The Aurora University baseball team swept a doubleheader with Cornell College on a cold and blustery Sunday afternoon. AU used dominating pitching in both games and timely hitting to win 2-1 in game one and 3-0 in game two.

GAME INFORMATION – Sunday, March 25
Game One - Boxscore | Game Two - Boxscore
Game One Score: Aurora University 2, Cornell College 1
Game Two Score: Aurora University 3, Cornell College 0
Records: Aurora University (12-4)
Location: Lee Pfund Field - Carol Stream, Illinois

SPARTAN HIGHLIGHTS - GAME ONE 
- AU senior pitcher Jacob Stockman was the story in game one. He hurled seven no-hit innings and dominated the Rams with 14 strikeouts and forced 11 ground ball outs in a 2-1 victory. 
- The Spartan offense left runners on in each of the first five innings and in the fourth were able to get a run across. Bryce DeSpain led off with a single and scored on a AJ Gill double into the left field corner.
- In the seventh, the Spartans manufactured a run with Cole Davis driving in Jett Wedekind on a fly out.
- Cornell was able to get their first hit to lead off the eighth and a two out base hit plated a run.
- Stockman would close out the complete game in the ninth, striking out the final two batters including the Ram's All-American first baseman Walker Breard.
- Jacob Stockman went the complete game nine innings for the win, allowing three hits, one run and struck out 14.

SPARTAN HIGHLIGHTS - GAME TWO
- The pitching combination of Kyle Blunt, John Barnes and Chris Roycroft combined for a five hit shutout and the AU win. 
- AU and sophomore Austin Wiskow manufactured a run in the second. Wiskow drew a one out walk, stole second and third and later scored on a Ram error.
- Blunt got out of a bases loaded situation in the top of the fourth inning to keep the AU lead at 1-0.
- In the bottom of the sixth, the Spartans took advantage of another one out walk to Paul Dobravec. Wiskow singled with two outs and right after, Cale Sparks hit a two run triple to give AU a 3-0 lead.
- That lead held up as Spartan reliever John Barnes got out of a bases loaded jam in the seventh. He finished the inning getting a strikeout to a Ram pinch hitter.
- Kyle Blunt threw 5-1/3 shutout innings, allowing four hits, walking three and struck out seven.
- John Barnes threw 1-2/3 innings of relief, allowing one hit and walking two.
- Chris Roycroft threw the final two innings for the save, he allowed no hits and struck out four.
- Cale Sparks was one for three with a triple and two runs batted in.
- Austin Wiskow was one for three with two runs scored and two stolen bases.

SPARTAN LEADERS:
HITTING
HITS: Jett Wedekind and Davis Purviance (3)
DOUBLE: Davis Purviance and AJ Gill (1)
TRIPLE: Cale Sparks (1)
RUNS: Austin Wiskow (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Cale Sparks (2)
STOLEN BASE: Austin Wiskow, Colin Rivard and Jett Wedekind (2)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Jacob Stockman (9.0), Kyle Blunt (5.1), Chris Roycroft (2.0) and John Barnes (1.2)
DECISIONS: Jacob Stockman (win, 5-0), Kyle Blunt (win, 3-1) and Chris Roycroft (save, 5th)
STRIKEOUTS: Jacob Stockman (14), Kyle Blunt (7) and Chris Roycroft (4)
 
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