The Aurora University baseball team survived and advanced in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference tournament, defeating Marian University 2-1 in 10 innings, scoring in the first and 10th while pitcher Justin Zimmerman willed his way to nine innings of strong work for his ninth win of the season.
Game Score: Aurora University 2, Marian University 1 - 10 innings
Record: Aurora University 23-19 overall and 16-8 NACC; Marian University 22-21 overall and 13-11 NACC
Location: MSOE Raiders Stadium - Glendale, Wisconsin
- AU scored the first run of the game with a lead-off walk to Dominick Curcio and he scored with two outs on a Logan Riley double.
- The game would remain 1-0 going to the bottom of the seventh though the Spartans left nine runners on base in the first seven innings.
- Marian would score a run in the seventh to tie the game 1-1.
- Tied 1-1 in the ninth, Spartan Justin Zimmerman got a strikeout with the bases loaded to send the game to extra innings.
- In the 10th, Riley led off with a double and one out later following a pitching change, Ryan Buck flew out to center to allow Riley to score the go ahead run.
- Brandon Todd came on to pick up his first save of the season with one inning of work and give Zimmerman and the Spartans another win.
Hitting
Hits: Dominick Curcio and Logan Riley (2)
DOUBLE: Logan Riley and Joe Lukancic (1)
RUNS: Logan Riley and Dominick Curcio (1)
RUNS BATTED IN: Ryan Buck and Logan Riley (1)
PITCHING:
APPERANCES (innings): Justin Zimmerman (9.0) and Brandon Todd (1.0)
DECISIONS: Justin Zimmerman (Win, 9-2) and Brandon Todd (save, 1)
STRIKEOUTS: Justin Zimmerman (6)
Next scheduled action for the Spartan baseball team comes on Friday, May 9 when they are scheduled to play in the 2025 NACC Tournament against Benedictine University. First pitch of the Spartans NACC tournament game is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Raider Stadium in Glendale, Wisconsin.
