The Aurora University baseball team saw a pair of big innings from Wheaton do them in as they fell in the fourth game of the spring trip 9-5.
 
GAME INFORMATION – Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Boxscore: AU vs. Wheaton
Score: Wheaton College 9, Aurora University 5
Records: Aurora University (3-4) vs. Wheaton College (4-3)
Location: Tucson, Arizona. - Kino Sports Complex
 
SPARTAN STARTERS
SS: Jeffrey Mayes
LF: Harry Vickers
CF: Nick Turner
3B: Adam Lipscomb
DH: Dillon Popovich
C: Mike Chervin
RF: Nicholas Mathey
2B: Anthony Beale
1B: Steven Jaquez
P: Tyler Findlay

SPARTAN HIGHLIGHTS
- Mike Chervin was two for four with one run scored and one run batted in.
- AU scored four runs in the ninth inning.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Wheaton took a 1-0 lead on starting pitcher Tyler Findlay in the second inning.
- An run scoring single by Harry Vickers scored Nicholas Mathey to tie the game in the third.
- A four run fourth and a three run sixth inning gave Wheaton an 8-1 lead.
- Down 9-1 in the ninth, AU rallied for four runs but a pair of Spartans were left stranded when the game ended.

SPARTAN LEADERS:
HITS: Mike Chervin (2)
RUNS: Five Spartans (1)
DOUBLES: Nick Turner (1)
RUNS BATTED IN: Four Spartans (1)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan baseball team comes on Wednesday, March 9 when they continue their spring break trip. AU will play a single game with Wesleyan University starting at 4:00 a.m. (PST) at the Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Arizona.