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8
Winner Aurora AURORA 34-3
4
Concordia Wisconsin CUW 20-16
Winner
Aurora AURORA
34-3
8
Final
4
Concordia Wisconsin CUW
20-16
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aurora AURORA 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 8 7 1
Concordia Wisconsin CUW 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 10 2

W: Malmberg, Nick (6-0) L: B. Spiers (1-2)

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Winner Aurora AURORA 35-3
7
Concordia Wisconsin CUW 20-17
Winner
Aurora AURORA
35-3
8
Final
7
Concordia Wisconsin CUW
20-17
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Aurora AURORA 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 8 10 0
Concordia Wisconsin CUW 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 8 0

W: Preissing, Tyler (1-0) L: O. Burns (0-1) S: Harvey, Sam (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Spartans sweep CUW and foil Falcons senior day

The Aurora University Spartan baseball team swept the final NACC doubleheader of the season on Saturday at Concordia University Wisconsin, winning 8-4 and coming from behind to win game two 8-7 in 10 innings. 

The Basics
Game One Score: #6 Aurora University 8, Concordia University Wisconsin 4
Game Two Score: #6 Aurora University 8, Concordia University Wisconsin 7 - 10 innings
Record: Aurora University (35-3 overall and 23-1 NACC)
Location: Mequon, Wisconsin

How it happened
GAME ONE
- A three-run homer from Jett Wedekind in the first, his fourth of the weekend put AU up 3-0 in the first.
- CUW scored once in the first but AU answered with a run of their own in the second for a 4-1 lead.
- AU scored twice more in the third with a sac fly from Josh Reinhardt scoring Justin Sartori and Wedekind using his wheels to force a throwing error and scoring as well.
- In the fifth with AU leading 6-2, Wedekind hit his fifth homer of the weekend, a solo job and AU now led 7-2.
- Three walks and a single in the seventh plated another AU run and an 8-2 lead.
- CUW scored a run in the eighth and one in the ninth but had the tying run at the plate when the final out was made.
- AU won the opener 8-4.

Spartan Leaders
GAME ONE
HITTING

HITS: Jett Wedekind (3) and Josh Reinhardt (2)
HOME RUN: Jett Wedekind (2)
RUNS: Jett Wedekind (4) and Justin Sartori (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Jett Wedekind (4) and Josh Reinhardt (2)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings):
Nick Malmberg (5.0), Jacob Welbes (2.0), Tyler Preissing (1.0) and Sam Harvey (1.0)
DECISIONS: Nick Malmberg (win, 6-0)
STRIKEOUTS: Nick Malmberg (3)

How it happened
GAME TWO
- The Spartans fell behind 1-0 after one but quickly answered in the second.
- Josh Reinhardt singled and scored on a double by Tyler Patton.
- Three walks and two hits led to three CUW runs in the second and AU called to the pen and CJ Cazares.
- Cazares kept CUW had those four runs over the next six plus innings.
- The Spartans cut the deficit to two in the third with a single from Jacob Ambuel and he scored on a Jett Wedekind double.
- The game remained 4-2 going to the ninth when all kinds of craziness broke out.
- The first seven Spartans in the ninth reached on six walks and a single from Jacob Ambuel
- When CUW made the second pitching change of the inning, the Spartans led 7-4.
- The bottom of the ninth then saw AU walk three and hit two more Falcons before a single tied the game.
- The potential winning run was thrown out at the plate trying to score with a toss from Sean Rivera to Tyler Patton.
- Free baseball was on tap in the 10th inning.
- After two outs, Nico Bermeo belted a solo home run to left center and AU led 8-7.
- Sam Harvey came on in relief of reliever Tyler Preissing in the 10th. After two walks to lead off the inning, Harvey shut the door for the save. 
- AU won 8-7 in 10 innings.

Spartan Leaders
GAME TWO
HITTING

HITS: Jacob Ambuel (2)
HOME RUN: Nico Bermeo (1)
DOUBLE: Jett Wedekind and Tyler Patton (1)
RUNS: Nico Bermeo and Jacob Ambuel (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Jett Wedekind and Nico Bermeo (2)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings):
Bryce Miller (1.2), CJ Cazares (6.1), Brian Henehan (0.2), Tyler Preissing (0.1) and Sam Harvey (1.0)
DECISIONS: Tyler Preissing (win 1-0) and Sam Harvey (save, 1)
STRIKEOUTS: CJ Cazares (4)

Up Next
Next scheduled action for the Spartan baseball team comes on Thursday, May 11 when they are scheduled to travel to the 2023 NACC Tournament as the No. 1 seed. First pitch of the NACC tournament game is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in Mequon, Wisconsin at Concordia University Wisconsin. The Spartans opponent is to be determined.
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