The Spartan baseball team traveled to Illinois Institute of Technology Sunday afternoon for a conference doubleheader matchup. The Spartans swept the Scarlet Hawks, winning game one 10-3 and game two 18-8.

GAME INFORMATION
Game 1 Boxscore  : Game 2 Boxscore 
Game 1 Score: #8 Aurora University 10, Illinois Institute of Technology 3
Game 2 Score: #8 Aurora University 18, Illinois Institute of Technology 8
Record: Aurora University (21-3 overall and 5-1 NACC)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS -
- The Spartans started out hot scoring four in the first inning of the day. Dylan White had the big hit of the inning with his 3-run home run to left field.
- IIT got on the board in the 2nd with a solo home run.
- Spartan Nick Malmberg was keeping the IIT off balance, but ran into trouble in the 6th giving up two runs on four hits. Spartans still leading 4-3.
- In the 7th the Spartans brought two more runs home with Collin Meinert and Justin Sartori knocking in the runners.
- In the 8th AU scored three more with Jacob Ambuel's sac fly to score Jett Wedekind and a Dylan White single to bring in a pair.
- The Spartans added some insurance in the 9th on Justin Sartori's solo home run.
- Skyler Yamamoto, in in relief of Malmberg, made quick work of the IIT hitters in the 9th to complete the Spartan 10-3 win.

SPARTAN LEADERS - 
HITTING
HITS: Dylan White (3)
RUNS: Dylan White and Corey Vondra (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Dylan White (5)
HOME RUN: Dylan White and Justin Sartori (1)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Nick Malmberg (5.1) and Skyler Yamamoto (3.2)
DECISIONS: Nick Malmberg (win, 5-1) and Skyler Yamamoto (save, 1)
STRIKEOUTS: Nick Malmberg (4)

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS -
- The first three and a half innings went by quietly until IIT opened up the scoring with a solo home run.
- The Spartans answered in the 5th with a Eric Johansen sac fly scoring Wedekind and a Jacob Ambuel triple scoring two more.
- In the 6th, IIT scored four on four hits to take the lead 5-3.
- In the top of the 7th the Spartans rallied for seven runs on six hits coming from Nick Baldassano, Johansen, White, Meinert, Nico Bermeo, and Wedekind.
- IIT closed the gap as they would score three in the bottom half to make it 10-8 Spartans.
- The Spartans took advantage of some IIT errors and walk as they scored 8 in the 9th on four hits from Spartans Baldassano, Corey Vondra, White, and Wedekind.
- Alec Strupp came back out in his third inning of work and struck out all three batters to end the game.
- Spartans win, 18-8

SPARTAN LEADERS - 
HITTING
HITS: Nick Baldassano (4)
RUNS: Nick Baldassano, Nico Bermeo, and Corey Vondra (3)
RUNS BATTED IN: Jett Wedekind and Collin Meinert (3)
DOUBLE: Nick Baldassano and Jett Wedekind (2)
TRIPLE: Jacob Ambuel (1)
HOME RUN: Collin Meinert (1)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Carter Turnquist (5.1), Seth Gutknecht (1.0) and Alec Strupp (2.2)
DECISIONS: Seth Gutknecht (win, 3-0)
STRIKEOUTS: Alec Strupp (6)

UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan baseball team comes on Friday, April 23 when they travel to Dominican University. Game one is set for 2:00 p.m. in Schaumburg, Illinois.