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Coach has Wildcats winning in style

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By Zane Goggans The Wildcat baseball team, with its 7-1 record, looks good this season, in more ways than one. The uniforms the 'Cats sport every game have a lot to do with that. The Wildcats show off a different style in each game by mixing and matching their uniforms; the team has six or seven tops and three bottoms to choose from. And with 21 ... [Read More…]

Wildcats hit the road for nine-game roadtrip

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The 7-1 Wildcats have gotten off to the quick start they wanted - the offense is playing well, and the pitching isn't far behind. As they begin a nine-game road trip, ACU will try to keep their bats hot against a tough Texas A&M-Kingsville squad. "We want to sweep everybody, especially LSC opponents," said relief pitcher Chay Lytle. "We don't ... [Read More…]

Father introduces love of the game

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I fell in love with baseball at an early age. I blame it on my dad. He made me my first glove when I was in kindergarten in preparation for T-ball. It was light pink, and I loved it. He started making gloves as a hobby about five years after he graduated from college. He played in a church softball league and started fixing teammates' gloves. ... [Read More…]

Former coach, teacher Willard Tate passes away

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Willard Tate, legendary basketball coach, preacher, communication professor and inspirational speaker, died Friday in Abilene after a long illness. He was 74. Tate served ACU for more than 30 years in many different roles. He coached the ACU men's basketball team for seven seasons, from 1973-80, before leaving the hardwood for the classroom. After ... [Read More…]

Wildcats release 2010 football schedule

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ACU Wildcats' 2010 Schedule Sept. 4 at Washburn 6 p.m. (Topeka, Kan.) Sept. 11 at Northeastern 7 p.m. (Tahlequah, Okla.) Sept. 18 East Central 6 p.m. (Abilene) Sept. 25 Tarleton State 6 p.m. (Abilene) Oct. 2 TAMU-K 7 p.m. (Kingsville) Oct. 9 Midwestern St. 2 p.m. (Abilene) Oct. 16 at ... [Read More…]

Wildcats split games with Angelo State

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The Wildcats earned a huge win against the Rambelles on Saturday, 77-59, while the men's team dropped a tough game to the Rams, 85-70. The women's win was critical in order to stay in the running for the Lone Star Conference Championship in Bartlesville, Okla. The Wildcats improved to 5-3 in the South Division, and the loss drops Angelo State to ... [Read More…]

Wildcats win series with UCO

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The Wildcats' bats exploded during their four-game weekend series with Central Oklahoma. The 'Cats scored 49 runs and took three of four games from the Bronchos, improving to 7-1 on the season. The Wildcats started the weekend series by cranking UCO 15-6 on Saturday afternoon, followed by a 12-1 run-rule victory Sunday. Monday's doubleheader was a ... [Read More…]

Intramural games heat up for rivalry week

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Rivalry weekend has come and passed for ACU intramural basketball. Students were on the edge of their seats as the chances for bragging rights rolled on. The quest for the basketball championship in the Champ and Rec leagues is near, and the competition is intensifying with each game. The fifty teams that began the season will be stripped away one ... [Read More…]

Hallowed Halls: Crutcher Scott Field

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(First in a four-part series on the venues of ACU athletics) Baseball stadiums are modern-day cathedrals. Large, cavernous spaces filled with the spirits of great athletes past and present - a testament to a great American pastime and all its glory. The aura of the baseball stadium surrounds not just the Green Monster at Fenway Park or the ivy at ... [Read More…]

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