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Wildcats put playoff hopes in serious jeopardy

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It's not over until the fat lady sings, but she is definitely warming up in the case of the Wildcat baseball team. ACU was swept at home by the fourth-place Cameron Aggies over the Easter weekend. The three losses dropped the Wildcats to eighth place in the LSC with just one weekend series remaining against the Southwestern Oklahoma State ... [Read More…]

Wildcats finish third at LSC Championships

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After a 10-stroke comeback on day two, the Wildcat golf team couldn't muster a rally in day three and fell to a third-place finish at the Lone Star Conference Championships. "We played pretty solid but didn't have our best stuff as a team," sophomore Alex Carpenter said. Although the Wildcats all finished at the top 25, the highest finisher for ... [Read More…]

ACU men, women bring home tennis titles

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ACU swept the Lone Star Conference Tennis Championships, as both the men's and women's teams won over the weekend in a rain-shortened tournament. The men defeated Incarnate Word, then in the finals beat Cameron University for the second time in less than two weeks, in the championship match. It is the men's third straight LSC title. All the men's ... [Read More…]

‘Cats’ take crucial series from Javelinas

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Needing a series win to stay alive in the Lone Star Conference South Division race, the ACU softball team capitalized and won two out of three games against Texas A&M University-Kingsville on Friday and Saturday at Wells Field. It was a tale of two teams in Friday's doubleheader, as the 'Cats dominated the Javelinas in all facets of the first ... [Read More…]

Bouniol tabbed a finalist for Byron Nelson award

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Defending Division II national champion Cyril Bouniol has been nominated as a finalist for the Byron Nelson award, presented by Cleveland Golf/Srixon and given to the top all-around senior golfer in the country. The award's namesake, Nelson, won five majors, including two Masters Championships on his way to a Hall of Fame career. His award is ... [Read More…]

Wildcats struggle to stay in playoff race

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The Wildcats dropped two of three games to West Texas A&M University this weekend in Canyon. The Wildcats lost the first two games of the series before rallying in the ninth inning to win the last game, avoiding a sweep. "We didn't pitch very well obviously; overall, we couldn't match their hitting either," said Head Coach Britt Bonneau. "They ... [Read More…]

Minor league baseball returns to Abilene

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Minor league baseball will make its return to Abilene in 2012, when the Abilene Blue Sox return to the diamond as part of the Pecos League of Professional Baseball. The Blue Sox will make their second appearance as an Abilene minor league team after the original team left Abilene in the mid-50's after the West Texas-New Mexico League moved up to ... [Read More…]

Track teams separate, rake in results

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The ACU track team split to participate in two different meets over the weekend, ending a week in which the men's team kept its No. 1 national ranking. One group traveled to San Angelo for the David Noble/Angelo State Relays. Angelo State dominated both the men's and women's overall team competitions by huge margins. The ACU men's team finished in ... [Read More…]

Bouniol, Carpenter look to capture conference title

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It isn't a question of if, it is a question of whom. Both Cyril Bouniol and Alex Carpenter tied at the top of last year's Lone Star Conference tournament, splitting the title. There is a good chance a Wildcat will bring home this year's title, but who will it be? Cyril Bouniol comes into next week's LSC tournament in San Antonio as the defending ... [Read More…]

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