Abilene Christian Wildcats baseball

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Abilene Christian Wildcats
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University Abilene Christian University
Head coach Rick McCarty (6th season)
Conference WAC
Southwest Division
Location Abilene, Texas
Home stadium Crutcher Scott Field
(Capacity: 4,000)
Nickname Wildcats
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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Crutcher Scott Field

Crutcher Scott Field, 2019. Abilene Christian University June 2019 37 (Crutcher Scott Field).jpg
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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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.