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0
Aurora University AU 32-13
1
Winner Lake Forest College LFC 29-12
Aurora University AU
32-13
0
Final
1
Lake Forest College LFC
29-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Aurora University AU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Lake Forest College LFC 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 4 1

W: Jessi Werner (17-4) L: Hartzell, Vanessa (20-8) S: Jenny McTague (3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Spartans drop opener of NCAA Regional 1-0

The Aurora University softball team dropped game one of the 2016 NCAA Division III Lake Forest Regional to the host Foresters 1-0.
 

NCAA Division III Regional
GAME INFORMATION
– Friday, May 13, 2016
Score: Lake Forest 1; Aurora University 0
Records: Aurora University (32-13) vs. Lake Forest College (29-12)
Location: Lake Forest, Illinois – Forester Field
Weather: 63 degrees, sunny
Game Duration: 1:33
 
SPARTAN STARTING LINE UP:
1. #30 Mandey Shrader - 2B
2.#5 Stephanie Starr - CF
3. #9 Larkin Langston - SS
4. #13 Elaine Walker - C
5. #12 Amie Raynor - RF
6. #21 Laura Dierking - DP
7. #10 Logan Cahill - 1B
8. #44 Taylor Moore - 3B
9  #3 Lauren Huebner - LF
10. #27 Vanessa Hartzell - pitcher
 
SPARTAN HIGHLIGHTS
Larkin Langston was two for three.
Stephanie Starr was one for three
Mandey Shrader was zero for two but reached base twice on an error and a hit by pitch.
Vanessa Hartzell allowed the one run, four hits and struck out 10.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Lake Forest loaded the bases in the first inning by AU pitcher Vanessa Hartzell got out of the jam without allowing a run.
  • The Spartans put two on with two outs in the third but were unable to push across a run.
  • In the bottom of the third, Lake Forest broke the scoreless tie with one run on one hit. The run scored courtesy of a lead-off walk.
  • Both teams threatened in the fifth, getting two on but neither could manufacture a run.
SPARTAN LEADERS:
HITS: Larkin Langston (2) and Stephanie Starr (1)

UP NEXT

The Spartan softball team comes on Saturday, May 14 when they play in the 2016 NCAA Softball Regional Tournament in Lake Forest, Illinois. AU will take on loser of the contest between University of St. Thomas and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with game time scheduled for 12:30 p.m.

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