The Spartan baseball team traveled to Dominican University Friday afternoon for a conference doubleheader matchup. The Spartans swept the Stars, winning game one 9-2 and game two 16-3 in seven innings.

GAME INFORMATION
Game 1 Boxscore  : Game 2 Boxscore 
Game 1 Score: #5 Aurora University 9, Dominican University 2
Game 2 Score: #5 Aurora University 16, Dominican University 3 - 7 innings
Record: Aurora University (23-3 overall and 7-1 NACC)
Location: Schaumburg, Illinois

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS -
- The Spartans got on the board first in the 2nd inning when Jett Wedekind launched a solo home run over the left field wall.
- The Stars would answer in the bottom half with one run on one hit and one error.
- In the top of the 6th, the Spartans scored one on a Wedekind single after Collin Meinert and Justin Sartori both doubled. 2-0 Spartans.
- The Spartan offense exploded in the 8th for 6 runs on a Josh Reinhardt double, Corey Vondra single, Dylan White triple, Collin Meinert double, and another Jett Wedekind home run.
- The Stars scored their second run in the bottom half of the 8th inning.
- The Spartans scored their final run in the 9th when Vondra singled in Reinhardt.
- Spartans won 9-2.

SPARTAN LEADERS - 
HITTING
HITS: Jett Wedekind and Collin Meinert (3)
RUNS: Josh Reinhardt, Jett Wedekind, and Collin Meinert (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Jett Wedekind (4)
DOUBLE: Josh Reinhardt and Collin Meinert (2)
TRIPLE: Dylan White (1)
HOME RUN: Jett Wedekind (2)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Nick Malmberg (5.1), Jack Fisher (2.2), and Seth Gutknecht (1.0)
DECISIONS: Nick Malmberg (win, 6-1)
STRIKEOUTS: Jack Fisher (6)

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS -
- AU scored in the first with Corey Vondra and Dylan White both doubling in the inning.
- In the 2nd inning, Nick Baldassano singled to drive in Wedekind and give the Spartans a 2-0 lead.
- In the bottom of the 2nd the Stars scored one on two hits.
- The Spartans scored four in the 4th on four hits from Spartans Baldassao, Blake Milburn, Vondra, and White.
- Dominican scored two in the 5th to cut the Spartan lead to 6-3.
- The Spartan offense exploded in the 6th with Jacob Ambuel, White, Collin Meinert, Nico Bermeo, Milburn, and Vondra getting RBI's in the inning.
- The Spartans would add two more runs in the 7th off the bat of Eric Johansen and Sean Rivera to extend their lead to 16-3.
- Spartans win 16-3

SPARTAN LEADERS - 
HITTING
HITS: Blake Milburn, Nico Bermeo, and Corey Vondra (3)
RUNS: Blake Milburn and Corey Vondra (3)
RUNS BATTED IN: Dylan White (5)
DOUBLE: Corey Vondra (3)
TRIPLE: Blake Milburn and Dylan White (1)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Josh Reinhardt (5.0) and Sam Harvey (2.0)
DECISIONS: Josh Reinhardt (win, 3-0)
STRIKEOUTS: Josh Reinhardt (8)

UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan baseball team comes on Sunday, April 25 when they host Dominican University. Game one is set for 12:00 p.m. at Schmid Field in Montgomery, Illinois.