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Abilene Christian Wildcats baseball

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Abilene Christian Wildcats
2023 Abilene Christian Wildcats baseball team
ACU Wildcats wordmark.svg
UniversityAbilene Christian University
Head coachRick McCarty (5th season)
ConferenceWAC
Southwest Division
LocationAbilene, Texas
Home stadiumCrutcher Scott Field
(Capacity: 4,000)
NicknameWildcats
ColorsPurple and white[1]
   
College World Series appearances
Division II: 2003
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division II: 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
Conference tournament champions
Lone Star: 1993, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010
Regular season conference champions
Lone Star: 1993, 1996, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Southland: 2021

The Abilene Christian Wildcats baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Western Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Crutcher Scott Field in Abilene, Texas. The Wildcats are currently coached by Rick McCarty.

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Abilene Christian University

Abilene Christian University

Abilene Christian University (ACU) is a private Christian university in Abilene, Texas. It was founded in 1906 as Childers Classical Institute. ACU is one of the largest private universities in the Southwestern United States and has one of the 200 largest university endowments in the United States. Affiliated with Churches of Christ, the university is nationally recognized for excellence in service learning, undergraduate research, and undergraduate teaching.

Abilene, Texas

Abilene, Texas

Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan statistical area, which had an estimated population of 169,893, as of 2016. Abilene is home to three Christian universities: Abilene Christian University, McMurry University, and Hardin–Simmons University. It is the county seat of Taylor County. Dyess Air Force Base is located on the west side of the city.

Western Athletic Conference

Western Athletic Conference

The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) is an NCAA Division I conference. The WAC covers a broad expanse of the western United States with member institutions located in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, and Texas.

National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The organization is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

NCAA Division I

NCAA Division I

NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athletic powers, with large budgets, more elaborate facilities and more athletic scholarships than Divisions II and III as well as many smaller schools committed to the highest level of intercollegiate competition.

Rick McCarty

Rick McCarty

Rick Lee McCarty is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Abilene Christian Wildcats baseball team. McCarty played baseball for the Murray State Racers baseball team and John A. Logan College while obtaining a degree. He achieved his master's degree while coaching for the Delta State University baseball team.

Crutcher Scott Field

Crutcher Scott Field, 2019.
Crutcher Scott Field, 2019.

Crutcher Scott Field is a 4,000-seat baseball stadium located in Abilene, Texas. Built between 1990 and 1991, it hosted the Abilene Prairie Dogs from 1995 to 1999 and is the current home of the Abilene Christian Wildcats baseball team. Located on the campus of Abilene Christian University, its seating is entirely metal, with a combination of fold down chairs and benches.[3]

Major League Baseball

Abilene Christian has had 9 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[4]

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Detroit Tigers

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Cincinnati Reds

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Baltimore Orioles

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New York Mets

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St. Louis Cardinals

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Milwaukee Brewers

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Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay Rays

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Texas Rangers (baseball)

Texas Rangers (baseball)

The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Rangers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. In 2020, the Rangers moved to the new Globe Life Field in Arlington after having played at Globe Life Park from 1994 to 2019. The team's name derives from a historic law enforcement agency.

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Abilene Prairie Dogs

Shotwell Stadium

Abilene Christian Wildcats

Abilene Christian Wildcats football

Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball

Abilene Christian Wildcats softball

2013 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball

2014 Abilene Christian Wildcats baseball team

Poly Wells Field

Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium

2021 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

2021 Abilene Christian Wildcats baseball team

2022 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
See also
References
  1. ^ Abilene Christian University Branding and Editorial Style Guide. July 1, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Abilene Christian Wildcats". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  3. ^ Crutcher Scott Field – Abilene, Texas
  4. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Abilene Christian University (Abilene, TX)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
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