The husband-and-wife team of Teddy and Debby Abbott were recently hired by softball head coach Bobby Reeves to serve as assistant coaches. Debby is taking over for Reeves' daughter-in-law as ACU's full-time assistant coach. Teddy is serving as a volunteer assistant coach. Debby worked with Reeves while he coached at Texas Tech University. She has ... [Read More…]

With one swing of the bat, sophomore utility player for Emporia State, Tricia Vogel, ended the Abilene Christian softball team's outstanding season Saturday night on a walk-off grand slam to give No. 17 Emporia State a 5-1 elimination game victory over the Wildcats. The Hornets forced extra innings with a two-strike, two-out run-scoring single by ... [Read More…]

The ACU softball team has made it to the NCAA Division II Championship for the fifth time in eight years and will play No. 17 Emporia State Friday at 4:30 p.m. in Edmond, Okla. The Wildcats (29-16, 15-11) are part of a four team South Central Regional tournament, hosted by University of Central Oklahoma. The Lady Hornets (39-9) will be entering ... [Read More…]

A three-run first inning coupled with missed scoring opportunities played the role of Achilles' heel for the ACU softball team Friday as it lost 5-1 to West Texas A&M in the Lone Star Conference quarterfinals in Denton, TX. For the Wildcats, the game was identified by repeated missed chances, as the team did not score its only run until the ... [Read More…]

Following losing three of its last four regular season games, the Abilene Christian softball team will have a steep hill to climb as the team embarks on the Lone Star Conference postseason tournament this weekend. The Wildcats will first encounter fourth seed and defending conference champion West Texas A&M Friday at 4:30 p.m., and if ACU wins, it ... [Read More…]

The ACU Wildcat softball team avoided a sweep by scoring six runs in the second inning Saturday afternoon en route to an 8-3 win against Midwestern State to salvage the last game of a three-game series in Wichita Falls. The Wildcats had lost the first two games 5-2 and 7-0 in a doubleheader Friday prior to the series finale Saturday, which ... [Read More…]

The No. 12 Angelo State Rambelles scored five runs on five hits and two errors in the sixth inning of Tuesday's game against Abilene Christian and cashed in on a 7-3 victory in San Angelo. A pitcher's duel through the first five innings quickly turned into a slugfest in San Angelo as the Rambelle bats came alive in the bottom of the sixth. With ... [Read More…]

The Abilene Christian softball team split a midweek doubleheader Tuesday with Lone Star Conference rival Angelo State, winning the first game 8-4 and losing the second 7-2. The Wildcats (26-11, 12-7) took advantage of a five-run first inning to beat the No. 12 Rambelles in game one, but dropped the nightcap, surrendering four unearned runs to ... [Read More…]

Thanks to a three-run homerun by Brianna Fowlkes and three stellar outings by pitcher Caitlyn Crain, the ACU softball team walked away with another series victory over Cameron University Friday afternoon. The Wildcats won two of the three games in the series, improving their record to (25-10, 11-6) and moving into a tie for third place in the Lone ... [Read More…]