The Aurora University baseball team dropped the third game of the weekend Invitational at Wheaton College to the host Thunder 16-4 on Saturday evening.


Game Score: Wheaton College 16, #8 Aurora University 4
Record: Aurora University 10-3 overall; Wheaton College 4-6 overall
Location: Lee Pfund Stadium - Carol Stream, Illinois


- AU scored first in the top of the fourth with a solo home run from Sean Rivera.
- Wheaton answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning for a 2-1 lead.
- The Spartans answered right back in the fifth with a Nik Panico run scoring double and a two-run home run from Logan Riley to take a 4-2 lead.
- Wheaton responded with an eight run bottom of the inning and then scored two in the sixth and four in the seventh for the 16-4 win.


HITTING
HITS: Derek Angelo (2)
DOUBLE: Nik Panico (1)
HOME RUN: Sean Rivera and Logan Riley (1)
RUNS: Sean Rivera, Logan Riley, Nik Panico and Nico Bermeo (1)
RUNS BATTED IN: Logan Riley (2)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Adrian Ruiz (4.0), Joey Petit (0.1), CJ Cazares (1.0) and Bryce Miller (1.0)
DECISIONS: Joey Petit (loss 1-1)