AKRON, Ohio -- The fifth-seeded Akron Zips defeated the sixth-seeded Northern Illinois Huskies by a final score of 6-4 in the first elimination game of the 2025 Mid-American Conference Softball Championship at historic Firestone Stadium on Thursday evening.
The Zips came from behind to tie the contest at three in the bottom of the third inning before adding three more runs in the bottom of the fifth to earn their second win of the softball championship.
Five Zips tallied multi-hit performances, highlighted by Alexis Campbell's team-high two RBIs. Additionally, four other Akron position players drove in a run to help the Zips complete the comeback.