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9
Winner Aurora University AU 1-0
0
Cornell College CCSB 0-7
Winner
Aurora University AU
1-0
9
Final
0
Cornell College CCSB
0-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Aurora University AU 0 0 7 1 1 9 6 1
Cornell College CCSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5

W: Buske, Madelyn (1-0) L: Rhoades (0-1)

Lexi

Game Recap: Softball |

Spartans run rule Cornell to open 2022

The Aurora University softball team opened the 2022 season with a dominating 9-0 victory over Cornell College in the opening game of the spring trip in central Florida.

The Basics
Game Score: Aurora University 9, Cornell College 0 - 5 innings
Record: Aurora University (1-0)
Location: Clermont, Florida

How it happened
    - Both pitchers kept the opposing offenses off balance through the first two innings.
    - In the third, the Spartans struck. 
    - To start the third, the Spartans loaded the bases with a single from Christina Richards, walk from Jordan Seyfried, and Jemma Fiehweg reaching via hit by pitch. 
    - With no outs, the Spartans took advantage of an error and hit by pitch to take a 2-0 lead. 
    - Ashley Talaga singled to left field to bring in Fiehweg and a two-run double from Lexi Rayborn extended the Spartans lead 5-0.
    - AU added two more runs after Delilah Aguirre grounded into a fielders choice that allowed Talaga to score and Tyler Chambers singled to drive in Rayborn. 
    - AU led 7-0 going into the bottom of the third. 
    - In the top of the 4th Josephine Lytton scored on a pass ball and AU led 8-0.
    - Madelyn Buske dominated in the circle, only giving up two hits while striking out six.
    - With two outs and a runner on second, Jemma Fiehweg hit a run scoring single and AU was now up 9-0
    - Rylee Campbell came on to pitch the fifth, getting two strikeouts and AU was victorious 9-0.

Spartan Leaders
HITTING
HITS: Lexi Rayborn (2)
DOUBLE: Lexi Rayborn (1)
RUNS: Josephine Lytton and Christina Richards (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Lexi Rayborn (2)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings):
 Madeyln Buske (4.0) and Rylee Campbell (1.0)
DECISIONS: Madeyln Buske (win, 1-0) 
STRIKEOUTS: Madeyln Buske (6) and Rylee Campbell (2)
 
Up Next
Next action for the Spartan softball team comes on Monday, March 7 from the spring trip in Florida. AU takes on Monmouth College at 9:45 a.m. (cst) / 10:45 a.m (est) and Nebraska Wesleyan University at 2:15 p.m. (cst)/ 3:15 p.m. (est) in Leesburg, Florida.
 
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play AU CCSB
AU TOP 3rd Lytton, J. reached on an error by ss; Fiehweg, J. advanced to second; Seyfried, J. advanced to third; Richards, C. scored. 1 0
AU TOP 3rd Biggs, F. hit by pitch, RBI; Lytton, J. advanced to second; Fiehweg, J. advanced to third; Seyfried, J. scored. 2 0
AU TOP 3rd Talaga, A. singled to left field, RBI; Biggs, F. advanced to second; Lytton, J. advanced to third; Fiehweg, J. scored. 3 0
AU TOP 3rd Rayborn, A. doubled, 2 RBI; Talaga, A. advanced to third; Biggs, F. scored; Lytton, J. scored, unearned. 5 0
AU TOP 3rd Aguirre, D. grounded out to 3b, RBI; Rayborn, A. advanced to third; Talaga, A. scored. 6 0
AU TOP 3rd Chambers, T. singled to right field, RBI; Rayborn, A. scored. 7 0
AU TOP 4th Biggs, F. advanced to third; Lytton, J. scored on an error by c, unearned. 8 0
AU TOP 5th Fiehweg, J. singled, RBI; Richards, C. scored, unearned. 9 0

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