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Belton, TX – The match came down to the final singles match on the court and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor women’s tennis team could not dig its way out of an early hole in a 5-4 loss to Methodist University Thursday afternoon in Belton. The loss drops the UMHB women to 5-3 on the season. The Monarchs improve to 7-2 on the year with the victory. ]]>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:17:49 GMThttp://www.cruathletics.com/news/2010/3/11/BB_0311103252.aspxhttp://www.cruathletics.com/news/2010/3/11/BB_0311103252.aspxBaseball

Belton, TX – University of Mary Hardin-Baylor baseball player Joseph Villegas has been named Division III National Player of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association for the week ending March 7th. Villegas, a senior outfielder from Hays High School, batted a blistering .800 over four games last week, going 12-15 at the plate. He also walked a couple of times to post an on-base percentage of .824 and slugged 1.333 for the week. Villegas drove in nine runs and scored six more with a double, two triples and a home run among his 12 hits. He had a five-hit game and a four-hit game. Villegas also broke the ASC career triples record when he hit the 17th triple of his career on Saturday. Villegas broke the previous mark of 16 set by McMurry’s Albert Carrizales. Villegas also tied the UMHB career doubles mark of 42 held by Matt Pullen. ]]>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:31:19 GMThttp://www.cruathletics.com/news/2010/3/10/BB_0310104644.aspxhttp://www.cruathletics.com/news/2010/3/10/BB_0310104644.aspxBaseball

Abilene, TX – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor baseball team could not overcome sloppy fielding and solid Marietta College pitching as the Cru lost to the Pioneers 10-2 in a non-conference game Wednesday afternoon in Abilene. The loss evens UMHB’s record at 8-8 on the season. Marietta, ranked 15th in the country, improves to 5-2 on the year with the victory. ]]>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:41:19 GMThttp://www.cruathletics.com/news/2010/3/10/BB_0310105110.aspxhttp://www.cruathletics.com/news/2010/3/10/BB_0310105110.aspxBaseball

Belton, TX – University of Mary Hardin-Baylor baseball player Joseph Villegas has been named to the College Baseball Foundation’s “National All Star Lineup” for the week ending March 7th. Villegas, a senior outfielder from Hays High School, batted a blistering .800 over four games last week, going 12-15 at the plate. He also walked a couple of times to post an on-base percentage of .824 and slugged 1.333 for the week. Villegas drove in nine runs and scored six more with a double, two triples and a home run among his 12 hits. He had a five-hit game and a four-hit game. Villegas also broke the ASC career triples record when he hit the 17th triple of his career on Saturday. Villegas broke the previous mark of 16 set by McMurry’s Albert Carrizales. Villegas also tied the UMHB career doubles mark of 42 held by Matt Pullen. ]]>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:49:23 GMThttp://www.cruathletics.com/news/2010/3/9/BB_0309104056.aspxhttp://www.cruathletics.com/news/2010/3/9/BB_0309104056.aspxBaseball

Belton, TX – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor baseball team never recovered from Robert Morris’ five-run fifth inning as the Cru dropped a 16-8 decision to the Eagles Tuesday afternoon in Belton. The loss drops UMHB to 8-7 on the season. Robert Morris improves to 6-1 on the year with the victory. ]]>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:36:40 GMThttp://www.cruathletics.com/news/2010/3/9/BB_0309103523.aspxhttp://www.cruathletics.com/news/2010/3/9/BB_0309103523.aspxBaseball

Belton, TX – Today’s University of Mary Hardin-Baylor vs. Robert Morris baseball game has been delayed 30 minutes due to the wet grounds at Red Murff Field. The game will now start at 2:30 PM. ]]>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:34:22 GMThttp://www.cruathletics.com/news/2010/3/8/BB_0308101516.aspxhttp://www.cruathletics.com/news/2010/3/8/BB_0308101516.aspxBaseball

Belton, TX – University of Mary Hardin-Baylor baseball player Joseph Villegas has been named American Southwest Conference West Division Hitter of the Week for the week ending March 7th. Villegas, a senior outfielder from Hays High School, batted a blistering .800 over four games last week, going 12-15 at the plate. He also walked a couple of times to post an on-base percentage of .824 and slugged 1.333 for the week. Villegas drove in nine runs and scored six more with a double, two triples and a home run among his 12 hits. He had a five-hit game and a four-hit game. Villegas also broke the ASC career triples record when he hit the 17th triple of his career on Saturday. Villegas broke the previous mark of 16 set by McMurry’s Albert Carrizales. Villegas also tied the UMHB career doubles mark of 42 held by Matt Pullen. ]]>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:12:16 GMThttp://www.cruathletics.com/news/2010/3/6/SB_0306102122.aspxhttp://www.cruathletics.com/news/2010/3/6/SB_0306102122.aspxSoftball

Farmer’s Branch, TX – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor softball team battled back for a 6-2 victory over U.T.-Dallas to salvage a split on the final day of the American Southwest Conference First Pitch Tournament Saturday in Farmer’s Branch. The Cru had opened the day with a 3-1 loss to U.T.-Tyler. The Cru is now 3-5 on the season following Saturday’s split. ]]>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:19:56 GMThttp://www.cruathletics.com/news/2010/3/6/BB_0306102608.aspxhttp://www.cruathletics.com/news/2010/3/6/BB_0306102608.aspxBaseball

Belton, TX – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor baseball team jumped out to an early lead and then stretched it out from there for a game two victory and a split of a doubleheader with U.T.-Dallas Saturday afternoon in Belton. The Cru won game two 12-4 after dropping a 14-10 decision in game one. UMHB is now 8-6 on the season. UTD moves to 8-4 on the year. ]]>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:24:41 GMThttp://www.cruathletics.com/news/2010/3/6/MTEN_0306104414.aspxhttp://www.cruathletics.com/news/2010/3/6/MTEN_0306104414.aspxMen's Tennis, Women's Tennis

Alpine, TX – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men’s and women’s tennis teams returned to American Southwest Conference West Division play in style, sweeping dual matches from Sul Ross State University Saturday morning in Alpine. The Cru men posted a 9-0 victory while the women won by an 8-1 count. Both the Cru men and women improve to 5-2 overall and 2-0 in the ASC West on the spring with the victories. ]]>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:43:12 GMT