The Aurora Unviersity Baseball team took on the top seed of the Danville Regional in the #14 Washington University, St. Louis Bears in the opening game of the regional. This game would mark AU's sixth regional appearance in the last eight seasons. The Spartans hoped to start out with an upset, and even after four no-hit innings from starter Conner Hogan, AU would fall 7-0. That would prove to only be the fifth time the Spartan baseball team was shut out in the last 375 games.
Game Score: Washington University, St. Louis 7 , Aurora University 0
Record: Aurora University 31-13 overall , Washington University, St. Louis 29-11 overall
Location: Danville, Kentucky
- AU's lead-off hitter Joe Lukancic led off the game with a single, marking his NCAA Division III leading 92nd hit of the season.
- That would be all the offense for AU in the first.
- WashU broke the no-hit bid of AU starter Conner Hogan in the fifth, eventually scoring three runs in the inning.
- The Bears would score twice more in the seventh with a home run.
- Tacking on two more runs in the eighth were the Bears.
- Even after a Tyler Patton lead-off single in the top of the ninth, AU was unable to piece together any more offense.
- The Spartans would fall 7-0.
Hitting
HITS: Joe Lukancic, Kyle Mack, Tyler Patton, Ryan Buck, Nick Czarnecki and Isaac Wendler (1)
PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Conner Hogan (7.0) and Cory Macke (1.0)
DECISIONS: Conner Hogan (loss, 10-3)
STRIKEOUTS: Conner Hogan and Cory Macke (1)
The next action for the Spartan baseball team comes on Saturday, May 16 when they take on Centre College in game two of the Danville Regional. First pitch is slated for 11:00 am ET/ 10:00 am CT in Danville, Kentucky.
