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ACU takes 2 of 3 from Buffaloes: Cats recover after Game 1 loss

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The baseball team came back from a 12-2 Game 1 beating Friday to win the next two games, 6-1 and 10-4 in its Lone Star Conference South Division opening series over West Texas A&M this weekend. ACU's Coy Polk took the loss in Game 1 behind an offense that only generated four hits. The Cats rebounded in Game 2, ... [Read More…]

Wildcats to clash with Angelo St.

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor With the pressure of winning every game left on its schedule, the men's basketball team travels to Angelo State on Monday. The Rams are last place in the Lone Star Conference South with a 1-8 mark, while the Cats are just ahead of them at 2-6. "They're still playing with intensity and they have athletic players at ... [Read More…]

Indoor teams to run at Sooner Invitational Saturday in Norman

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer The men's and women's track and field teams will be in Norman, Okla., Saturday for the Sooner Indoor Invitational. Just two meets remain for ACU athletes to qualify for the NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships, which will take place March 12-13. Head coach Jon Murray said the Wildcat athletes competing ... [Read More…]

Softball splits with MSU Tuesday: Team to compete at St. Ed’s tournament this weekend

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer ACU continued its winning ways Tuesday night splitting a pair of games with Midwestern State in a double header at Wells Field. The Wildcats improve their record to 4-2 on the young season, while Midwestern State drops its first game of the season, giving the team a 5-1 record in 2004. The Indians of Midwestern State ... [Read More…]

ACU opens South tilt at home: Cats face 2-5 WTAMU after losing warm-up to D-I Dallas Baptist

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The baseball team prepared for a six-game Lone Star Conference South Division stretch with a 5-4 loss Tuesday at Division I Dallas Baptist. The 6-1 Patriots shelled ACU junior starter Cassidy Coffman for five earned runs off nine hits in his five innings of work. Down 5-3 in the top of the ninth, ACU scored ... [Read More…]

‘Impossible’ the wrong word for men’s basketball team: Hope still exists for Cats, who look for win at Midwestern State

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor A thin line exists between improbable and impossible, and the men's basketball team is toeing it. A fifth-place Lone Star Conference South standing (2-6) and a three-game losing streak haven't helped the Wildcats any, but technically speaking, nothing is set in stone just yet. "I don't know if I'd say impossible," ... [Read More…]

Freshman team opens with split: Wildcats top WTJC, fall to Hill JC in first two games of season

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The freshman baseball team opened its 2004 season at 1-1 with a split in a two-team doubleheader at Crutcher Scott Field Wednesday. The Wildcats won the first game 5-3 over Western Texas Junior College but lost the second game 4-2 to Hill Junior College. Ryan Beasley was the winning pitcher in the come-from-behind ... [Read More…]

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