The Aurora University baseball team is off to a fast start to the 2015 season with the Spartans returning hrom from the program's annual spring break trip to central Florida with a 7-2 record.
The Spartans opened the trip with a 5-0 record entering the scheduled day off on the week long trip. The last three days saw the Spartans go 2-2 with four well played contests.
Through nine games, the AU pitching staff has a 3.09 earned run average led by
Tyler Findlay (2-0 with a 0.00 era),
Cody Love (2-0 with a 3.00 era) and
Aron Okamoto (1-0 with a save and 1.29 era). Nine pitchers saw action on the trip.
Offensively for the Spartans, the team is hitting .385, led by
Tanner Oymaian (.545, 18-33, three doubles, seven runs scored and 10 runs batted in), Danny Walczak (.500, 11-22 with a double, eight runs scored and five runs batted in) and
Jeffrey Gersch (.457, 16-35, one double, one triple, 12 runs batted in and 12 runs scored).
Next action for the Spartan baseball team comes on
Saturday, March 14, 2015 when they play Alma College at 12:00 p.m. in a doubleheader at Wheaton College Field in Carol Stream, Illinois.