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Check out features on men's golf Yann Pfeiffer's special skills, the dog that retrieves foul balls, and baseball's signal calling in this week's show. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Director of Athletics Tom Wistrcill previews the first MAC championship event of the spring, wraps up spring Football and more. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The three-game set begins on Friday, April 24, with a 6 p.m. first pitch and will continue on Saturday at 3 p.m. The series will conclude on Sunday with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron senior women’s tennis player Olga Shkundina (Ufa, Russia) was named the 2015 recipient of the Leann Grimes Davidge Sportsmanship Award, the Mid-American Conference announced on Thursday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Redshirt senior infielder and right-handed pitcher Matt LaRocca is one of 36 players being considered for the 2015 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award by the National College Baseball Hall of Fame. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Starting at just $25, the Zips Volleyball Camps feature a number of different programs for players of various skill levels. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron softball returns to Lee R. Jackson Field to close out MAC play at home. UA hosts Miami (Ohio) in a twinbill on Friday, April 24 at 1 p.m. The Zips host MAC West leader Ball State in single MAC games on Saturday, April 25, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, April 26, at 1 p.m. Prior to Saturday's game, the five members of the Senior Class will be honored.Sunday's game has been designated as the Zips' Strike Out Cancer game. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron men's soccer team is set to conclude it spring exhibition campaign this Sunday, April 26, as the Zips welcome VCU to FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field for a pair of matches at 5 and 7 p.m. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Zips will take the course on Friday, with tee times starting at 8:50 a.m. ET. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron football team will play Clemson University on Sept. 19, 2020, Director of Athletics Tom Wistrcill and head coach Terry Bowden announced on Thursday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Among one of the most-talented gathering of pole vaulters in the United States during the 2015 outdoor campaign, Akron junior pole vaulter Shawn Barber (Kingwood, Texas) surpassed 17-6.50 (5.35m) to finish tied for third at the Drake Relays Street Vault on Wednesday, April 22. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women’s soccer team, under the guidance of first-year head coach Noreen Herlihy, finished its spring exhibition play at 3-0-1. In their final spring outings, the Zips shut out Tiffin University, 6-0, and Ursuline, 5-0. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The honor is the second for McAdams, who earned Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention honors during the 2013-14 season, and the first for Kretzer. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron track and field team is set to participate in a trio of meets this week traveling to compete at the Ashland Alumni Open, Drake and Hillsdale Relays. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

David Suntup recaps all the Zips' weekly events. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron baseball’s game with Canisius, scheduled for today, Wednesday, April 22, has been postponed because of weather. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron softball's doubleheader with Dayton today has been cancelled because of weather. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

A bases-clearing, three-run double from sophomore infielder Dom Iero in the bottom of the third inning sparked the University of Akron's offense as it posted a pair of three-run innings and 12 total hits to cruise past Western Michigan, 7-4, at All Pro Freight Stadium on Tuesday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron softball returns home to host Dayton in non-conference action on Wednesday, April 22, at 3 p.m. at Lee R. Jackson Field. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Thanks to a career-low round, George Baylis finished tied for fourth place on Tuesday. Four Zips competed in the event as individuals. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women's basketball program will commemorate its 2014-15 campaign at its year-end celebration on Friday, May 1 on the FirstMerit Foundation Club Level (fifth floor) of InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron track and field standouts senior Claudia Garcia Jou (Barcelona, Spain) and sophomore Clayton Murphy (New Paris, Ohio) were tabbed by the Mid-American Conference as the MAC Women's and Men's Track and Field Athletes of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron junior Erin Seiler was named the Mid-American Conference Pitcher of the Week for the East Division for the fourth time this season, the league announced on Tuesday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron will take on Western Michigan on Tuesday in a non-conference tilt at 3 p.m. at All-Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, Ohio as the home team, before returning to Lee R. Jackson Field to host Canisius (18-22) on Wednesday at 3 p.m. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

George Baylis is tied for 13th place while J.B. Williams is tied for 24th place to lead four Akron individuals. The Zips did not post a team score. View the full article at www.GoZips.com