2017 ACU Softball Quick Facts
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2017 ACU Softball Quick Facts Quick Facts Table of Contents Location .................................................................................. Abilene, Texas 1........................................... Quick Facts/Credits/Table of Contents/Schedule Founded ...............................................................................................1906 2.......................................................................... Head Coach Bobby Reeves Enrollment ...........................................................................................4,910 3............................................................................................ Coaching Staff Nickname ........................................................................................Wildcats 4................................................................................................ 2017 Roster Colors ................................................................................ Purple and White 5-6 ............................................................................ ACU Individual Honors Facility (Capacity) .......................................................Poly Wells Field (1,000) 7...............................................................................................ACU Records Affiliation ..............................................................................NCAA Division I 8-15 .............................................................................. Year-by-Year Results Conference ................................................................................... Southland 16-17 ...................................................... Returning Players’ Career Statistics President .............................................................................Dr. Phil Schubert Athletics Director ....................................................................... Lee De León Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance & Academics / 2017 Schedule Senior Women’s Administrator ................................................... Lisa Gilmore Feb. 10 vs. Iowa San Marcos, Texas 10 a.m. at Texas State San Marcos, Texas 3 p.m. Team Facts Feb. 11 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi San Marcos, Texas 5 p.m. Head Coach .............................................................................Bobby Reeves vs. Texas Tech San Marcos, Texas 7 p.m. Overall Record/Years .......................................................276-318 (.465) / 10 Feb. 12 vs. Iowa San Marcos, Texas 12 p.m. School Record ...................................................................147-153 (.490) / 6 at Texas State San Marcos, Texas 2 p.m. Assistant Coaches .......................................... Ashley Reeves, Heather Barton Volunteer Assistant Coaches .................................. Lyndi Smith, Cara Hoover Feb. 17 vs. Boston College Tucson, Ariz. 9 a.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................................................................12/4 at Arizona Tucson, Ariz. 5 p.m. Starters Returning/Lost .............................................................................9/2 Feb. 18 vs. Ball State Tucson, Ariz. 9 a.m. Newcomers ...............................................................................................10 vs. North Dakota State Tucson, Ariz. 1 p.m. Feb. 19 vs. Drake Tucson, Ariz. 11 a.m. 2016 Season Review Overall Record ...........................................................................26-21 (.553) Feb. 24 Northern Colorado Abilene, Texas 5 p.m. Southland Conference Record | Place ...................................19-8 (.704) | 3rd Prairie View A&M Abilene, Texas 7 p.m. Postseason Play .................................................... Not Eligible for Postseason Feb. 25 Northern Colorado Abilene, Texas 11 a.m. Final Ranking ............................................................................................NR Prairie View A&M Abilene, Texas 3 p.m. Feb. 26 Northern Colorado Abilene, Texas 12 p.m. History First Season of Softball ..........................................................................1997 March 3 vs. Tennessee Tech Stillwater, Okla. 11 a.m. All-Time Record (Years) ...................................................514-456 (.530) / 20 at Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 4 p.m. First Season of Southland Conference Softball ......................................2014 March 4 vs. Northern Iowa Stillwater, Okla. 1:30 p.m. All-Time Southland Conference Record (Years) ......................37-37 (.500) / 3 at Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 4 p.m. First Season of Lone Star Conference Softball ........................................1997 March 5 vs. Tennessee Tech Stillwater, Okla. 10 a.m. All-Time Lone Star