The Aurora University baseball team headed to well north into Wisconsin for a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference doubleheader with St. Norbert College. AU would work to get a split in the contests, dropping game one 10-3 before rebounding with an 11-0 seven inning win in game two.


Game One Score: St. Norbert College 10, Aurora University 3
Game Two Score: Aurora University 11 ; St. Norbert College 0 - 7 innings
Record: Aurora University 12-8 overall and 5-1 in the NACC 
Location: De Pere, Wisconsin


Game One:
- AU fell behind in the first inning with SNC scoring three runs with two outs on four singles, three that came with two outs.
- The game remained 3-0 until the fifth when SNC added two more runs to lead 5-0.
- Free passes in the sixth inning allowed SNC to add two more runs and lead 7-0.
- AU trailed 9-0 going to the eighth inning when the Spartans offense woke up.
- Nick Czarnecki hit a two-run home run and Jaden Holgado singled in Tyler Patton for three runs.
- Going to the bottom of the eighth, AU trailed 9-3.
- SNC scored a run in the eighth with three singles to open the inning.
- AU would drop game one 10-3.

Game Two
- The Spartans struck first in game two with a run in the second.
- Czarnecki led off with a single and later scored on an Isaac Goddard sac fly.
- AU starter Drew Piaskowy allowed just one hit through the first four innings and maintained the 1-0 lead.
- The Spartans blew the game open in the fifth with a Grand Slam from Tyler Patton doing the big damage.
- AU scored seven times and led 8-0.
- Three more AU runs crossed in the sixth with everything coming after two quick outs.
- Kyle Mack doubled in two and scored on a Ryan Buck single.
- Piaskowy struck out his final batter of the game in the sixth before giving way to Ben Rannazzisi in the seventh.
- AU would defeat St. Norbert in seven innings 11-0.


Game One
Hitting
HITS: Isaac Goddard (3)
HOME RUNS: Nick Czarnecki (1)
RUNS: Nick Czarnecki, Ryan Buck and Tyler Patton (1)
RUNS BATTED IN: Nick Czarnecki (2)
 
PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Conner Hogan (5.2), Cory Brock (0.1), Josh Christman and Sean Riordan (1.0)
DECISIONS: Conner Hogan (loss, 4-2)
STRIKEOUTS: Conner Hogan (4)
 
Game Two
HITS: Joe Lukancic and Jaden Holgado (2)
DOUBLES: Kyle Mack and Isaac Goddard (1)
TRIPLES: Joe Lukancic (1)
HOME RUNS: Tyler Patton (1)
RUNS: Joe Lukancic and Nick Czarnecki (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Tyler Patton (4) and Kyle Mack (3)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Drew Piaskowy (6.0) and Ben Rannazzisi (1.0)
DECISIONS: Drew Piaskowy (win 4-0)
STRIKEOUTS: Drew Piaskowy (5)


Next scheduled action for the Spartan baseball team comes on Monday, March 30 when they host Concordia University Wisconsin in a doubleheader. First pitch is set for 3:00 p.m. At Jim Schmid Field at Stuart Sports Complex in Montgomery, Illinois.