The Aurora University Spartan softball team were knocked out of the 2019 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament with a 4-0 loss to Marian University on Saturday morning.

GAME INFORMATION – Saturday, May 4
Game One Score: #4 Marian University 4, #3 Aurora University 0
Records: Aurora University (28-16)
Location: Montgomery, Illinois - Bedrosian Stadium at Spartan Athletic Park

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Neither team managed a hit until the fourth inning when both the Spartans and Sabres got their first hit and each left two runners on base with the game remaining scoreless.
- In the fifth, Marian struck with four runs on three hits, two walks and a hit by pitch doing the damage,
- The Spartans threatened in the bottom of the fifth but left two runners in scoring position.
- In the bottom of the seventh, AU loaded the bases but a pop out by the potential tying run ended the game.
- AU fell by a 4-0 score.

SPARTAN LEADERS:
HITTING
HITS: Sam Owens and Ashley Pittman (2)

PITCHING
APPEARANCES (INNINGS):  Hannah Tomasko (4.2) and Stephanie Renner (2.1)
DECISIONS: Hannah Tomasko (loss - 16-4)
STRIKEOUTS: Hannah Tomasko (2)
 
UP NEXT
The Spartan softball team will see if the NCAA Tournament at-large bid is a possibility when the field is announced on Monday, May 6.