The Aurora University softball team

GAME INFORMATION – Sunday, April 28
Game One Score: Marian University 5, Aurora University 3
Game Two Score: Aurora University 9, Marian University 0 - 5 innings
Records: Aurora University (26-14 overall and 16-6 in the NACC)
Location: Montgomery, Illinois - Bedrosian Stadium
 
SPARTAN HIGHLIGHTS - GAME ONE
- Marian scored first with a run in the first inning.
- The Spartans answered with a two-out rally in the bottom of the inning. Josie Lytton singled to score pinch runner Jessika McCleskey.
- In the fourth, AU got singles from four of the first five batters to come to the plate. Bryanna Perez and Nina Tholl singled in runs and AU led 3-1.
- Four hits including two doubles from Marian in the fifth saw the visitors take a 4-3 lead.
- Marian scored an insurance run and AU would fall by a 5-3 score.
- The loss snapped an 11 game AU win streak.

TOP PERFORMERS - GAME ONE
HITS: Nina Tholl (2)
RUNS: Rylee Cassidy, Jessika McCleskey and Heather Vetter (1)
RBI: Nina Tholl, Josie Lytton and Bryanna Perez (1)

SPARTAN HIGHLIGHTS - GAME TWO
- With the game scorless in the third, AU went to work with two outs. A bases clearing triple from Mckenzie Flores was followed by an Ashley Pittman single and the Spartans led 5-0.
- Starter Hannah Tomasko was in control in the circle, keeping the Sabres off balance.
- With one out in the fifth, Flores tripled for the second time in the game which scored Sam Owens. Pittman singled in Flores and AU led 7-0.
- A bunt base hit by Brianna Lewis was followed up by a hit by pitch from pinch hitter Bryanna Perez to load the bases. With the game ending run just 60 feet away, Elaine Walker lined a base hit to right field that scored pinch runner Sam Helton and a streaking Lewis and AU won 9-0.

TOP PERFORMERS - GAME TWO
HITS: Elaine Walker and Ashley Pittman (3)
RUNS: Mckenzie Flores (2)
RBI: Mckenzie Flores (4)
TRIPLE: Mckenzie Flores (2)
WIN: Hannah Tomasko (14-3)
STRIKEOUTS: Hannah Tomasko (5)

UP NEXT
Next scheduled action for the Spartan softball team comes on Thursday, May 2 when they host the 2019 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament. AU, the No. 3 seed, will host the No. 6 seed from Wisconsin Lutheran College in game one of the day. First pitch is set for 12:00 p.m. at Bedrosian Stadium in Montgomery, Illinois.