The Aurora University baseball team traveled to Bloomington, Illinois for a non-conference contest against Webster University. A six run first inning against was to much for the Spartans to overcome as they fell 7-4.


Game Score: Webster University 7, Aurora University 4
Record: Aurora University (17-5 overall and 7-1 NACC)
Location: Bloomington, Illinois


- AU stranded the bases loaded in the top of the first and then found themselves down six after Webster got six hits to score the six runs, all after two outs.
- The AU deficit grew to seven in the bottom of the fourth.
- In the fifth, Dylan White doubled in Jett Wedekind to put the Spartans on the scoreboard.
- AU knocked out four hits and took advantage of three Webster errors to score three times in the sixth. 
- Trailing 7-4 with the bases loaded still in the sixth, the Spartans left the bases loaded for the second time on the night.
- AU threatened again in the eighth with singles from Wedekind and White but a pitching change for Webster broke up the rally..
- The Spartans would drop the match up of nationally ranked teams 7-4.


HITTING
HITS: Jett Wedekind, Dylan White and Nico Bermeo (2)
DOUBLE: Dylan White and Nico Bermeo (1)
RUNS: Jacob Ambuel, Jett Wedekind, Nick Baldassano and Nico Bermeo (1)
RUNS BATTED IN: Jett Wedekind, Dylan White and Jacob Ambuel (1)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Alec Strupp (1.0), Jacob Welbes (2.2), Sam Harvey (1.1) and Carlos Garcia (3.0)
DECISIONS: Alec Strupp (loss, 0-1) 
STRIKEOUTS: Jacob Welbes and Carlos Garcia (2)
 
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