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Five-run inning lifts Warhawks

April 22, 2014 by Collin Wieder

The ACU baseball team ended its nine-game skid this weekend as it took two out of three games in the series against Stephen F. Austin. The Wildcats started off the weekend with a rough 12-8 loss on Thursday night. They had a nice comeback after being down 3-0 early on, but gave up a six-run fifth inning to solidify the loss. The Wildcats hit ... [Read More…]

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ACU suffers sweep to Bearkats

April 15, 2014 by Collin Wieder

The Wildcat baseball team extended their losing streak to five as they dropped all three games this weekend against the Sam Houston State Bearkats. The weekend ended with the 'Cats dropping to 12-20 overall and 2-6 in the Southland, while Sam Houston improved their record to 25-11 overall and 9-6 in conference. ACU started off the weekend ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats struggle at home

April 8, 2014 by Collin Wieder

ACU baseball took a step back this weekend when conference opponent Lamar swept them in a three-game series. The Wildcats opened up the weekend with a close 6-4 loss on Friday. Sophomore starter Joe Gawrieh threw three shutout innings in his first start. The bullpen continued the shutout into the fourth inning when sophomore relief pitcher ... [Read More…]

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‘Cats on prowl for Cards

April 3, 2014 by Collin Wieder

ACU baseball's Southland Conference season started off well this last weekend when the Wildcats won their first Southland Conference series 2-1 over University of Incarnate Word. They head into another series this weekend against Southland opponent, Lamar. ACU enters the game with a 12-13 overall record and a 2-1 Southland record, while Lamar ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats open Southland play strong

April 1, 2014 by Collin Wieder

The first Southland Conference weekend proved to be a good one for the ACU baseball team as they went 2-1 in a three-game series against Incarnate Word. The series win is their first against a Southland Conference opponent. ACU started off the weekend with a rough pitching outing in their first game, giving up 11 runs to the Cardinals. Sophomore ... [Read More…]

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Baseball welcomes UIW to the Crutch

March 28, 2014 by Collin Wieder

The ACU baseball team will host it's first Southland Conference opponent of the year with a familiar face in University of Incarnate Word. ACU enters this weekend with a 10-12 record while Incarnate Word enters with a 6-15 record. The three-game series starts with a game on Friday at 6 p.m. and it begins both team's Southland season. The ... [Read More…]

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The unnecessary need for padded hats

March 25, 2014 by Matthew Sloan

Major League Baseball has approved of a padded baseball cap that will be available for all pitchers who choose to wear them. The cap is designed to protect pitchers from line drives that could seriously injure them. Despite the best efforts of the MLB, it is impossible to keep pitchers safe because of the nature of the game. Standing 60 feet ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats score 13 and 8 against Alabama A&M

March 25, 2014 by Collin Wieder

The Wildcats finished their weekend series in Huntsville with a 1-2 record against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs. ACU started the weekend off with a 13-12 win in the first game of the doubleheader on Saturday and broke their four-game losing streak. The Wildcats rattled off 19 hits and had six different players with two or more hits. Kyle ... [Read More…]

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Baseball set to take on Alabama A&M

March 20, 2014 by Collin Wieder

The ACU Wildcats will travel to Normal, Ala. Saturday for a three-game series against the Bulldogs. The 'Cats are looking to rebound after a tough stretch of games where they lost eight of their previous nine games. A tough schedule over the last few weeks against Div. I opponents should prepare the Wildcats for their first year in the ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats drop two games to East Central

March 18, 2014 by Collin Wieder

The ACU baseball team continued to struggle this weekend as they fell to East Central University Friday and Sunday. The two losses dropped the Wildcats' record to 7-10 on the season. The 'Cats lost 8-3 Friday but showed some promising signs from freshman Gunnar Buhner, who went 3-for-3 during the game. Pitcher Kevin Sheets picked up his ... [Read More…]

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