The Aurora University baseball team scored runs and runs in bunches as the Spartans swept a doubleheader with Rockford University, winning both games in mercy rule shortened fashion, 17-7 and 14-3.

GAME INFORMATION – Tuesday, May 1
Game One - Boxscore | Game Two - Boxscore
Game One Score: Aurora University 17, Rockford University 7 - 7 innings
Game Two Score: Aurora University 14, Rockford University 7 - 7 innings
Records: Aurora University (24-12, 11-7 NACC), Rockford University (15-20, 9-9 NACC)
Location: Montgomery, Illinois - Stuart Sports Complex

SPARTAN HIGHLIGHTS - GAME ONE
- The Spartans found themselves down 3-0 after three innings with Rockford scoring a run in each inning as AU left runners stranded.
- AU starter John Barnes got out of a bases loaded jam in the fourth and that sparked the Spartan offense.
- Four hits including a two run double from Austin Wiskow along with two walks saw AU tie the game 3-3.
- Rockford took back a three run lead in the fifth and AU went to the bullpen with Nick Mathey coming in relief of Barnes.
- The Spartans would bat around in the bottom half of the inning as they scored six runs on six hits.
- Austin Wiskow had his second two run double in as many innings.
- A two-out two run triple from Jeff Mayes in the sixth produced two of three runs and AU led 12-6.
- Leading 12-7 going to the seventh, the Spartans approached the 10-run mercy rule and when Bryce DeSpain singled to score Jett Wedekind and Davis Purviance, the game was over with a 17-7 AU win.

SPARTAN HIGHLIGHTS - GAME TWO
- The Spartans took a 3-0 lead in the first, scoring the runs on one hit, an AJ Gill two run double.
- Rockford scored a pair in the second to make the game a 3-2 affair through 1-1/2 innings.
- In the bottom of the third, AU forced two Rockford pitching changes, batted around while scoring six runs on six hits and Rockford committed three errors.
- Rockford added a run in the fourth thanks to a crazy bounced triple.
- AU added three more runs in the bottom of the inning with Austin Wiskow hitting his fourth double of the day to drive in one run and Jtt Wedekind had a two-run single to make the score 12-3 AU.
- The Spartans added a run in the fifth and sixth to move into mercy rule range.
- Jacob Stockman won his eighth game of the year with five innings of work and Carter Turnquist tossed a pair of shutout innings.

SPARTAN LEADERS:
HITTING
HITS: Austin Wiskow and AJ Gill (5) 
TRIPLE: Jeff Mayes and Cale Sparks (1)
DOUBLE: Austin Wiskow (4)
RUNS: Jett Wedekind (6) and Colin Rivard (5)
RUNS BATTED IN: Austin Wiskow (8) and Jett Wedekind (6)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Jacob Stockman (5.0), John Barnes (4.1), Nick Mathey (2.2) and Carter Turnquist (2.0)
DECISIONS: Nick Mathey (win, 3-1) and Jaob Stockman (win, 8-2)
STRIKEOUTS: Nick Mathey (7), John Barnes (4) and Jaxob Stockman (3)
 
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