The Aurora University baseball team opened the 2023 season with a come from behind 8-6 victory over Penn State Abington in the opening game of the spring trip in Auburndale Florida. AU scored eight runs in the last two innings for the win.


Game Score: Aurora University 8, Penn State University - Abington 6
Record: Aurora University (1-0)
Location: Auburndale, Florida


- The Spartans loaded the bases in the second behind two walks and a hit by pitch but couldn't push across a run.
- PSU-Abington scored a run in the fourth to take a 1-0 lead.
- AU starter Jack Fisher struck out 10 and allowed just one run over five innings of action.
- The first hit for AU came in the top of the sixth off the bat of Josh Reinhardt. The Spartans loaded the bases but again stranded them.
- Abington scored three times in the sixth and another in the seventh to take a 5-0 lead.
- Two out bingo worked for AU in the eighth thanks to free passes.
- The Spartans scored three times but would leave the bases loaded for a fourth time in the game.
- Going to the bottom of the eight, AU trailed 5-3.
- Jacob Ambuel threw out a tagging runner at the plate to end the bottom of the eight and keep AU within two.
- With one out in the ninth, Reinhardt singled to start a run of five consecutive hits.
- After a Collin Meinert double, Derek Angelo drove in his second and third runs of the game with a single to tie the game.
- Dominick Curcio singled ahead of leadoff man Nico Bermeo. Bermeo launched a long home run to give the Spartans an 8-5 lead.
- Abington scored a run in the ninth but Carlos Garcia came on to shut the door for the 8-6 AU win.


HITTING
HITS: Collin Meinert, Derek Angelo and Josh Reinhardt (2)
HOME RUN: Nico Bermeo (1)
DOUBLE: Collin Meinert (1)
RUNS: Dominick Curcio (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Derek Angelo and Nico Bermeo (3)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Jack Fisher (5.0), Sam Harvey (1.0), CJ Cazares (2.0), Nik Panico (0.33) and Carlos Garcia (0.67) 
DECISIONS: CJ Cazares (win, 1-0) and Carlos Garcia (save, 1)
STRIKEOUTS: Jack Fisher (10)