The Aurora University baseball team took on the University of Dubuque on Saturday afternoon, as AU played hosts at Lee Pfund Stadium in Carol Stream for a doubleheader. Joe Lukancic led off each game with a home run for AU in the bottom of the first inning, as their offense erupted for 14 runs on 18 hits in a game one win, before falling in an 11-3 score in game two.


Game One Score: Aurora University 14, University of Dubuque 6
Game Two Score: University of Dubuque 11, Aurora University 3
Record: Aurora University 5-8 overall; University of Dubuque 4-5 overall
Location: Carol Stream, Illinois - Lee Pfund Stadium


Game One
- AU went off for seven runs in the bottom of the first, as Joe Lukancic led off the half inning with a lead-off shot over the center field wall.
- Ryan Buck drove in Jaden Holgado with a fielder's choice, before Dominick Curcio reached on an infield single to first to make it 3-0 in favor of AU.
- Later in the first, Buck came around to score off a Dubuque error, before Julian Rosales roped a two-run double to give AU a 6-0 lead.
- That lead stretched to 7-0 when Spencer Ruch singled through the right side to bring in Rosales.
- In the bottom of the second, Logan Riley singled home Kyle Mack to give AU an 8-0 lead.
- Two batters later, Riley came around to score when Curcio hit an RBI single of his own for AU's ninth run.
- In the bottom of the fifth, AU added a couple of RBI singles each from Mack and Matthew Washington, as well as a Riley run scoring double.
- This gave AU a 13-0 lead, before Dubuque scored three in the sixth inning.
- In the top of the seventh, Dubuque added two more to cut the AU lead to 13-5.
- Despite five earned runs, AU starter Justin Zimmerman finished with 10 strikeouts in his six innings pitched.
- Dubuque would add one more in the ninth, but it would nearly be enough in the 13-6 AU game one victory.
- Anthony Consiglio also finished with two scoreless innings out of the bullpen for AU in their seven run win.

Game Two
- Similar to game one, Lukancic wasted no time putting AU on the board by crushing a lead-off homer over the left field wall.
- Later in the first, Brayden Gorecki drove in Holgado with a ground out to give AU a 2-0 lead going into the second.
- Dubuque cut the AU lead to 2-1 in the third with a run, before later tying the score at two in the sixth.
- AU started Conner Hogan exited after six innings of two run ball on the bump.
- Dubuque's offense scored seven runs in the eighth to hand AU the 9-3 loss.


Game One
HITTING
HITS: Jaden Holgado and Kyle Mack (3)
DOUBLE: Logan Riley and Julian Rosales (1)
HOME RUN: Joe Lukancic (1)
RUNS: Jaden Holgado and Kyle Mack (3)
RUNS BATTED IN: Logan Riley (3), Kyle Mack, Dominick Curcio and Julian Rosales (2)
STOLEN BASES: Matthew Washington (1)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Justin Zimmerman (6.0), Anthony Consiglio (2.0) and Mason Ishii (1.0)
DECISIONS: Justin Zimmerman (win)
STRIKEOUTS: Justin Zimmerman (10), Anthony Consiglio (3) and Mason Ishii (2)

Game Two
HITTING
HITS: Kyle Mack (2)
DOUBLE: Kyle Mack (2)
HOME RUN: Joe Lukancic (1)
RUNS: Jaden Holgado, Joe Lukancic and Dominick Curcio (1)
RUNS BATTED IN: Joe Lukancic and Brayden Gorecki (1)
STOLEN BASES: Dominick Curcio (1)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Conner Hogan (6.0), Adrian Ruiz (2.0) and Ryan Buck (1.0)
DECISIONS: Adrian Ruiz (loss)
STRIKEOUTS: Conner Hogan (9)