Zips pitcher having incredible summer
Posted July 20th, 2006 by mrasor
Baseball
It's too bad for Tom Farmer that the Zips opponents use aluminum bats.
That's because Farmer has been pitching very well in the wood-bat Cape Cod League this summer.
He is sixth in the league with a 1.26 ERA and has struck out 25 batters in 29 innings. Coach Pat Bangtson probably will rely on Farmer to step in for Ross Liersemann as the team's ace in 2007.
Football
Akron lost out on a four-star quarterback target today.
Chris Smith committed to Marshall, turning down offers from Akron, Iowa, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Bowling Green and Ohio.
- Ever wonder how Charlie Frye got so dang tough? Zac Jackson hung out with Frye at his home in Willard and wrote a bit about it for the PD and ClevelandBrowns.com.
July 21st, 2006 at 11:22 am
How many 4-star QBs does Akron need? That kid from Texas (can't recall his name) looks like he's the real deal, and will take all the playing time after Getsy's departure. Who'd want to commit to being a backup for the next four years? Look at OSU to see what a mistake it can be to bring in two highly-touted QBs the same year. Tressel was completely torn between trying to find time for both Justin & Troy, and only relented when Troy clearly emerged as a better weapon. I'm sure Justin never would've chosen OSU if he'd known the competition would be so steep and that he'd be mopping up.