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.
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
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.
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)
GAME TWO
- The Spartans fell behind 1-0 after one but quickly answered in the second.
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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.
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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.
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)
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.