The Aurora University baseball team knocked off North Central College in a non-conference contest on Tuesday afternoon. The Spartans beat the Cardinals 7-5 and marked the second straight win over the red birds.

GAME INFORMATION – Tuesday, April 24
 Boxscore
Game Score: Aurora University 7, North Central College 5
Records: Aurora University (20-9), North Central College (17-9)
Location: Naperville, Illinois

SPARTAN HIGHLIGHTS
- Jeff Mayes drove in Austin Wiskow for the games first run in the third inning.
- NCC scored four runs in the bottom of the third and AU trailed 4-1.
- AU answered right away in the fourth, scoring three runs on two hits and were aided by two Cardinal errors to tie the game.
- Heading to the seventh the game remained tied at 4-4.
- In the seventh, the Spartans took a strangle hold on the game. AU scored three times with Austin Wiskow hitting a two-run double as the big hit in the frame.
- In the eighth the Cardinals threatened and had the bases loaded when Nick Mathey came out of the bullpen with two outs. Mathey induced a ground ball that turned into an error to allow one run but the next batter popped out and AU still led 7-5.
- Mathey closed out the ninth to earn the save as Drew Marovich picked up his first collegiate win.

SPARTAN LEADERS:
HITTING
HITS: Cale Sparks and Colin Rivard (3)
DOUBLE: Austin Wiskow (1)
RUNS: Austin Wiskow and Bryce DeSpain (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Austin Wiskow (3)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Carter Turnquist (5.1), Drew Marovich (2.1) and Nick Mathey (1.1)
DECISIONS: Drew Marovich (win, 1-0) and Nick Mathey (save - 1)
STRIKEOUTS: Drew Marovich and Nick Mathey (2)
 
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