zippy-claws Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 (edited) Nice to see the announcement today that the Mid-American Conference is bringing back the baseball tournament, and that it's going to be back in Avon. Six teams will make the cut, and it should be a good chance to see how the Zips match up by next May. We went one year and saw 5 games in two days before having to head back home, and it was a lot of fun, except the stadium needs a few shade areas. It got hot! Edited August 17, 2023 by zippy-claws spellcheck 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 (edited) The 2014 and 2015 tournament runs by Akron were electric. I was there for their final games before the program got cut. They were getting hammered by Ball State in their first game of the day where they needed to win to stay alive. They put in all the seniors as a last hurrah and somehow rallied to win. Every Akron fan was ready to pack it in, then about an hour later we were all figuring out what to do in the couple hours between games. They played Ball State again after a couple hours and Ball State made a similar comeback to beat the Zips. Wild day, so much fun. https://ballstatesports.com/sports/baseball/stats/2015/akron/boxscore/4196 Zips scored 8 in B9 to win 9-8 https://ballstatesports.com/sports/baseball/stats/2015/akron/boxscore/4197 Then the final game before the program was cut, Ball State put up 4 in B9 to win 9-8. Walk-off was hit by some guy named Zach Plesac. Edited August 18, 2023 by LoyalZIP 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Roo Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 Not much of a baseball fan, but I hope the program continues to grow and competes for MAC championships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Posted August 23, 2023 Report Share Posted August 23, 2023 (edited) Awesome news. I live 4 miles from Crushers Stadium now. This just makes it feel like a legit sport again. Now I just hope we’re done hiring clowns to run the program and it can be a legit program again. Edited August 23, 2023 by Spin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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