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Baseball Rain Out
1
Aurora University AU 18-14, 7-8 NACC
6
Winner Concordia-Chicago CUC 19-12, 11-2 NACC
Aurora University AU
18-14, 7-8 NACC
1
Final
6
Concordia-Chicago CUC
19-12, 11-2 NACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aurora University AU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Concordia-Chicago CUC 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 X 6 7 1

W: Palmer (2-1) L: Manske, Kyle (3-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Spartans lose game one to Concordia Chicago before rain began

A scheduled Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference doubleheader for the Aurora University baseball team turned into a single game due to rain at Concordia University Chicago on Sunday afternoon. AU fell to CUC 6-1.

AU fell behind in the third inning 1-0 and then trailed 5-0 after four innings. Spartan starter Kyle Manske gave way to Aron Okamoto in the fourth and Okamoto held the Cougars in check, allowing the Spartans a chance to make a come back.

The Spartans would get one run in the fifth, with two outs Danny Walczak doubled and moved to third on a single from Tanner Oymaian. Dillon Popovich followed with a single to center to score Walczak. But that was all the offense the Spartans would muster and Concordia added a run in the seventh for the final score of 6-1.

With the loss, AU is now 18-14 overall and 7-8 in the NACC. The rained out game two is now scheduled as the next action for the Spartan baseball team which comes on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 when they travel to Concordia University Chicago. Game one is set for 3:30 p.m. in River Forest, Illinois.
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