The Aurora University Spartans won their second straight contest at the Wheaton College Invite to get back to .500 on the year with a 10-7 victory over Cornell College on Sunday afternoon..

GAME INFORMATION – Sunday, March 20, 2016
Score: Aurora University 10; Cornell College 7
Records: Aurora University (7-7) vs. Cornell College (3-6)
Location: Carol Stream, Illinois. – Lee Pfund Stadium (Wheaton College)
Weather: 47 degrees, cold and overcast
Game time: 2:55
 
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 - C
8  #22 Anthony Beale - DH
9. #2 Ryan Rybakowski  - CF
10. #27 Jacob Stockman - pitcher
 
SPARTAN HIGHLIGHTS
- Adam Lipscomb was three for five with two runs scored and one run batted in.
- Mike Cherven was two for three with two runs scored and one run batted in.
- Nicholas Mathey was two for four with two runs scored.
- Dillon Popovich was two for four with one run batted in.
- Aron Okamoto earned the win with three innings of relief pitching.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- AU scored twice in the bottom of the first inning as Nicholas Mathey reached on an error and came around to score on a wild pitch and later in the inning Nick Turner scored on a sacrifice fly out from Dillon Popovich after reaching on a walk.
- Cornell pushed one run across in the third inning.
- AU answered with Mike Cherven scoring on a single from Jeffrey Mayes.
- In the fifth, Cornell scored three runs and chased AU starting pitcher Jacob Stockman from the game.
- Spartan Adam Lipscomb tied the game in the bottom half of the inning when he singled and later came around to score.
- The Spartans regained the lead in the sixth, courtesy of three Cornell errors and two walks. At the end of six, AU led 7-4.
- In the seventh the Spartans once again took advantage of walks and a hit by pitch to score two more runs and lead 9-4.
- A one out triple in the eighth by Cale Sparks was followed by a run scoring single by Mike Cherven and AU now led 10-4.
- In the ninth, Cornell led off with three straight hits and Jeff Woods came on in relief of Aron Okamoto who had worked three strong innings.
- Cornell scored three times in the ninth but the Spartans held on for the 10-7 victory.

SPARTAN LEADERS:
HITS: Adam Lipscomb (3)
RUNS: Nicholas Mathey, Adam Lipscomb, Mike Cherven and Ryan Rybakowski (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Nick Turner, Jeffrey Mayes, Dillon Popovich, Cale Sparks, Mike Cherven and Adam Lipscomb (1)
TRIPLE: Cale Sparks (1)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan baseball team comes on Friday, March 25 when they travel to North Park University. AU will play two games with first pitch of game one against North Park scheduled for 1:30 p.m. and first pitch of game two against Cornell College scheduled for 4:30 p.m. in Chicago, Illinois.