ACU tops No. 12 TCU The Abilene Christian University baseball team (13-11) marked their first win over a top-25 team in program history on March 29. ACU previously fell to Texas Christian University but caused an upset by marking the highest profile win the history of the program. The fourth inning was the start of […]
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Golf rules: A beginner’s guide to golf
Golf can be tricky to understand, so The Banner put together a quick guide to understand the basics. The official rule book is 100 pages long, so if you want to be knowledgeable without reading the rulebook, these tips from Golf Digest should help. It is important to note that you may not ask your […]
Golf teams tee up for first fall competitions
The men’s and women’s golf teams at California Baptist University have returned to fall competition for the first time since fall 2019. The men’s team tied for tenth place in its first tournament of the season, while the women’s team finished second. “My expectations for the first tournament were to represent the team and CBU […]
WAC headlines
Sam Houston in FCS The new Western Athletic Conference member Sam Houston State University has garnered attention in the latest Football Championship Subdivision polls. They are ranked first in the STATS Perform Top 25 and AFCA Top 25 polls. Fellow WAC member Stephen F. Austin State Universty also received votes in the AFCA and STATS […]
Golf team debunks misconceptions
Certain sports at California Baptist University are more fast paced compared to other sports; however, despite their hard work and dedication to representing CBU at the highest level of NCAA competition, men’s golf requires greater patience. Despite the seeming lack of action in the sport of collegiate golf, the golfers and coaches at CBU put […]
Golf teams looks to finish strong
Coming into the spring season in the second of half of the 2020 semester, the California Baptist University’s men and women’s golf teams are set to finish strong in all its tournaments. The women’s team finished second Feb. 22 at the Grand Canyon Spring Invite in Phoenix, and the men’s team tied for sixth Feb. […]
Lancer golf readies for championship
California Baptist University women’s golf team is coming to the end of the season and will compete April 18 in the Western Athletic Conference Championship in Lakewood, Wash. Marc Machado, head coach of women’s golf, said the opponents in this tournament will be some of the toughest ones the team has faced. “Grand Canyon University […]
Golf steps up DI tourneys
California Baptist University’s men’s and women’s golf teams started their spring season Feb. 11. With men finishing fourth at The Farms Intercolligiate in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., and the women finishing seventh at the Battle of the Rock tournament in Riverside. “That was probably the best tournament we have had in the Division I era,” […]
Golf coach Brown honored with college Hall of Fame induction
TL Brown, head coach of men’s golf, was inducted to the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Hall of Fame. “To get that honor, it makes me very proud of where the program has gone,” Brown said. Brown started his coaching career at South Mountain Community College and he said he is grateful for the opportunity […]
Wang wins WAC Golfer of the Month
Women’s golf team captain at California Baptist University, Erica Wang, was named Western Athletic Conference Golfer of the Month after a strong start to the season. Wang, senior business administration major, has played for CBU for the past four years and currently holds the 18-hole program record of 66, which is 6-under-par, that she set […]