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Baseball, softball fields get facelifts

January 13, 2016 by Savanah Silva

As students make their way back for the beginning of the Spring semester, construction crews have been hard at work while the campus was quiet. Baseball's Crutcher Scott Field, along with softball's Poly Wells Field have been receiving a face-lift since November. ACU joined forces with AstroTurf to replace the grass and dirt on both fields ... [Read More…]

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Baseball signs nine talents for 2017

November 19, 2015 by Max Preston

Head baseball coach Britt Bonneau announced last week that ACU signed nine standout players to add to the 2016-2017 roster. The players include one from Abilene Wylie and two from Coppell High School, a team favored to win this year's 6A state championship. "This signing class fills a lot of needs for our team," Bonneau said. "We'll have more ... [Read More…]

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The Crutch undergoes change to Astroturf

November 5, 2015 by Daniel Zepeda

Crutcher Scott Field, home of the ACU baseball team, will have Astroturf covering the entire field for the 2016 season. The change to turf offers several advantages for the Wildcats, primarily, a field that does not require maintenance in the dry environment of West Texas. "With Astroturf, there is no field maintenance or stress about how the ... [Read More…]

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Several sports add new faces to coaching staffs

August 30, 2015 by Savanah Silva

Many new faces have arrived on campus since the start of the new school year. Among those are new coaches that vary to nearly every sports at ACU. Five programs added to their coaching staff over the summer, many of them being assistant positions, with the exception of one. Erika Lambert was brought on to join the women's basketball program ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Baseball, Men's Basketball, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer

Bonneau joins 700 club with sweep of Privateers

May 5, 2015 by Collin Wieder

ACU baseball headlined the weekend with its first sweep of the 2015 season as Head Coach Britt Bonneau surpassed 700 career wins against the Southland Conference's New Orleans Privateers. The Wildcats improved to 13-31 overall and 11-13 in the Southland conference, good enough for eighth in the conference. The Privateers moved to 15-33 overall ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats aim for milestone win for Bonneau

April 30, 2015 by Collin Wieder

The Wildcats hit the road to take on last-place conference opponent University of New Orleans for a three-game series this weekend. The Wildcats enter the series with a 10-31 overall record and 8-13 conference record while the New Orleans Privateers enter 15-30 overall and 3-18 in conference. Head coach Britt Bonneau - in his 19th season as ... [Read More…]

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‘Cats can’t find offense against SFA

April 28, 2015 by Collin Wieder

ACU baseball struggled through the weekend, losing the Southland series to Stephen F. Austin University, two games to one. The Wildcats moved to 10-31 overall on the season and 8-13 in conference. The Lumberjacks improved to 15-27 overall and 9-14 in conference. The 'Cats opened with a tough 7-6 loss Saturday to start the weekend. ACU's ... [Read More…]

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Baseball looks to win against lowly ‘Jacks

April 23, 2015 by Collin Wieder

ACU baseball will travel to Stephen F. Austin University Friday for the chance to move up to the middle of the Southland Conference standings. The Wildcats enter this weekend's three-game series with an overall record of 9-29 and 7-11 in the Southland. SFA comes in with a 13-26 overall record and a 7-13 conference record. ACU is coming off a ... [Read More…]

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Baseball snaps losing streak in walk off fashion

April 21, 2015 by Collin Wieder

The Wildcats ended their weather-delayed weekend series against Sam Houston State in walk-off fashion. After freshman outfielder Taylor Fajardo sent the game into extra innings with a two-run homer to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth, junior shortstop Kyle Carroll needed just one pitch to give the Wildcats a one-run win with a solo home ... [Read More…]

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Baseball drops two against Nations’ best

April 16, 2015 by Collin Wieder

ACU baseball couldn't catch a break this week as they dropped two games to two top-25 opponents, Texas Tech and Texas A&M, by just one run. The Wildcats started off the week with a rematch against the Texas Tech Red Raiders Tuesday in front a crowd of about 1,600. ACU lost to the Red Raiders earlier in the season 6-5 after a thrilling ... [Read More…]

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