The Aurora University Spartans returned to Wheaton College's Lee Pfund Stadium in Carol Stream, Illinois on Saturday evening and in a low scoring contest, the Spartans were victorious 3-2 over Wheaton.

GAME INFORMATION – Saturday, March 19, 2016
Score: Aurora University 3; Wheaton College
Records: Aurora University (6-7) vs. Wheaton College (7-6)
Location: Carol Stream, Illinois. – Lee Pfund Stadium (Wheaton College)
Weather: 40 degrees, cold and overcast
Game time: 2:01
 
SPARTAN STARTING LINE UP:
1. #4 Jeffrey Mayes  - SS
2.#31 Nicholas Mathey  - LF
3. #6 Nick Turner  - RF
4. #11 Adam Lipscomb - 2B
5. #30 Dillon Popovich - 1B
6. #7 Cale Sparks - 3B
7. #8 Mike Cherven - DH
8  #9 Jeff Lapage - C
9. #2 Ryan Rybakowski  - CF
10. #5 Elias McMahon - pitcher
 
SPARTAN HIGHLIGHTS
- Ryan Rybakowski was two for four.
- Nick Turner was one for five with one run scored and one run batted in.
- Nicholas Mathey was one for three with one run scored.
- Elias McMahon earned his second win of the season, going six innings.
- Jeff Woods pitched three innings in relief and picked up his second save of the year.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- AU threatened in the second inning with runners on second and third with two outs but did not push across a run.
- In the bottom of the fourth, Wheaton scored one run courtesy of a throwing error on a stolen base attempt.
- The Spartans answered back in the top of the fifth inning, with two outs. Mayes reached on a hit by pitch and Mathey followed with a single to left. Both freshmen came around to score on a single to right from Nick Turner and Turner advanced all the way to third on the play. He scored later on a single to center from Adam Lipscomb.
- Pitching and defense from both teams took over as the next three plus innings came and went.
- In the bottom of the ninth, AU pitcher Jeff Woods put the first two Wheaton hitters on by hit by pitch and a walk. With one out and runners on second and third, the AU defense came up big. A sacrifice fly to right scored one run but the Spartans perfected a relay throw and following run down play for the final out with Cale Sparks making the tag.
- AU won the game 3-2.

SPARTAN LEADERS:
HITS: Ryan Rybakowski (2)
RUNS: Nick Turner, Nicholas Mathey and Jeffrey Mayes (1)
RUNS BATTED IN: Turner and Adam Lipscomb (1)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan baseball team comes on Sunday, March 20 when they travel to Wheaton College to take on Cornell College. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. in Carol Stream, Illinois at Lee Pfund Field.