only allowed four hits in her seven-innings pitched. Lamar started off ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats wiped in WAC championship, ending magical tournament run

March 13, 2022 by Connor Mullins Leave a Comment

Playing their fourth game in four days, the six-seed Wildcats (23-10, 11-7) were unable to hang with the one-seed New Mexico State Aggies (26-5, 14-4) as they fell 66-52 in the WAC Championship on Saturday night at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Wildcats first year head coach Brette Tanner was unable to bring home the WAC title against the ... [Read More…]

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