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Wildcats seek revenge against Bears

March 6, 2014 by Collin Wieder

ACU baseball continues their tough stretch of games this Friday in the UT-Arlington tournament. The Wildcats start off the tournament with a familiar face in Missouri State University. ACU played Missouri State last Friday in the Bourland-Ardoin Classic. The 'Cats were shut out 12-0 and will look to improve on their previous effort. First pitch ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats win in walk-off fashion

March 4, 2014 by Collin Wieder

The ACU baseball team finished the weekend going 1-1 in the Bourland-Ardoin Classic with their third scheduled game against Kansas State being cancelled. The Wildcats started the weekend being shutout by the Missouri State Bears 12-0. The Bears pitching staff only allowed 6 hits with their starter Cody Schumacher pitching seven of the shutout ... [Read More…]

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Baseball to play Missouri, Kansas St. in Bourland-Ardoin Classic

February 27, 2014 by Collin Wieder

ACU baseball returns to the diamond Friday for the Bourland-Ardoin Classic against Missouri State University at 7 p.m. The Wildcats enter the game with a 5-1 overall record while Missouri State enters the game with an impressive early season record of 6-2. The team will look to build on their solid start both offensively and ... [Read More…]

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Spivey eyes big goals for future

February 27, 2014 by Jimmy Isbell

This year's baseball team has only three seniors, and catcher Seth Spivey has made the most of his last season thus far garbed in the purple and white. Ever since he was a little boy he was surrounded by the pastime, and during the holiday season his father and uncle would talk baseball. He might as well have been born on a baseball field. "I ... [Read More…]

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Baseball welcomes Big XII teams

February 27, 2014 by Matthew Sloan

The ACU baseball team will put their 5-1 record to the test this weekend against the defending Big XII champions. The Wildcats announced Monday that they will welcome Kansas State to Crutcher Scott Field, Sunday at 3 p.m. as part of the Bourland-Ardoin Classic. ACU will also play Missouri State Friday night at 7 p.m. and Grand Canyon University ... [Read More…]

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ACU honors Al Scott with two wins

February 25, 2014 by Collin Wieder

The ACU baseball team completed the inaugural Al Scott Memorial Classic with two wins and a loss over the weekend, improving their overall record to 5-1. The Wildcats started the classic by playing against the defending Southland champs, Central Arkansas, on Friday. ACU kept up with the Bears but stranded 12 runners on their way to a 6-4 ... [Read More…]

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Bonneau nears two decades as skipper

February 20, 2014 by Shera Niemirowski

ACU baseball changed 18 years ago when Britt Bonneau stepped onto the field. Bonneau became the head baseball coach at ACU when he was just 26 years old, which had a surprising benefit for him. "I was 25, 26 years old so we had a couple of guys for those first few years, they really impacted me and helped me through a lot of things because we ... [Read More…]

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Baseball puts perfect record to the test

February 20, 2014 by Collin Wieder

The baseball team starts its first game in the Southland Conference against Central Arkansas at 4 p.m. on Friday at Crutcher Scott Field. The game will start the Al Scott Memorial Baseball Classic. The tournament is in honor of late ACU baseball great, Al Scott. who was the main factor in restarting ACU's baseball program in 1991 and a staple in ... [Read More…]

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ACU looks for sweep at the Crutch

February 16, 2014 by Daniel Zepeda

The baseball team took the first two games of their three-game series against Arlington Baptist. Game one finished with the Wildcats on top, 12-2, and game two ended with the Wildcats edging the Patriots 4-2. "Pitching has been the key so far," said head coach Britt Bonneau. "We have had great starts without guys going five-plus innings each. ... [Read More…]

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The return of America’s pastime

February 12, 2014 by Matthew Sloan

The second week in February is circled on just about everyone's calendar for some reason or another. ACU's Sing Song is upon us, Valentine's Day has love in the air and most importantly, Spring training is right around the corner. Baseball fans have been counting down the days since the end of October while they wait patiently for the greatest ... [Read More…]

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