The Aurora University baseball team dropped the NACC doubleheader with Marian University, dropping games 6-1 and 7-3.

GAME INFORMATION – Saturday, April 21
Game One - Boxscore | Game Two - Boxscore
Game One Score: Marian University 6, Aurora University 1
Game Two Score: Marian University 7, Aurora University 3
Records: Aurora University (17-9, 5-5 NACC), Marian University (11-13, 7-3 NACC)
Location: Montgomery, Illinois - Stuart Sports Complex

SPARTAN HIGHLIGHTS - GAME ONE 
- AU fell behind 2-0 in the third as Marian picked up four hits against starter Jacob Stockman.
- In the fifth, Marian added four runs, all with two outs to lead AU 6-0.
- In the sixth, Jett Wedekind led off with a double and quickly scored on a Davis Purviance single.
- AU would fall in game one, 6-1.

SPARTAN HIGHLIGHTS - GAME TWO
- The visitors scored a run in the top of the first inning to lead AU 1-0.
- AU tied the game in the fourth with singles from Davis Purviance and Cole Davis with Purviance later scoring on a Paul Dobravec ground out.
- A solo home run from Purviance in the sixth game the Spartans a 2-1 lead.
- Marian got a two run home run in the seventh to grab a 3-2 lead.
- AU tied the game in the bottom of the inning with a single from Austin Wiskow and he scored later in the inning on a Davis Purviance single.
- Marian scored four runs in the eighth inning, all coming with two outs.
- AU dropped game two 7-3.

SPARTAN LEADERS:
HITTING
HITS: Davis Purviance and Cale Sparks (4) 
DOUBLE: Jett Wedekind (1)
HOME RUN: Davis Purviance (1)
RUNS: Davis Purviance (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Davis Purviance (3)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Jacob Stockman (9.0), Kyle Blunt (6.1), Nick Mathey (1.2) and Brady Kauppila (1.0)
DECISIONS: Jacob Stockman (loss, 7-1) and Nick Mathey (loss, 1-1)
STRIKEOUTS: Jacob Stockman (9) and Kyle Blunt (8)
 
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