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Softball vs St. Norbert
©Steve Woltmann
6
Rockford ROCKFORD 14-17
9
Winner Aurora AURORA 17-10
Rockford ROCKFORD
14-17
6
Final
9
Aurora AURORA
17-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Rockford ROCKFORD 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 6 12 2
Aurora AURORA 0 2 5 1 0 1 X 9 13 0

W: Way, Emma (3-4) L: Claire Shanahan (6-6)

0
Rockford ROCKFORD 14-18
9
Winner Aurora AURORA 18-10
Rockford ROCKFORD
14-18
0
Final
9
Aurora AURORA
18-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Rockford ROCKFORD 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Aurora AURORA 2 0 1 6 X 9 15 1

W: Rivera, Mia (6-0) L: Kendall Knoll (5-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

Spartans take two at home against Regents

The Aurora University softball team swept a NACC doubleheader against the Rockford University Regents. Taking game one 9-6 and game two 9-0, the Spartans owned the day.

The Basics
Game One Score: Aurora University 9, Rockford University 6
Game Two Score: Aurora University 9, Rockford Universtiy 0
Record: Aurora University 18-10 overall and 10-4 NACC, Rockford University 14-18 overall and 8-12 NACC
Location: Bedrosian Stadium, Montgomery, Illinois

How it happened
Game One
- Rockford hopped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first.
- Then the Spartans started their day with a second inning two-RBI single from Alyssa Gale.
- Rockford tacked on two more runs in the third.
- The rest of the day would be owned by the Spartans, scoring five runs in the third to take a 7-3 lead.
- The Regents collected two more in the fourth.
- And one run in both the fourth and sixth innings for AU brought the lead to now 9-5.
- Rockford added one final run in the seventh but it wouldn't be enough.
- AU take game one 9-6.

Game Two
- Game two was owned solely by the Spartans.
- Aubrey Ortiz hit a single to third, and a Regent error allowed Mia Rivera to come around to score.
- It was then Nina Richards who put the ball in play to score Ortiz.
- Alyssa Gale singled in Lily Komperda in the third.
- AU now leads 3-0.
- A monster fourth put AU up big, starting with a Richards single to score Rivera, then a Stephanie DeBise double to score Ortiz.
- Angie Delgado then doubled in DeBise, and Komperda followed that with a double of her own to score the pinch-running Erin Young.
- Kayla Korey singled in Komperda for the final run of the ball game.
- AU win game two to complete the sweep 9-0 in five innings.

Spartan Leaders
Game One
HITTING
HITS: Aubrey Ortiz and Stephani DeBise (3)
DOUBLES:  Stephani DeBise and Nina Richards (1)
RUNS: Aubrey Ortiz (3)
RUNS BATTED IN: Alyssa Gale (3)
 
PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings):  Emma Way (7.0)
DECISIONS: Emma Way (Win, 3-4)
STRIKEOUTS: Emma Way (4)

Game Two
HITTING
HITS:
 Mia Rivera and Aubrey Ortiz (3)
DOUBLE: Lily Komperda, Angie Delgado, and Stephani DeBise (1)
RUNS: Mia Rivera, Aubrey Ortiz, and Lily Komperda (3)
RUNS BATTED IN: Nina Richards and Angie Delgado (2)

PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Mia Rivera (5.0)
DECISIONS: Mia Rivera (win, 6-0)
STRIKEOUTS: Mia Rivera (1)
 
Up Next
Next scheduled action for the Spartan softball team comes on Wednesday, April 22 when they take on Lakeland University. First pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. in Plymouth, Wisconsin.
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