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Not scoring any runs in bottom of the 6th with bases loaded and 0 outs shifted the momentum of the game. Tough loss to end the season.

Zips now trail 7-6 going to the bottom of the 7th. Zips down to their last 3 outs.

Zips added two more runs in the bottom of the 5th. Also had bases loaded with 0 outs in the bottom of the 6th but couldn't get anything in play after that (3 consecutive strikeouts). Zips lead 6-1 going to the top of the 7th. They just need 3 outs to defeat the #11 team in the country (some have them ranked #14, but there is one that has them at #11 and that's the one NCAA is using on live stats).

Going to the 5th inning, Zips lead Virginia Tech 4-1. Winner moves on to play host LSU in the regional championship game at 2pm ET tomorrow.

If they did it that way, then yes. But I assume some 4ths were placed geographically and not by seeding.

Don't you mean the Racers get LSU? 🤦‍♂️

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First named that I thought of was Brian Jankowski. A Strongsville native who was a volunteer assistant at Akron in 2010 and 2011 under Chris Pfau. Jankowski is currently the associate head coach at Ohio State. This program needs someone from NE Ohio that has D1 experience.

IPacers.com blog did a post for everyone's summer league debut and gave them a grade. Here is their grade & write up on Enrique. Link to full blog https://ipacers.com/2024/07/13/pacers-summer-league-grades-jarace-walker-shines-but-indiana-loses-sloppy-opener/ Enrique Freeman = A- Speaking of hard play, Enrique Freeman has a relentless motor. He played 17 minutes and I’m not sure he ever stopped running at full speed. He immediately made a huge play as soon as he entered the game with a phenomenal block even with the offensive player trying to his off arm to push off the Pacers rookie from making the play. Amazingly this wasn’t even his best block of the game as he erased a potential highlight dunk with a perfectly timed jump and clean swat of the ball that turned into a Pacers transition opportunity. Freeman doesn’t stop hustling and looks like a pure energy big. He wasn’t perfect on the perimeter on defense but moved his feet well and always made an effort to get back into the play when beat. He scored 7 points (3 of 4) with a strong tip dunk and a nice hook shot that may serve him well in the G-League even if he doesn’t get many opportunities to showcase his post game in the NBA. He added 5 rebounds, an assist, and a steal to go with those two emphatic blocks as well. I was really impressed with his relentless spirit and high energy during his time on the floor. In the first half, he had strongly outplayed Tshiebwe, who bounced back with a big second half performance.

Indiana Pacers Summer League Schedule July 12 vs Brooklyn, 8:00pm = NBA TV / ESPN+ July 14 vs Minnesota, 5:30pm = NBA TV / ESPN+ July 16 vs Phoenix, 4:00pm = ESPNU / ESPN+ July 18 vs Denver, 4:30pm = ESPN2 / ESPN+ I believe the start times are based off Eastern Time Zone. If someone can confirm that, much appreciated.

That's fair. With my work schedule, I primarily listen to podcasts on my 90 mile round trip drive for work every day. Occasionally, I'll listen to morning radio on my way home from work, but normally I'm putting a podcast on (like Diary of a CEO is one I frequently put on), or if I find a 20 minute or so video that I can listen to sports wise, I may put it on if I'm stopping halfway to or from work for gas or something. So my bad if I missed those then. I should clarify the media I've listened to, where there is nothing ultimate (the show is called ultimate cleveland sports show) about it (although because some people got on them yesterday about no mention of the local kid, including me so they'll probably do a segment on it today). I've listened to three different days of draft talk from them, and not one mention of Freeman, but 90% of the talk was Bronny.

And underneath that tweet in the comments