The Aurora University Spartan baseball team had the 2021 season come to an end in the NCAA Division III St. Paul Regional, losing to Misericordia University 6-5. The Spartans trailed 6-2 going to the bottom of the ninth, falling just short as the final two outs were hard line outs with the tying run on second. AU tied a program record for wins on the season with 38 and their 38-8 overall record. 

GAME INFORMATION
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Game Score: #3 Misericordia University 6, #2 Aurora University 5
Record: Aurora University (38-8 overall)
Location: Roseville, Minnesota - University of Northwestern-St. Paul

GAME HIGHLIGHTS -
- The Spartans found themselves down 2-0 after the top of the first as a walk, error and two hits led to the two runs.
- AU had runners in scoring position in the first and fourth but were unable to drive in a run.
- In the fifth, Misericordia manufactured a run with a single, stolen base, sacrifice and suicide squeeze.
- In the bottom of the inning, Nico Bermeo led off with a double and two hitters later he would score on a single from Jett Wedekind.
- After five innings, AU trailed 3-1. AU freshman Sam Harvey came on in relief of senior starter Carter Turnquist to start the sixth.
- In the seventh, with two outs and a pitching change from Misericordia, Corey Vondra singled and moved to second when Wedekind was hit by a pitrch. Dylan White laced a single to right to score Vondra and AU was within one at 3-2.
- A two-out error in the top of the eighth was immediately followed by a two-run double to give Misericordia a 5-2 lead.
- AU made a call to the pen with one out and one on in the ninth and in came senior Nathan Smith. After a strikeout, Smith gave up a bloop single off the hands that fell in just out of the reach of the Spartan defense and AU trailed 6-2.
- In the Spartan half of the ninth, Bermeo led off with his second double of the game and with one out, Corey Vondra hit a long ball down the right field line. When the ball went off the foul pole, Vondra had his fourth home run of the regional and AU trailed 6-4. 
- Jett Wedekind followed with a ground rule double and forced a Misericordia pitching change.
- Dylan White welcomed the new arm with a double to right center to score Wedekind and AU had the winning run coming to the plate with one out.
-  Collin Meinert and Jacob Ambuel both lined out in their at bats.
- AU fell to Misericordia 6-5.

SPARTAN LEADERS - 
HITTING
HITS: Corey Vondra, Jett Wedekind, Dylan White and Nico Bermeo (2)
RUNS: Corey Vondra and Nico Bermeo (2) and Jett Wedekind (1)
RBI'S: Corey Vondra and Dylan White (2) and Jett Wedekind (1)
HOME RUN: Corey Vondra (1)
DOUBLE: Nico Bermeo (2), Jett Wedekind, Dylan White and Josh Reinhardt (1)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Carter Turnquist (5.0), Sam Harvey (3.1) and Nathan Smith (0.2)
DECISIONS: Carter Turnquist (loss 4-2) 

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The Spartans 2021 season comes to a conclusion.