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The University of Akron has some reason to celebrate Monday as one of the two missing "Zippy" costumes has been returned safely. 

Still no word, though, on the status of the second costume. 

According to the University, the one costume was returned by a student who is part of the Zippy program, and thought he'd returned it after an event; he did not. As of Monday morning, that costume was returned unharmed. 

The University says they're still looking into the missing mascot. 

The following is the statement from University of Akron's Dan Minnich: 

"An individual in the Zippy Program who originally believed he did not have one of the costumes realized yesterday he had forgotten to return a costume after performing at an event. That costume is in the process of being returned. One Zippy costume remains missing." 

The Akron RubberDucks are adding a new mascot to their family.

"We saw how much our fans, especially the younger fans and kids at the ballpark, loved Webster so much ," said promotions coordinator Christina Urycki. "We just decided that it was time to bring on a girl and we wanted a little feminine flair to baseball."

Uyrcki says the three mascots currently on the team are not going anywhere. It just means they'll have four mascots this season.

Fans will get a chance to name the new mascot. They're taking suggestions on the team's website through April 1st and the five top finalists will compete in an online vote between April 4-7. The winner will be announced on April 8th.

Timeline of Events:

March 28 - April 1: Name submissions

April 4 - April 7: Top 5 Names Revealed

April 8: Winning Name Revealed

April 14: New Mascot Unveiled at Opening Night against Bowie

The new mascot will debut at the RubberDuck's home opener on April 14th.