The Aurora University softball team traveled to Edgewood College Sunday afternoon for their final conference games of the season. The Spartans improve to 19-5 in the NACC after completing the sweep of the Eagles, 9-1 (6 inn.) in game one and 5-1 in game two. With the sweep and help from others around the conference, the Spartans locked up the No. 2 seed in the upcoming NACC Tournament.


Game One Score: Aurora University 9; Edgewood College 1 (5 innings)
Game Two Score: Aurora University 5; Edgewood College 1
Record: Aurora University 31-7 overall and 19-5 in the NACC; Edgewood College 19-19 overall and 12-10 in the NACC
Location: Madison, Wisconsin


 GAME ONE 
- The Spartans fell behind 1-0 in the first when an Eagle walk came around to score on a double.
- AU answered right away scoring five runs on four hits and one Eagle error in the top of the second. A two-run double from Jordan Seyfried got the Spartans scoring started. 
- With two outs and leading 2-1, Lexi Rayborn singled to center field to score Faith Biggs and Sammy Martinez. Tyler Chambers kept the inning alive following with a run scoring single. 
- That was enough runs for AU starter Hannah Tomasko as she would hold Edgewood to the lone run despite some dicey moments. 
- The Spartans added one in the sixth on a two-out RBI single from Fiehweg and AU led 6-1.
- In the fifth, the Spartans would rally on two-outs to push three runs across on three straight hits. Ashley Talaga singled to score Biggs and she was followed by a Rayborn RBI double. Chambers doubled to drive in the one and would bring the mercy rule into play.
- The Spartans would shut the Eagles down with three straight outs for the 9-1 win.


GAME ONE 
HITS: Lexi Rayborn (4)
DOUBLE: Lexi Rayborn, Tyler Chambers, and Jordan Seyfried (1)
RUNS: Faith Biggs (3) and Ashley Talaga (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Lexi Rayborn (3)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Hannah Tomasko (5.0)
DECISIONS: Hannah Tomasko (Win, 16-3) 
STRIKEOUTS: Hannah Tomasko (5)


GAME TWO
- AU wasted no time scoring in game two with Josephine Lytton leading off with a single and later scored on an Ashley Talaga sac bunt.
- Spartan starter, Rylee Campbell was dominating in the circle, retiring the Eagles offense in three straight outs through the first five innings.
- In the fifth, AU added one when Lytton drove in pinch runner Isabel Morales. 
- Ashley Talaga doubled to right center to start the sixth and later scored on a single from Tyler Chambers.
- The Eagles got on the board in the bottom of the sixth to cut their deficit 3-1.
- With one out in the seventh, Lytton laid down a bunt to score pinch runner Alex Thiel. Later in the inning, Fiehweg drove in Faith Biggs and the Spartans led 5-2 going into the bottom of the seventh.
- The Eagles threatened in the bottom half with runners on second and third, but Rylee Campbell took care of business and stuck out the last batter of the game.
- Spartans were victorious 5-1. 


GAME TWO
HITS: Faith Biggs (3) Josephine Lytton and Tyler Chambers (2)
DOUBLE: Ashley Talaga, Faith Biggs, and Delilah Aguirre (1)
RUNS: Faith Biggs, Josephine Lytton, Ashley Talaga, Isabel Morales, and Alex Thiel (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Josephine Lytton (2)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Rylee Campbell (7.0)
DECISIONS: Rylee Campbell (win, 8-3)
STRIKEOUTS: Rylee Campbell (2)

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