Rock Entertainment Sports Network to broadcast 15 Akron RubberDucks Games

(AKRON, OHIO) May 5, 2025 – The action of Akron RubberDucks baseball is coming to over-the-air and cable platforms this spring and summer, as Rock Entertainment Sports Network will broadcast 15 games featuring Cleveland Guardians prospects from Canal Park during the 2025 Eastern League season, beginning with Saturday, May 10, against the Somerset Patriots (New York Yankees Double-A).

Viewers can find Rock Entertainment Sports Network (RESN) on these channels:

Cleveland, Akron, Canton
Over-The-Air: 22.1
Spectrum: 979
Great Wave: 901
Buckeye Broadband: 119
Cox: 97

Columbus
Over-The-Air: 17.1
Spectrum: 985

Cincinnati
Over-The-Air: 19.3
Spectrum: 999
altafiber: 253

All game broadcasts will carry a simulcast of the NewsRadio 640 WHLO audio play-by-play by RubberDucks broadcasters Jim Clark and Marco LaNave from the Audio-Technica Broadcast Booth. Viewers will see Canal Park host promotional highlights such as the annual Education Day May 20, Independence Day July 4, the rebrand to the Akron Cheese Salads July 11, Big Splash Day July 29, and Fan Appreciation Night Sept. 7.

“We are excited to partner with Rock Entertainment Sports Network to welcome viewers across the region to experience RubberDucks baseball,” said RubberDucks President and General Manager Jim Pfander. “With Jim Clark and Marco LaNave narrating the action of exciting Cleveland Guardians prospects, and the sights and sounds of some of the most electric nights on our promotional calendar, viewers will see true highlights of what Canal Park offers all spring and summer.”

“We are thrilled to team up with the RubberDucks and offer viewers across Ohio the opportunity to watch high level professional baseball for free on Rock Entertainment Sports Network,” said David Hughes, Vice President and General Manager of WOIO 19 News and WUAB Cleveland’s 43. “The RubberDucks are a fantastic organization and an important part of the Akron community. Get ready for some exciting baseball this summer!”

The full schedule of 15 games that will air on RESN are below (subject to change). Broadcast coverage from Canal Park will begin five minutes prior to each scheduled first pitch.

Day, Date, Opponent (Affiliate), Time

Saturday, May 10, 2025, vs. Somerset Patriots (New York Yankees), 6:05 p.m.

Tuesday, May 20, 2025, vs. Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates), 11:05 a.m.

Friday, May 23, 2025, vs. Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates), 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, May 24, 2025, vs. Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates), 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, May 25, 2025, vs. Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates), 6:35 p.m.

Thursday, June 5, 2025, vs. Chesapeake Baysox (Baltimore Orioles), 6:35 p.m.

Friday, July 4, 2025, vs. Erie SeaWolves (Detroit Tigers), 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, July 5, 2025, vs. Erie SeaWolves (Detroit Tigers), 7:05 p.m.

Friday, July 11, 2025, vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants), 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, July 12, 2025, vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants), 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, July 13, 2025, vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants), 1:05 p.m.

Tuesday, July 29, 2025, vs. Erie SeaWolves (Detroit Tigers), 12:05 p.m.

Thursday, July 31, 2025, vs. Erie SeaWolves (Detroit Tigers), 6:35 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, vs. Erie SeaWolves (Detroit Tigers), 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, vs. Binghamton Rumble Ponies (New York Mets), 6:05 p.m.

The full RubberDucks promotional schedule is at https://www.milb.com/akron/tickets/promotions.

RESN serves as home for the American Hockey League Cleveland Monsters, the NBA G League Cleveland Charge, original programming for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Monsters and Charge, the Frontier League Lake Erie Crushers, college football and Ohio high school sports. More information is at cleveland19.com/rock-entertainment-sports-network.

The Akron RubberDucks are the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. The RubberDucks season at Canal Park runs all summer long through September 7. Fans can purchase tickets by calling 330-253-5151 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, or visit akronrubberducks.com. For more information about the team, please call 330-253-5151, visit the website at akronrubberducks.com, Facebook page facebook.com/AkronRubberDucks, or on Twitter @AkronRubberDuck, and Instagram @akronrubberducks.