The Aurora Unviersity Baseball team took on the top seed of the Danville Regional in the #16 Washington University, St. Louis Bears in the semi-final game of the Danville Regional. WashU got out to a very early lead, and even with a late push by the Spartans, AU would fall by a final score of 12-5. The Spartan baseball team would see their season come to a close.
Game Score: Washington University, St. Louis 12 , Aurora University 5
Record: Aurora University 32-14 overall , Washington University, St. Louis 30-12 overall
Location: Danville, Kentucky
- The Bears were hot early, scoring seven unanswered runs over the first two innings.
- Zack Tarrant had an RBI single in the third to score Matthew Washington.
- WashU then scored five more runs over the next several innings, taking a 12-1 lead.
- Heading to the seventh, senior Jaden Holgado reached base to score Isaac Goddard.
- Joe Lukancic later singled up the middle to score Washington, the score now 12-3.
- That would be Lukancic's Division III leading 97th and final hit of the season.
- In the eighth, Senior Tyler Patton stepped up to the plate for what would be the final time of his career.
- After getting down to an early 0-2 count, Patton launched a home run over the left field wall. His 16th of the year, and 27th of his AU career.
- Later in the inning, Washington had an RBI single up the middle to score senior Ryan Buck.
- AU's season would come to a close with a 12-5 loss in the NCAA Regional semi-finals.
Hitting
HITS: Joe Lukancic and Matthew Washington (2)
HOME RUN: Tyler Patton (1)
RUNS: Matthew Washington (2)
RUNS BATTED IN: Matthew Washington, Joe Lukancic, Tyler Patton and Zack Tarrant (1)
PITCHING:
APPEARANCES (innings): Drew Piaskowy (2.0), Josh Christman (1.2), Mason Ishii (1.1), Cory Macke, Ben Rannazzisi and Isaac Goddard (1.0)
DECISIONS: Cory Macke (loss, 2-1)
STRIKEOUTS: Drew Piaskowy, Josh Christman, Mason Ishii, Cory Macke, and Ben Rannazzisi (1)
The Spartans baseball team's season has come to a close.
