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ACU adds six in productive signing day: Three Division I transfers top Pleasant’s recruits

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By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Last week, men's basketball coach Klint Pleasant announced the addition of six players for the 2003-04 season, including three transfers from Division I programs: Adrian Scott of Southeastern Louisiana, David Baxter of the University of Detroit and Atiba Alexander of Lipscomb University. Pleasant also signed junior ... [Read More…]

Pair of pole vaulters notch career-bests over weekend

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor Basking in the favorable track and field weather characteristics of bright sunlight and minimal wind, five men and four women posted provisional qualifying marks at the David Noble Angelo State Relays in San Angelo on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The nine additional qualifiers brings ACU's total number to 28 athletes ... [Read More…]

Greedy Cats are playoff bound: Wildcats sweep Javelinas in key LSC South series

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By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Coming into last weekend's three-game series, the Wildcat baseball team needed at least two wins over Texas A&M-Kingsville to keep afloat any hopes of a third straight appearance in the Lone Star Conference Post-Season Tournament. Let's just say the Wildcats got a little greedy. The Wildcats swept the three-game ... [Read More…]

Sports Briefs for April 16, 2003

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer Shaw wins last week's Pitcher-of-the-Week award ACU senior pitcher Brandon Shaw was recently honored as last week's Lone Star Conference South Division Pitcher-of-the-Week. Shaw, a left-hander who is 4-0 on the season, threw a one-hit, complete-game shutout in a 1-0 victory over Dallas Baptist on April 5. He gave up a ... [Read More…]

TWU drops ACU, Cats’ playoff hopes: Pioneers take 3 of 4 from injury-plagued Wildcats

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The softball team went in to last weekend's four-game home series with Texas Woman's with a clear goal in mind: win at least three games over the third-place Pioneers to vault fourth-place ACU ahead of TWU-and likely into the LSC Post-Season Tournament. Texas Woman's had other plans, winning three of the four games ... [Read More…]

Cats prepared for ASU Relays

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor The men's and women's track and field teams are participating in the Angelo State Relays in San Angelo, which run from Thursday to Saturday. The meet marks the second to last chance for the majority of both teams to post qualifying times or marks for nationals before the Lone Star Conference Championships May 2-3 in ... [Read More…]

Javelinas visit for last LSC home set: Two teams fighting for final LSC South playoff spot

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By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Head baseball coach Britt Bonneau had seen enough. After losing as many games as last season with nearly a month to go in this season, Bonneau decided it was time for a change. Practice was going to be tougher, longer and harder. Senior infielder Beau Bimson had another description for the newly structured ... [Read More…]

Reeling men’s team heads to Broncho: Cats coming off loss to UCO

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer Central Oklahoma edged ACU in a nailbiter last Tuesday, winning five of the nine matches over the Wildcats. The men's tennis team, playing in Lawton, Okla., got singles victories from senior Julien Curatella and juniors Trent Broach and Jason Purser. Curatella, ACU's No. 1 player, beat UCO's top player, Henry So, 6-3, ... [Read More…]

ACU, TWU in race for playoffs: This weekend’s winner has best shot at postseason

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The softball team's hopes of making the Lone Star Conference Post-Season Tournament hinge strongly on this weekend, when the Wildcats play host to Texas Woman's in a four-game series at Wells Field. Texas Woman's (29-16, 7-5 LSC South) and ACU (23-22, 6-6 LSC South) rank No. 3 and 4 in their division, respectively, ... [Read More…]

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