YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio— With a 2-0 victory at Youngstown State on Tuesday, the Akron Zips softball team gave its head coach Julie Jones the 500th victory of her career.
Jones, in her 11th season with the Zips, now stands 500-542-4 in her 21 years as a head coach. At Akron, Jones is 256-283-2. She recorded her 250th UA win earlier this season with a 1-0 shutout of Fort Wayne (Feb. 19). Jones is Akron's all-time leader for games coached (540) and ranks second in coaching wins (256).
UA shut out YSU, 2-0, in the first game of the twinbill.