The Aurora University baseball team swept a doubleheader with Penn State Altoona on Saturday afternoon, winning 8-2 and 13-2.
GAME INFORMATION
Game One Boxscore |Â
Game Two Boxscore
Game One Score: #21 Aurora University 8, Penn State Altoona 2
Game Two Score: #21 Aurora University 8, Penn State Altoona 2
Record: Aurora University (8-2)
Location: Auburndale, Florida - Lake Myrtle Complex
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTSÂ
- The Spartans took an early 5-0 lead in the first inning with five singles from
Josh Reinhardt,
Dylan White,
AJ Gill,
Jacob Bachio and
Corey Vondra.
- In the second, Reinhardt led off with a double and scored later in the inning on a
Jett Wedekind ground out.
- The game moved along through the middle innings of the seven inning first game until the fifth.
- PSU-Altoona scored twice on four singles off Spartan starter
Carter Turnquist in the bottom of the fifth.
- Going to the sixth, AU led 6-2.
- An error started the inning for the Spartans and when
AJ Gill singled, Reinhardt scored and AU led 7-2.
- The Spartans then added an insurance run in the seventh from
Jett Wedekind. He reached by being hit by a pitch and scored on a
Corey Vondra sac fly.
- Turnquist set down PSU-Altoona in the seventh and AU won 8-2.
GAME ONE TOP PERFORMERSÂ
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Josh Reinhardt was two for four with a double, and three runs scored.
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Carter Turnquist earned the win, pitching seven innings, allowing two runs and striking out seven.
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AJ Gill was two for four with two runs batted in.
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Corey Vondra was one for three with two runs batted inÂ
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTSÂ
- The Spartans scored twice in the first on singles from
Josh Reinhardt and
AJ Gill with Altoona also committing a pair of errors.
- The third saw AU add two more runs with three free passes and two more Altoona errors.
- In the fifth,
Corey Vondra reached with a two-out infield single and moved to third on a
Nick Baldassano double. On the next pitch, Vondra scored on a wild pitch.
- AU led 5-0 going to the sixth.
- Altoona scored a pair of runs in the sixth after a single and error with
Nick Malmberg on the bump, had the Spartans turn to the bullpen and
Seth Gutknecht. A double scored two and AU led 5-2.
- The Spartans blew the game open in the bottom of the inning.
AJ Gill drove in four in the frame with a two run double to start the inning and a two run single after the Spartan hit around.
Eric Johansen drove in two with a single and
Colin Rivard and
Dylan Bloom both drove in a run each.
- AU would win game two 13-2 and sweep the doubleheader.
GAME TWO TOP PERFORMERSÂ
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AJ Gill went three for four with a double, five runs batted in and two runs scored.
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Nick Malmberg threw 5-1/3 innings, allowing two runs and striking out nine.
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Josh Reinhardt went two for three with a double and two runs scored.
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan baseball team comes on Sunday, March 8 when they play at the Russmatt Central Florida Invitational. AU takes on Webster University at 8:30 am in Auburndale, Florida.