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Post by The Cats on Feb 13, 2023 21:13:24 GMT -5
 Who: Akron Zips When: Friday, February 17, 2023 Time: 2:00 pm Where: Childress Field, Cullowhee, NC TV/video: ESPN+ -announcer: Daniel Hooker (PxP) Conference: Mid-American Conference (MAC) Nickname: Zips Location: Akron, Ohio Colors: Blue & Gold Students: 10,378 Mascot: Zippy the Kangaroo Message Board: Zips NationLast season's record: 15-41 overall, 11-15 home, 4-25 away, 0-1 neutral, 11-29 MAC Head Coach: Tim Donnelly Interim Head Baseball Coach - Nickname and mascot - The Zips name comes from "zippers", rubber overshoes made by the BF Goodrich Company of Akron that were popular in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1925, a campus-wide contest had been conducted to choose a nickname for the university's athletic teams. The university's mascot is "Zippy", a female kangaroo. Zippy is one of only eight female college mascots in the United States Akron reinstated its varsity baseball program for the 2020 season (2019–20 school year) after having dropped the sport in 2015. |
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Post by The Cats on Feb 16, 2023 10:51:14 GMT -5
 2023 Catamount Baseball – Opening Weekend: Western Carolina vs. AkronGame 1: Friday, Feb. 17 | 2 p.m. | Coverage: ESPN+ | Live StatsGame 2: Saturday, Feb. 18 | Noon | Coverage: ESPN+ | Live StatsGame 3: Saturday, Feb. 18 | Approx. 4 p.m. | Coverage: ESPN+ | Live StatsGame 4: Sunday, Feb. 19 | 1 p.m. | Coverage: ESPN+ | Live Stats |
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Post by The Cats on Feb 17, 2023 10:41:38 GMT -5
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Post by The Cats on Feb 17, 2023 10:44:24 GMT -5
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Post by The Cats on Feb 17, 2023 15:20:00 GMT -5
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Post by The Cats on Feb 17, 2023 15:22:33 GMT -5
4 runs scored by the Cats, it's 5-3 at the bottom of the 4th inning...
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Post by The Cats on Feb 17, 2023 16:20:14 GMT -5
END 6TH | WCU 12, Akron 5
Reliever Nick Torres with a K in a 1-2-3 top half; Catamounts retired in order in the bottom of the frame.
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Post by tarcat on Feb 17, 2023 17:15:28 GMT -5
...and just like that, a five-run lead is squandered...Cats down 13-12 in top of 9th and Zips are still at bat with 2 outs.
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Post by wcu72 on Feb 17, 2023 17:22:21 GMT -5
It's 14-12 Zips. Zips score 6 runs in the top of the 9th. After giving up 6 runs in the 9th, I guess we don't have a closer this season once again.
Seems like we are in the same position as last season.
We've got the bats, but not the relief pitchers to win games.
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Post by The Cats on Feb 17, 2023 17:28:54 GMT -5
What can you say after that display?
5 errors
9 unanswered runs in the 8th & 9th innings
grand slam home run in the 9th
not a good debut....
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