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0
Elmhurst ELMHURST 3-2
8
Winner Aurora AU 8-1
Elmhurst ELMHURST
3-2
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Final
8
Aurora AU
8-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Elmhurst ELMHURST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Aurora AU 2 2 2 0 0 2 8 9 1

W: Tomasko, Hannah () L: B. Pisauro ()

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Elmhurst ELMHURST 3-3
3
Winner Aurora AU 9-1
Elmhurst ELMHURST
3-3
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Final
3
Aurora AU
9-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Elmhurst ELMHURST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Aurora AU 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 3 6 1

W: Campbell, Rylee () L: J. Hicks ()

Rylee Campbell
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Game Recap: Softball |

Spartans fly past Bluejays in doubleheader sweep

The Aurora University Spartan softball team hosted Elmhurst University for a non-conference doubleheader Sunday afternoon. The Spartans swept the Bluejays, winning game one 8-0 (6 inn) and game two 3-0.

The Basics
Game One Score: Aurora University 8,  Elmhurst University 0 - 6 innings
Game Two Score: Aurora University 3, Elmhurst University 0
Record: Aurora University (9-1), Elmhurst College (3-3)
Location: Bedrosian Stadium, Montgomery, Illinois

How it happened
 GAME ONE 
    - The Spartans jumped out early in the first inning with Josephine Lytton and Ashley Talaga coming across to score.
    - AU added two more in the second. Christina Richards scored on a sacrifice fly from Lytton followed by Talaga's single to center field to score Faith Biggs.
    - The Spartans would bring across a pair in the third with Tyler Chambers and Jordan Seyfried driving in runs.
    - With two outs in the bottom of the sixth, a Bluejays error led to two more AU runs to bring the mercy rule into play.
    - Spartan Hannah Tomasko finished her three hit shutout with seven strikeouts and AU won 8-0.

Spartan Leaders
GAME ONE 
HITS: Delilah Aguirre, Ashley Talaga, Tyler Chambers, Christin Richards (2)
TRIPLE: Tyler Chambers (1)
RUNS: Ashley Talaga (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Delilah Aguirre (2)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings):
 Hannah Tomasko (6.0)
DECISIONS: Hannah Tomasko (win, 4-0) 
STRIKEOUTS: Hannah Tomasko (7)

How it happened
GAME TWO
    - Both teams would go down quiet in the first three innings.
    - The Spartans bats came alive in the third when Christina Richards hit a 2 RBI single to left field to score Jordan Seyfried and Tyler Chambers. 
    - Later in the inning, Josephine Lytton laid a bunt down to score Richards and AU led 3-0.
    - Freshman Rylee Campbell kept the Bluejays bats quiet and nailed down the seventh for a complete game win as AU won 3-0. 

Spartan Leaders
GAME TWO
HITS: Josephine Lytton (2)
RUNS: Tyler Chambers, Jordan Seyfried, and Christina Richards (1)
RUNS BATTED IN: Christina Richards (2)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings):
 Rylee Campbell (7.0)
DECISIONS: Rylee Campbell (W, 3-0)
STRIKEOUTS: Rylee Campbell (1)

Up Next
Next action for the Spartan softball team comes on Saturday, March 26 when they open the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference schedule. AU hosts Rockford University with first pitch scheduled for 12:00p.m. at Bedrosian Stadium in Montgomery, Illinois.
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