Conference Record (Years) .................171-166 (.507) / 17 Lone Star Conference South Division Titles ..............1997, 2000, 2006, 2009 March 7 Texas Tech Abilene, Texas 6 p.m. Lone Star Conference Tournament Appearances ........................................... March 10 * Southeastern La. Abilene, Texas 5 p.m. .............................1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013 * Southeastern La. Abilene, Texas 7 p.m. Lone Star Conference Tournament Record .................................15-16 (.484) March 11 * Southeastern La. Abilene, Texas 12 p.m. NCAA Championship Appearances .........................2005, 2006, 2009, 2012 March 17 * at Northwestern State Natchitoches, La. 5 p.m. NCAA Championship Record .......................................................6-10 (.375) March 18 * at Northwestern State Natchitoches, La. 12 p.m. * at Northwestern State Natchitoches, La. 12 p.m. ACU Athletics Media Relations March 24 * at Houston Baptist Houston, Texas 1 p.m. Associate Athletics Director of Athletics Media Relations ............................... * at Houston Baptist Houston, Texas 1 p.m. ............................................................................................... Lance Fleming March 25 * at Houston Baptist Houston, Texas 12 p.m. Assistant Director of Media Relations / Softball SID .................Chris Macaluso March 29 at Baylor Waco, Texas 6 p.m. Office Phone ...........................................................325/674-6171 March 31 * Texas A&M-Corpus-Christi Abilene, Texas 5 p.m. e-mail .................................................................cjm11a@acu.edu April 1 * Texas A&M-Corpus-Christi Abilene, Texas 5 p.m. Social Media * Texas A&M-Corpus-Christi Abilene, Texas 5 p.m. Web Site ..................................................................... www.ACUSports.com April 5 at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas 6 p.m. Facebook ..................................................................................... ACUSports April 7 * Nicholls Abilene, Texas 6 p.m. Twitter ..................................................................ACUSports | ACU_Softball April 8 * Nicholls Abilene, Texas 12 p.m. YouTube ...................................................................................ACUAthletics * Nicholls Abilene, Texas 2 p.m. April 14 * at Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas 4 p.m. Credits * at Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas 6 p.m. The 2017 ACU softball record book was edited by Chris Macaluso, Assistant April 15 * at Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas 12 p.m. Director of Athletics Media Relations. Photography provided by Steve April 19 North Texas Abilene, Texas 6 p.m. Butman, Jeremy Enlow and Gary Rhodes. April 21 * at Sam Houston State Huntsville, Texas 3 p.m. * at Sam Houston State Huntsville, Texas 3 p.m. April 22 * at Sam Houston State Huntsville, Texas 5 p.m. April 28 * Central Arkansas Abilene, Texas 5 p.m. * Central Arkansas Abilene, Texas 7 p.m. April 29 * Central Arkansas Abilene, Texas 12 p.m. May 5 * Stephen F. Austin Abilene, Texas 7 p.m. May 6 * Stephen F. Austin Abilene, Texas 2 p.m. * Stephen F. Austin Abilene, Texas 4 p.m. 2017 Softball Records Book 1 Head Coach Bobby Reeves Entering the 2016-17 school year, Abilene Hedrick, meanwhile, finished among the league’s top-10 leaders in Christian head softball coach Bobby four categories: slugging percentage (.652), home runs (12), runs Reeves will be at the start of his seventh scored (41), and triples (2). season with the Wildcats. Reeves’ ACU teams recorded three consecutive winning Prior to his arrival at ACU Reeves spent two seasons as the assistant seasons from 2011-13 under his expertise, coach at Harding University in Searcy, Ark., helping the Bison to a and in 2016 – the Wildcats surprised many combined record of 57-49 over those two seasons. In 2009, Harding in the Southland Conference by finishing finished 32-25 and reached the Gulf South Conference Tournament. third of 12 schools with a 19-8 record. After serving as an assistant coach at Texas Tech from 1997-99 Four of Reeves’ players received league when the Lady Raiders went a combined 115-79-1, Reeves went to postseason honors at the end of 2016. Texas State in 2000 where he led the Lady Bobcats to a 35-24 record Junior center fielder Taylor Brown and in his only season there. The 35-24 record was the best record in the sophomore shortstop Peyton Hedrick were second team selections. 16-year history of the program. Hannah Null rebounded from missing all of 2015 with an injury to make the conference’s third team and utility player Holly Neese was Reeves was then hired as the head softball coach at Texas Tech a honorable mention. where he served from 2001-04. He finished his four seasons there with a 94-111 mark, including a 37-24 mark in 2001 that included Brown,