Zips Today 4-5-24

The Akron Softball team is near the top of the standing!

Episode Transcript

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This is since today a look atUniversity of Akron Athletics. Here's your host,
Dave Scoset refurbished Lee Jackson Field hostsa major event, and the Akron
softball team is near the top ofthe MAC standings. We're coming up on
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is the official auto partner of AkronAthletics Go Zips. The Akron Track and
Field program is hosting the Northeast OhioOpen at Lee Jackson Field today and tomorrow.
It's the first invitational held at thefacility since it was completely refurbished less

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than two years ago. Eight schoolswill be represented and will compete in a
total of thirty five events. CircleK is feeling Wins for Zips fans,
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University of Akron students, fans,and circle K. Tonight is Zaresa's Division
One College basketball All Star Game.It's part of the Final Four weekend in

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Phoenix. Akronmen's basketball senior Enrique Freemanwill be on the West squad. Freeman
was named the Mid American Conference Playerfor the US Last month, he was
one of five finalists for the CarlMalone Award and finished his career third on
akrons all time scoring list. Listedat six foot seven, Freeman was asked
during the season what it takes tobe effective against taller post players who are

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sometimes seven feet tall or bigger.Definitely be more fundamentally sound. I have
to shot fake. I have tomake sure I get good English to score
because they're great shot blockers. SoI think the first step is respecting my
opponent and then finding good English toscore and using my shot fakes as my
advantage. They're good shot blockers,so they're trying to block my shot,
so just that being fundamentally sound.Tonight's All Star Game begains at six thirty.

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It can be seen on CBS SportsNetwork, and the Akron Softball team
enters the weekend third in the MidAmerican Conference standings. They'll begin a three
game series at Bowling Green with adoubleheader tomorrow. The zip's next home game
is Tuesday against Pittsburgh. You've beenlistening to Zips Today presented by Bryant heaty
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get your podcast. I'm Dave Scotonon six for whl O