Aurora University Athletics

Aurora University senior shortstop Jeff Mayes was named NACC Baseball Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of May 6-12, 2019, as selected by the league's sports information directors.

NACC Position Player of the Week
Mayes earned his second Player of the Week award after he hit .438 over four games in the NACC Tournament for the 2019 Champions. He extended his hitting streak to 18 games while also becoming the program's career hits leader. Mayes collected his 236th hit in the seventh inning of the Spartans' 5-2 winner-take-all championship game win over Concordia Chicago. He scored three runs while driving in two during the tournament. Defensively, Mayes was a perfect 23-for-23 in chances with seven putouts and 16 assists while being part of three double plays.

On the season, Mayes, the AU all-time hits leader is batting .409 on the season with 74 total hits, 14 doubles and one triple while scoring 39 runs and driving in 30.

The Spartans of Aurora University will travel to St. Louis, Missouri for the Regional hosted by Washington University. Making their 22nd appearance overall and second consecutive NCAA Regional appearance, the Spartans are the No. 3 seed in the four-team region and will take on Coe College on Friday, May 17 with a first pitch scheduled for 1:30 p.m. AU  earned their place in the 2019 NCAA Division III Championships after winning the 2019 Northern Athletics Conference Conference (NACC) tournament championship. The Spartans have a 34-9 overall record.