The Aurora University Spartans fell behind 3-0 early at Augustana College on Tuesday night but used a three run sixth inning to come from behind and defeat the Vikings 4-3.

GAME INFORMATION – Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Score: Aurora University 4, Augustana College 3
Records: Aurora University (9-9) vs. Augustana College (11-6)
Location: Davenport, Iowa. – Modern Woodmen Park
Weather: 60 degrees, SSE winds at 17 mph
Game time: 2:52
 
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. #16 Harry Vickers - DH
7. #7 Cale Sparks - 3B
8. #9 Jeff LaPage - C
9. #2 Ryan Rybakowski  - CF
10. #1 Tyler Findlay - pitcher
 
SPARTAN HIGHLIGHTS
- Jeff LaPage was two for three with a double and one run scored.
- Tyler Findlay earned the win, pitching 6-1/3 innings, allowing three runs, seven hits and struck out three.
- Jeff Woods earned his third save of the season,pitching the ninth inning.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Augustana jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first, courtesy of a Spartan fielding error.
- The home Vikings added two more runs in the third and led 3-0.
- In the fifth, Spartan Jeff LaPage singled with one out and came around to score later in the inning on a single from Jeffrey Mayes.
- AU continued in the sixth where they left off in the fifth. Spartans Nick Turner and Adam Lipscomb led off with back to back singles and when Dillon Popovich reached to load the bases, AU had a big inning started. Cale Sparks was hit by a pitch and Harry Vickers walked to tie the game 3-3. After an Augustana pitching change, Ryan Rybakowski singled to score Popovich with the eventual winning run.
- Spartan starting pitcher Tyler Findlay gave way to Chris Roycroft in the bottom of the seventh. Roycroft allowed two hits and struck out two in a scoreless 1-2/3 innings.
- The Spartans turned to Jeff Woods in the ninth and he locked up his third save of the season.

SPARTAN LEADERS:
HITS: Jeff LaPage (2)
RUNS: Dillon Popovich, Nick Turner, Jeff LaPage and Adam Lipscomb (1)
RUNS BATTED IN: Jeffrey Mayes, Cale Sparks, Harry Vickers and Ryan Rybakowski (1)
DOUBLE: Jeff LaPage (1)
STOLEN BASE: Cale Sparks (1)

UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan baseball team comes on Saturday, April 2 when they travel to Dominican University in a doubleheader. Game one is set for 12:00 p.m. in Schaumburg, Illinois at Boomers Stadium.