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Wildcats ranked No. 17 in nation

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The ACU baseball team is ranked No. 17 in the nation by the Collegiate Baseball Magazine pre-season poll after posting a 44-18 record in 2006. Despite the early recognition, head coach Britt Bonneau said he is more watchful of the NCAA Division II Regional poll released in April that will determine if ACU makes ... [Read More…]

ACU teams sign athletes for 07-08: ACU head baseball, track and field and tennis coaches announced the players they would add to their 2007-08 roster on Wednesday.

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Fourteen athletes secured their destinies as Wildcats for at least the 2007-08 school year after signing letters of intent to compete on various athletic teams on Wednesday. Head baseball coach Britt Bonneau, head tennis coach Hutton Jones and head track and field coach Don D. Hood all welcomed the incoming ... [Read More…]

Life lessons learned through baseball

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By Mitch Holt, Copy Editor As I watched my Red Sox toss their 2005-06 season to the dogs, I wondered, 'why, after 21 years, do I still love this team?' Then I remembered. The hour-and-a-half drive to Boston from our small Connecticut town always felt like an eternity when on our way to a Sox game. My brother and I, sporting the team's red and ... [Read More…]

Baseball comes up short in ’06

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor While the ACU community was ankle deep in its summer plans, head baseball coach Britt Bonneau put the finishing touches on his tenth-consecutive winning season. Despite finishing second in the conference behind rivals Angelo State and failing to advance past the regional tournament, the Wildcats finished the ... [Read More…]

ACU will host the 2006 LSC Tournament at Crutcher Scott Field on Saturday after finishing second in the south division behind Angelo State.

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Writer The top-ranked Wildcats will be one step closer to their goal of another College World Series berth this weekend if they successfully protect their home turf and win the LSC Postseason Baseball Championship Tournament at Crutcher Scott Field. The conference extended the double elimination tournament to include six ... [Read More…]

Wildcats look to sweep Buffs: In order to win the LSC South Division, the Wildcats need a sweep of West Texas A&M and for Tarleton State to take a few games from Angelo State.

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Writer The No. 4 Wildcats have secured a spot in the LSC tournament with their 11-5 conference record and are in first place in the Southern Central Division II region, but that doesn't mean their final series against West Texas A&M this weekend holds no importance. If the Wildcats want to win the Southern Division of ... [Read More…]

Bonneau gets 400th win with Wildcats: The Wildcats fell a game behind Angelo State in the LSC South after winning three of four against Eastern New Mexico.

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Writer The fourth-ranked Wildcat baseball team continued its successful stride towards the LSC tournament this weekend after winning its fourth out-of-town series in the past five weeks. Despite falling a game behind conference leaders Angelo State, the Wildcats won three out four games against Eastern New Mexico last ... [Read More…]

Baseball pounds Texas-Permian Basin, 21-1

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Writer The nationally ranked Wildcats will continue conference play in New Mexico this weekend after gaining confidence and composure from a 21-1 bashing of non-conference opponent Texas-Permian Basin on April 18. The Wildcats capitalized off seven Permian Basin errors and scored in all but one inning in Tuesday's game. ... [Read More…]

Baseball loses first series in two years

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Writer The Wildcats lost their first four game series of the 2006 season to Cameron University last weekend in what became an uncharacteristic story of missed opportunities. In the last series of the preseason, the Wildcats fell three times to the Cameron Aggies, dropping three spots to No. 6 in the Collegiate Baseball ... [Read More…]

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