The Aurora University baseball team knocked off long-time regional rival Carthage College 9-3 in Tucson, Arizona on Monday night.

GAME INFORMATION – Monday, March 4
Game Score: Aurora University 9, Carthage College 3
Game Boxscore
Records: Aurora University (3-0)
Location: Kino Sports Complex - Tucson, Arizona

SPARTAN HIGHLIGHTS - 
- The first three innings saw neither team with a hit while both had runners reach with a walk.
- In the top of the fourth, the Spartan bats came to life, collecting five hits and scoring six runs to take a commanding 6-0 lead.
- Jeff Mayes (two-run single), Austin Wiskow (two-run double) and Davis Purviance (two-run single) had the big hits on the inning.
- Carthage scored solo runs in the fourth and fifth with AU leading 6-2 heading to the eighth.
- AU starter Chris Roycroft threw six innings before being lifted for reliever Michael Fidler. Roycroft struck out eight while allowing three hits.
- In the eighth, the Spartans added three insurance runs. Mayes and Cole Davis led off with back to back doubles and later in the inning AJ Gill had a two-run single to drive in the runs.
- Carthage added a run in the ninth before Fidler struck out the final hitter to seal the 9-3 victory.

SPARTAN LEADERS -
HITS: AJ Gill, Paul Dobravec and Jeff Mayes (2)
RUNS: Jeff Mayes and Cole Davis (2)
RBI: AJ Gill, Davis Purviance, Jeff Mayes and Austin Wiskow (2)
DOUBLES: Paul Dobravec, Jeff Mayes, Cole Davis and Austin Wiskow (1)
INNINGS: Chris Roycroft (6.0) and Michael Fidler (3.0)
WIN: Chris Roycroft (1-0)
SAVE: Michael Fidler (1)

UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan baseball team comes on Tuesday, March 5 when they take on Gustavus Adolphus College. Game time is set for (6:30 p.m. mst / 7:30 p.m. cst) Tucson, Arizona.