The Aurora University softball team dropped a pair of games in the 2016 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament Championship, losing both games 3-0 to Benedictine University.
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NACC Tournament Championship Game One
GAME INFORMATION – Saturday, May 7, 2016
Score: Benedictine University 3; Aurora University 0
Records: Aurora University (32-11) vs. Benedictine University (32-14)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Alverno Field
Weather: 57 degrees, cloudy, Wind: N @ 22 mph
Game Duration: 1:23
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SPARTAN STARTING LINE UP:
1. #30 Mandey Shrader - 2B
2. #21 Laura Dierking - DP
3. #9 Larkin Langston - SS
4. #13 Elaine Walker - C
5. #5 Stephanie Starr - CF
6. #12 Amie Raynor - RF
7. #10 Logan Cahill - 1B
8. #44 Taylor Moore - 3B
9Â #3 Lauren Huebner - LF
10. #27 Vanessa Hartzell - pitcher
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SPARTAN HIGHLIGHTS
Lauren Huebner was two for three with a double.
Mandey Shrader was one for one with two hit by pitches.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Benedictine got a solo home run in the top of the second inning.
- The Spartans left two stranded in the second and fourth innings.
- BU added siungle runs in the sixth and seventh.
- AU had the tying run at the plate, with two on and one out in the seventh but again could not score and fell 3-0.
SPARTAN LEADERS:
HITS:
Lauren Huebner and
Logan Cahill (2)
DOUBLE: Lauren Huebner and
Stephanie Starr (1)
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NACC Tournament Championship Game Two
GAME INFORMATION – Saturday, May 7, 2016
Score: Benedictine University 3; Aurora University 0
Records: Aurora University (32-12) vs. Benedictine University (33-14)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Alverno Field
Weather: 56 degrees, cloudy, Wind: NNE @ 19 mph
Game Duration: 1:18
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SPARTAN STARTING LINE UP:
1. #30 Mandey Shrader - 2B
2. #21 Laura Dierking - DP
3. #9 Larkin Langston - SS
4. #13 Elaine Walker - C
5. #5 Stephanie Starr - CF
6. #12 Amie Raynor - RF
7. #10 Logan Cahill - 1B
8. #44 Taylor Moore - 3B
9Â #3 Lauren Huebner - LF
10. #14 Britni Wilson - pitcher
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SPARTAN HIGHLIGHTS
Mandey Shrader was two for three.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Benedictine manufactured one run in the first inning with two hits.
- AU loaded the bases in the third with one out but could not push across a run.
- Benedictine scored two runs on three hits in the fifth.
- The Spartans had the tying run at the plate, with two on and one out in the seventh but again could not score and fell 3-0.
SPARTAN LEADERS:
HITS:
Mandey Shrader (2)
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UP NEXT
The Spartan softball team now must wait to hear from the NCAA on a potential at-large bid into the 2016 NCAA Division III Softball Championships. The field will be announced on Monday, May 9 at 1:00 p.m. (EST) at NCAA.com - click here to watch the show.