The Aurora University Spartan softball team posted another doubleheader sweep of a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference foe, this time knocking off the visiting Lakeland University Muskies 7-0 and 5-3.


Game One Score: Aurora University 7, Lakeland University 0
Game Two Score: Aurora University 5, Lakeland University 3
Record: Aurora University 22-2 overall and 10-0 in the NACC, Lakeland University 7-6 overall and 2-2 in the NACC
Location: Bedrosian Stadium, Montgomery, Illinois


 GAME ONE 
- The Spartans threatened in the second, loading the bases with one out but Lakeland pitching got two strikeouts to get out of the jam.
- A leadoff walk in the third to Josephine Lytton proved costly as she crossed the plate with a two out error off the bat of Lexi Rayborn. 
- Tyler Chambers followed with a single and Delilah Aguirre walked to load the bases in front of Shelby Linn. Linn singled to center scoring Rayborn and Chambers for a 3-0 AU lead.
- In the fourth, Lytton was hit by a pitch to start the inning and Jemma Fiehweg singled. With two outs later in the inning, Aguirre singled to score the pair and AU led 5-0.
- The Spartans just missed enacting the mercy rule in the fifth with Fiehweg singling in Jordan Seyfried and Lytton scoring on one of two Muskie errors in the inning. With the winning run at third, a pair of loud ground outs ended the frame.
- Hannah Tomasko made the shutout hold up over the final two innings as the Spartans won 7-0.


GAME ONE 
HITS: Delilah Aguirre, Jemma Fiehweg and Shelby Linn (2)
RUNS: Josephine Lytton (3)
RUNS BATTED IN: Shelby Linn and Delilah Aguirre (2)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Hannah Tomasko (7.0)
DECISIONS: Hannah Tomasko (win, 11-1) 
STRIKEOUTS: Hannah Tomasko (7)


GAME TWO
- Three Lakeland hits in the first led to two runs for the visitors.
- AU did not waste much time in responding with Josephine Lytton leading off with a single and one batter later Ashley Talaga went yard to right center to tie the game.
- A two base error led to an unearned run crossing for Lakeland in the third.
- Lexi Rayborn tied the game in the fourth with a laser over the left field fence to lead off the inning.
- The game remained a 3-3 tie into the sixth. With one out, Tyler Chambers reached on a hit by pitch. 
- With two outs, Shelby Linn went to the long ball with a long home run to straight away center. The two-run homer put AU up 5-3.
- A one-out error for AU in the seventh had Coach Mike McKenzie call on Hannah Tomasko out of the bullpen in relief of Madelyn Buske.
- Tomasko got a pair of pop outs to center for her third save of the season and AU won 5-3.

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GAME TWO
HITS: Josephine Lytton and Shelby Linn (2)
HOME RUN: Ashley Talaga, Lexi Rayborn and Shelby Linn (1)
RUNS: Ashley Talaga, Lexi Rayborn, Tyler Chambers, Josephine Lytton and Shelby Linn (1)
RUNS BATTED IN: Ashley Talaga and Shelby Linn (2)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings):  Madelyn Buske (6.1) and Hannah Tomasko (0.2)
DECISIONS: Madelyn Buske (win 6-0) and Hannah Tomasko (save, 3)
STRIKEOUTS: Madelyn Buske (1)

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