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Box Score 2 AURORA, Ill. – MSOE baseball had a chance to put themselves among the top teams in the NACC when they took on No. 18 Aurora on the road. Unfortunately, the Raiders dropped a close game to start the day before being mercy ruled to close things out in a twin bill sweep by the Spartans.
RESULTS
MSOE RAIDERS – 1
#18 Aurora – 3
(8 Innings)
MSOE RAIDERS – 2
#18 Aurora – 12
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Game One
- MSOE (11-12, 6-4 NACC) played right alongside one of the better teams in the nation against No. 18 Aurora (19-5, 9-1 NACC) in game one on Saturday. It was a pitchers' duel through and through and one that didn't see anyone score for the first five innings.
- The Spartans crossed home plate first in the bottom of the sixth before a Brandon Beauchamp homer tied the game up in the top half of the seventh.
- That tie didn't last long as the bottom half featured an Aurora homer and RBI single that gave AU the lead for good in a 3-1 victory.
- Game Two
- Things didn't get much better in game two. The Raiders started off with a run in the top of the first, but they were matched by the Spartans in the bottom half of that inning and only plated one other run throughout the rest of the contest.
- Tied a 1-1, Aurora proceeded to rattle off 11 runs between the third and eighth innings to enact the 10-run mercy rule and end the game before it could go the distance.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders are scheduled to host Edgewood for a doubleheader on Monday afternoon, but the forecast might have other plans. Stat tuned to go-raiders.com and our social media channels for the latest on any postponements or time adjustments.
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