ABILENE – ACU continues their home stretch as they host Angelo State Friday and Saturday at Wells Field. The Lone Star Conference series will open with a doubleheader Friday and finish with a single game on Saturday.
ABILENE CHRISTIAN vs. #8 ANGELO STATE
APRIL 9-10, 2010 • ABILENE, TX.
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First Pitch
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Friday: 5:00 p.m. / Saturday: 12:00 p.m.
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Stadium
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Wells Field
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Live Stats
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www.acusports.com
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FIRST PITCH
In the program's 14th season the Wildcats have already lost 22 games, the ninth time in 14 seasons that ACU has lost at least that many games in a season. ... In four of those seasons, however, the Wildcats have posted a winning record. ... With 14 games remaining on the regular-season schedule, ACU will have to go 11-3 the rest of the way just to have a winning regular-season record. ... The Wildcats picked up their first Division win at Texas A&M-Kingsville last weekend taking 1 of 3 … On Tuesday ACU hosted St. Mary's in a non-conference twin bill, who like the Wildcats began the season in the NFCA top 25, but have also since dropped out … The Wildcats split the doubleheader taking game one 12-8 before losing game two in extra innings 4-5
SERIES HISTORY
Angelo State leads the series 26-8 … The Wildcats have had trouble with their South Division rival in the past, however, they have managed to pick up at least one win the series the last two years … The Rambells have been the Wildcats nemesis during the postseason as the two teams have met in the LSC Championship game the past two seasons … ACU is also 0-4 all-time against ASU in the LSC Tournament
Stealing Records
During ACU's LSC series at Texas A&M-Kingsville, junior shortstop Shawna Barrow became the Wildcats' leader in career stolen bases as she swiped four bases to leave the series with 36. ... She's already broken Leisha Johnson's single-season record of 23 in 2008, and now the 36 stolen bases breaks Johnson's record of 32 from 2007-08
UP NEXT
ACU will make a short trip to Stephenville for a three game LSC South Division series with Tarleton State. The Wildcats and TexAnns will play a doubleheader Friday night before finishing the series with a single game on Saturday before returning for a five game home stand.
