ABILENE, Texas (Feb. 13, 2026) (Interstat) — Abilene Christian scored seven unanswered runs to defeat Saint Thomas (Minn.) 7-1 in both teams’ season opener Friday evening at Kimbrell Arena. The Tommies took a 1-0 lead in the third inning on an RBI single by Recchio, but the Wildcats tied it in the fifth on Payne’s single. Abilene Christian took the lead for good on Gray’s RBI single in the sixth, then broke open the game with a three-run seventh inning, aided by a Saint Thomas error, and added three more in the eighth. Wildcats pitchers limited Saint Thomas to four hits. Abilene Christian begins the season 1-0, while Saint Thomas starts 0-1. The teams conclude their series Sunday.