The Aurora University softball team returned to Bedrosian Stadium, squaring off against the Eagles of Edgewood College for their second conference match-up series of the weekend. In the first game, the Spartans offense exploded, scoring 16 runs in five innings. AU secured the sweep by clinching victory in the second game with a final score of, 7-3.


Game One Score: Aurora University 16, Edgewood College 1 - 5 innings
Game Two Score: Aurora University 7, Edgewood Colle 3
Record: Aurora University 27-8 overall and 16-6 NACC; Edgewood College 17-19 overall and  8-12 in the NACC
Location: Bedrosian Stadium - Montgomery, Illinois


GAME ONE:
- The Spartans exploded for six runs in the first inning, batting through the lineup. Faith Biggs hit a double to left field, bringing Aubrey Ortiz and Tyler Chambers home. Ortiz and Chambers had both reached base earlier with a single and a double.
- Adding to the offensive momentum, Biggs later scored on a fielder's choice, extending the Spartans lead to 4-0 with no outs.
- The momentum continued with a clutch hit from Casey Brennan, driving in two more runs, while Jordan Seyfried capped off the inning by bringing in the final run.
- Edgewood responded with their sole run of the game in the top of the second inning.
- AU extended their lead with two more runs in the second inning, courtesy of RBIs from Shelby Linn and Casey Brennan.
-In the third inning, the Spartans maintained their momentum, scoring four runs on five hits. Chambers, King, Linn, and Brennan all recorded RBIs.
- As the Spartans headed into the bottom of the fourth inning with a dominating 12-1 lead, the Spartans offense kept the pressure on. Pinch hitters Emma Lytton, Arianna Anderson, and Tara Bomleny stepped up with crucial hits to further add to the Spartans lead.
- AU run-ruled Edgewod 16-1 in five innings.
- In the circle, Rylee Campbell improved to 14-4 on the season, only allowing five hits in five innings. 

GAME TWO:
- The Spartans threatened in the first inning with the bases loaded but were unable to push a run across.
- In game two, both teams remained scoreless until the bottom of the third when the Spartans managed to score three runs.
- Aubrey Ortiz and Tyler Chambers kicked off the inning with consecutive singles. Faith Biggs then stepped up to the plate and delivered a bases-clearing triple, giving the Spartans a 2-0 lead. 
- Biggs would score on an RBI from Kionna King.
- The Eagles responded with a three-run homer, tying the game in the top of the fourth inning.
- The Spartans bats went quiet in the fourth and fifth innings, only to come alive in the sixth.
- AU retook the lead by scoring four runs on five hits and capitalizing on one Eagles error. 
-With one out , Tyler Chambers singled up the middle, bringing pinch runner LilyKomperda home. Faith Biggs then followed with a single to score Aubrey Ortiz, who reached base on an Eagles error. 
- As the Spartans face two outs, Shelby Linn and Casey Brennan came through with singles, bringing in the final two runs of the inning. 
- With AU leading 7-3, they just needed three outs to clinch the victory.
- The Spartans closed out the game with a 1,2,3 inning, completing the sweep over the Eagles with a final score of 7-3.


GAME ONE:
HITTING
HITS:  Casey Brennan and Kionna King (3)
DOUBLE: Tyler Chambers, Emma Lytton, Faith Biggs, and Alex Thiel (1)
TRIPLE: Shelby Linn and Casey Brennan (1)
RUNS: Kionna King (3)
RUNS BATTED IN: Casey Brennan (4) Shelby Linn (3)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Rylee Campbell (5.0)
DECISIONS: Rylee Campbell (win 14-4)
STRIKEOUTS: Rylee Campbell (1)

GAME TWO:
HITTING
HITS: Faith Biggs and Aubrey Ortiz (3)
TRIPLE: Faith Biggs (1)
DOUBLE: Faith Biggs (1)
RUNS: Tyler Chambers, Aubrey Ortiz, and Faith Biggs (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Faith Biggs (3)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Madelyn Buske (7.0)
DECISIONS: Madelyn Buske (12-4 win)
STRIKEOUTS: Madelyn Buske (1)