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With the Zips down 4-2 in the final inning, sophomore infielder Dom Iero clubbed a two-run sacrifice fly to knot the game before a single off the bat of sophomore catcher Brian Lees plated the go-ahead run to lift the University of Akron baseball team to a 5-4 victory over Charlotte on Sunday at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Deji Ibitayo gave Akron an early lead in overtime, but the Zips would go four minutes without a point, to drop their third-straight game. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

AKRON, Ohio - In a showdown between the top two teams in the Mid-American Conference's Eastern Division, it was Ohio (21-4, 12-2 MAC) who came into James A. Rhodes Arena and limited Akron (19-6, 9-5 MAC) to its lowest-point output of the season en route to a 71-55 triumph past the Zips on Saturday, Feb. 21. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron baseball team played errorless baseball as it battled through a pair of pitchers' duels to split its twinbill against Charlotte on Saturday afternoon. The Zips took game one, 2-1 and suffered a seven-inning 1-0 loss in the second game at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Frigid weather didn’t stop the University of Akron women’s tennis team from picking up a pair of wins on Friday at the LaTuchie Tennis Center. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron men's and women's track and field teams each registered dual-meet victories over Youngstown State at the Zips Invitational on Friday, Feb. 20, at the Stile Athletics Field House. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

In the finale of a three-game homestand, Akron welcomes Mid-American Conference leader Ohio to James A. Rhodes Arena for a 5 p.m. tilt on Saturday, Feb. 21. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The No. 13 University of Akron Rifle team will split to head south to compete in the two matches-- NCAA Qualifying meet and NRA Sectional match-- this weekend. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Zips and RedHawks will meet for the first time this season following the women's game vs. Ohio. Tip off is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Due to forecast changes in Charlotte, N.C., the University of Akron baseball team has moved Saturday's series-opening doubleheader against Charlotte to a 12 p.m. start time at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

This week's show features WBB's Play4Kay Game, rifle's NCAA Qualifier preparation, and WTR's Claudia Garcia Jou. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron women's basketball team is set to entertain Ohio on Saturday, Feb. 21, in a 5 p.m. contest at the James A. Rhodes Arena that will serve as the Zips' Multiple Sclerosis Awareness game to benefit the Oak Clinic. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Director of Athletics Tom Wistrcill talks about Hall of Fame Weekend, rifle's one-point victory to win the WIRC championship and more. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Following the cancellation of Friday's game, the University of Akron baseball team will open its three-game series at Charlotte on Saturday, Feb. 21 in a doubleheader at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

In its final preparation for the upcoming Mid-American Conference Championship, Feb. 27-28, the nationally-ranked Akron men's and women's track and field teams return to the track at the Stile Athletics Field House this Friday, Feb. 20, to host the Zips Invitational. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Toledo's Julius Brown hit a jumper with 1.7 seconds remaining to give the Rockets the two-point win. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron track and field program garnered recognition for the Zips' efforts this season as the squad earned a pair of top-20 national finishes in the final men's and women's collegiate indoor dual meet rankings of 2015, as compiled by Jesse Squire for Track and Field News. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women’s tennis team returns to the LaTuchie Tennis Center in Stow with two matches on Friday, Feb. 20. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Due to winter weather, the University of Akron baseball team has cancelled its Friday series opener at Charlotte. The remainder of the weekend schedule remains unchanged. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

David Suntup reviews all the Zips' action. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The 2015 Akron Baseball Media Guide is now available online. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Zips and the Rockets will face off for the second time this season, with tip off set for 7 p.m. ET. The game will air live on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel & ESPN3. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron track and field standouts junior Shawn Barber (Kingwood, Texas), senior Claudia Garcia Jou (Barcelona, Spain.) and sophomore Clayton Murphy (New Paris, Ohio) were tabbed by the Mid-American Conference as the MAC Men's and Women'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 (Bowling Green, Ohio) was named the Mid-American Conference Pitcher of the Week for the East Division. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron junior pole vaulter Shawn Barber (Kingwood, Texas) added another impressive chapter to his ever-burgeoning resume smashing his own collegiate and national-leading record at the Tyson Invitational last Saturday, Feb. 14, en route to being named the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as its Division I Male National Athlete of the Week for the second-consecutive week, the organization announced on Monday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com