The Aurora University baseball team got money pitching efforts from Nick Malmberg and Bryce Miller while the offense bashed 31 hits to sweep the day, defeating Saint Joseph College of Maine (13-0 - 7 innings) and St. John Fisher University 11-1 (7 innings).


Game One Score: Aurora University 13, Saint Joseph's College of Maine 0 - 7 innings
Game Two Score: Aurora University 11, St. John Fisher University 1 - 7 innings
Record: Aurora University (3-0)
Location: Auburndale, Florida


Game One vs. Saint Joseph's College of Maine
- The Spartans jumped out to a quick 4-0 in the first inning and got started with three consecutive singles from Nico Bermeo, Jacob Ambuel and Justin Sartori before a three-run bases clearing double from Jett Wedekind. Wedekind later scored on a sac fly from Josh Reinhardt.
- The AU offense went back to work in the third with a lead off triple from Ambuel being followed by a long Justin Sartori home run. Wedekind followed with his second double in as many at bats and scored in a Brendan Naylor single. Reinhardt would single, followed by a run scoring double from Collin Meinert. Derek Angelo would drive in Reinhardt with a sac fly and Dominick Curcio rounded out the hit parade with a run scoring single of his own.
- After 2-1/2 innings, AU led by a commanding score of 10-0.
- Nick Malmberg was cashing it in on the bump, not allowing a hit through three innings and scattering just two in his seven shutout innings of work.
- The offense added three more runs on four singles in the sixth with Angelo driving in two more runs.
- The run rule came into play as AU defeated Saint Joseph's 13-0 in seven.


Game One vs. Saint Joseph's College of Maine
HITTING
HITS: Nico Bermeo (3)
HOME RUN: Justin Sartori (1)
TRIPLE: Jacob Ambuel (1)
DOUBLE: Jett Wedekind (2) and Colin Meinert (1)
RUNS: Five Spartans (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Derek Angelo (3)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Nick Malmberg (7.0)
DECISIONS: Nick Malmberg (win, 1-0) 
STRIKEOUTS: Nick Malmberg (6)
 

Game Two vs. St. John Fisher University
- A grand slam from Nik Panico in the first inning was all the Spartans would need in game two with Justin Sartori doubling in Nico Bermeo ahead of the big fly.
- A lead off single from Josh Reinhardt in the third eventually saw Rainhardt come around to score on a Bermeo sac fly.
- St. John Fisher scored the first and only run AU pitching would allow on the day in the fourth on a solo home run.
- In the fifth, the AU offense answered with a four spot with Jacob Ambuel having a two run double, a run scoring single from Sartori and Panico drove in his fifth of the afternoon with a base knock.
- After 4-1/2, AU led 10-1.
- Panico put the game out of reach in the seventh with a solo home run, his second homer of the day and sixth run batted in.
- With the 10-run lead, AU had their second run shortened game of the day, winning 11-1.
- Bryce Miller scattered three hits over six innings in the winning effort.


Game Two vs. St. John Fisher University
HITTING
HITS: Nik Panico (4)
HOME RUN: Nik Panico (2)
TRIPLE: Josh Reinhardt (1)
DOUBLE: Jacob Ambuel (2), Justin Sartori and Nik Panico (1)
RUNS:  Nico Bermeo, Jacob Ambuel, Justin Sartori and Nik Panico (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Nik Panico (6)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Bryce Miller (6.0) and Tyler Preissing (1.0)
DECISIONS: Bryce Miller (win, 1-0) 
STRIKEOUTS: Bryce Miller (5)