The Aurora University softball team returned to NACC action on Saturday afternoon against the Raiders of Milwaukee School of Engineering. The Spartans dropped the doubleheader, falling 4-0 in game one and 14-8 in game two.
Game One Score: Milwaukee School of Engineering 4, Aurora University 0
Game Two Score: Milwaukee School of Engineering 14, Aurora University 8
Record: Aurora University (13-11 overall and 7-3 NACC)
Location: Bedrosian Stadium - Montgomery, Illinois
Game One
- MSOE took a 1-0 lead in the first inning off two hits.
- The Spartans threatened in the bottom half but left two runners on.
- The Raiders added two runs in the third.
- In the fourth, with two runners on the Spartans could not bring a run across.
- The top of the seventh saw MSOE bring in one to lead 4-0.
- AU fell 4-0 in game one.
Game One
HITTING
HITS: Ashley Talaga (2)
PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Madelyn Buske (7.0)
DECISIONS: Madelyn Buske (loss, 7-8)
STRIKEOUTS: Madelyn Buske (2)
Game Two
- MSOE scored seven runs in the first inning.
- In the second, the Spartans scored five runs on six hits.
Faith Biggs and
Delilah Aguirre started the inning reaching on a bunt and single up the middle.
Jordan Seyfried stepped to the plate and doubled to score Biggs and Aguirre. With one out,
Tyler Chambers and
Kionna King hit RBI doubles and the Spartans trailed by three, 7-4.
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Ashley Talaga scored pitch runner
Reese Pozen on a line out to left field before heading to the top of the third.
- In the third, the Raiders scored four runs on one hit and led 8-5.
- The Spartans added two in the bottom half.
Kionna King doubled to left field to score Chambers and Rayborn who both reached on back to back singles.
Ashley Talaga followed and drove in Rayborn.
- AU headed into the fifth trailing by one, 8-7.
- In the bottom of the fifth, the Spartans tied the game 8-8.
Faith Biggs led off the inning with a double to left center. Aguirre laid a sac bunt down to move Biggs to third base and
Jordan Seyfried squeezed to score the tying run.
- MSOE would add six more runs, one in the sixth and five in the seventh.
- The Spartans dropped game two 14-8.
Game Two
HITTING
HITS: Tyler Chambers,
Lexi Rayborn,
Kionna King, and
Faith Biggs (2)
DOUBLE: Tyler Chambers,
Kionna King,
Faith Biggs, and
Jordan Seyfried (1)
RUNS: Tyler Chambers and
Faith Biggs (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Jordan Seyfried (3),
Kionna King, and
Ashley Talaga (2)
PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Rylee Campbell (0.2),
Teagen Schmalfeldt (5.2) and
Kendra Stevens (0.2)
DECISIONS: Teagen Schmalfeldt (L, 0-1)
STRIKEOUTS: Teagen Schmalfeldt (4)
Next scheduled action for the Spartan softball team comes on Tuesday, April 18 when they travel to Wheaton College. First pitch of the non-conference doubleheader is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. in Wheaton, Illinois.
