There are some great college baseball teams here in Abilene, and right now the best of the three is Abilene Christian University. The Wildcats (19-5) rode a nine-game winning streak into a two-game series against a perennial D-II power, No. 10 Delta State, and have moved up to No. 7 in Collegiate Baseball’s weekly poll.

The Wildcats lost both of their games at Delta State, but will be home to take on Cameron at 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday (the games were moved from Friday/Saturday) in a pair of doubleheaders.

And now we get to the crux of this post ... the stands will be relatively empty. Crutcher Scott is a great place to watch baseball. ACU is, right now, one of the best Division II teams in the country, and the Wildcats seem to be getting better. If you’re a baseball fan — I’m not, to be honest, but I hear they’re out there — get out there and catch a game or two.

There is a small but vocal group of fans that shows up regularly at Crutcher Scott but, as good as these young men are, it should be larger. Another reason there should be a larger attendance figure is the simple fact that, thanks to MasterScapes, there is no cost to attend an ACU baseball game. MasterScapes has covered gate fees for several years at ACU, meaning family friendly weekend entertainment is available 100 percent free.

It's spring break, so many of the students won’t start filing back into the dorms until Sunday afternoon. There ought to be plenty of seats available. Grab one — or two — and treat yourself to a great afternoon.

(Or two).

* If you’d like to get involved with ACU baseball or the 9th Scholarship Fund, get in touch with “fan extraordinaire” Cathy Haught at cathyhaught@mac.com.