The Aurora University baseball team hosted Milwaukee School of Engineering Saturday afternoon ate Jim Schmid field in Montgomery, Illinois. The Spartans swept the conference doubleheader, winning game one 3-1 and game two 12-2 (8 inn.)


Game One Score: Aurora University 3, Milwaukee School of Engineering 1
Game Two Score: Aurora University 12, Milwaukee School of Engineering 2 - 8 innings
Record: Aurora University 19-5 overall and 9-1 in the NACC, Milwaukee School of Engineering 11-12 overall and 6-4 in the NACC
Location: Jim Schmid Field, Montgomery, Illinois


GAME ONE
- Both pitchers kept the opposing offenses off balance through the first half of the game. Spartan Jack Fisher was dealing only allowing two hits in six innings.
- The Spartans got the scoring started in the bottom of the sixth. 
- Jacob Ambuel led off the inning with a single. With two outs and Ambuel on first, Jett Wekekind singled to center field to keep the inning alive.
- Dylan White would step up to the plate and hit an RBI single to score Ambuel and the Spartans led 1-0.
- The Raiders tied the game in the top of the eighth with a solo home run.
- Anthony Touhy would come in the eighth for the Spartans to shut the Raiders offense down.
- The Spartans answered right back with a two out solo home run from Jett Wedekind. 
- The two out rally continued with Dylan White's triple to right center. After a pitching change was made by MSOE, Justin Sartori would drive in Dylan White on a single to center field and AU led 3-1.
- Seth Gutknecht came in the top of the ninth to get the save for the Spartans, his first of the season.  


HITTING
HITS: Jett Wedekind and Dylan White (2)
TRIPLE: Dylan White (1)
HOME RUN: Jett Wedekind (1)
RUNS: Jacob Ambuel, Jett Wedekind, and Dylan White (1)
RUNS BATTED IN: Jett Wedekind, Dylan White and Justin Sartori (1)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Jack Fisher (7.2), Anthony Touhy (0.1) and Seth Gutknecht (1.0)
DECISIONS: Anthony Touhy (W, 2-0) and Seth Gutknecht (S, 1)
STRIKEOUTS: Jack Fisher (5)


GAME TWO
- The Raiders got out to an early 1-0 lead in the opening frame on two hits and a Spartan error.
-The Spartans were able to tie the game up in the bottom half when Dylan White scored on a wild pitch.
- In the bottom of the third, the Spartans would take a 4-1 lead with Justin Sartori's three-run bomb to center field.
- MSOE would cut their deficit in half, scoring one in the top of the fourth.
- The Spartans answered back with a three-run home run from Jett Wedekind and AU led 7-2. 
- Spartan Collin Meinert led off the fifth inning with a walk and would later score on a Jack Seefeldt grounder to short.
- Nick Malmberg shut the Raiders offense down, only allowing seven hits in seven innings while striking out nine.
- The Spartans added two in the bottom of the seventh when Nick Baldassano laid a bunt down to score Nico Bermeo. Corey Vondra would follow with an RBI single to score Sean Rivera, 10-2 Spartans.
- MSOE threatened in the eighth, but Spartan Tyler Preissing would hold the Raiders to two runs.
- Nico Bermeo singled up the middle to score Meinert and Saratori to seal the 12-2 run rule victory.
 

HITTING
HITS: Nico Bermeo (3), Corey Vondra, Justin Sartori, and Collin Meinert (2)
DOUBLE: Nico Bermeo (1)
HOME RUN: Jett Wedekind and Justin Sartori (1)
RUNS: Collin Meinert, Jett Wedekind, Dylan White, and Justin Sartori (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Jett Wedekind and Justin Sartori (3)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Nick Malmberg (7.0) and Tyler Preissing (1.0)
DECISIONS: Nick Malmberg (W, 3-0)
STRIKEOUTS: Nick Malmberg (9) and Tyler Preissing (2)

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