Aurora University
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Name History:
| Mendota Seminary | 1893-1912 |
| Aurora College | 1912-85 |
| Aurora University | 1985-date |
Baseball Team History:
| Year | Record | Coach |
| 1926 | 4-1 | Percy Snell |
| 1927 | 0-1 | Percy Snell |
| 1928 | 4-6 | Percy Snell |
| 1929 | 3-3 | Percy Snell |
| 1930 | Percy Snell | |
| 1931 | 0-7 | Percy Snell |
| 1932 | 1-6 | Percy Snell |
| 1933 | 2-5 | Percy Snell |
| 1934 | 5-4 | Percy Snell |
| 1935 | 1-5 | Percy Snell |
| 1936 | 3-2 | Percy Snell |
| 1937 | 2-5 | Percy Snell |
| 1938 | 2-4-1 | Frank Buhtel |
| 1939 | 0-10 | Frank Buhtel |
| 1940 | 0-7 | Frank Buhtel |
| 1941-48 No Team | ||
| 1949 | 2-0 | LaVerne Gilkey |
| 1950 | 4-2 | LaVerne Gilkey |
| 1951 | 4-5 | LaVerne Gilkey |
| 1952 | 1-19-1 | Carl W. Selin |
| 1953 | 0-5 | Carl W. Selin |
| 1954 | 6-9 | Ray Rosenthal |
| 1955 | 2-6 | Ray Rosenthal |
| 1956 | 5-7 | Ray Rosenthal |
| 1957 | 2-6 | Ray Rosenthal |
| 1958 | 6-10-1 | Sam Bedrosian |
| 1959 | 5-14 | Sam Bedrosian |
| 1960 | 3-10 | Sam Bedrosian |
| 1961 | 6-8 | Sam Bedrosian |
| 1962 | 4-9 | Sam Bedrosian |
| 1963 | 6-9 | Francis Merritt |
| 1964 | 10-8-1 | Francis Merritt |
| 1965 | 8-9-1 | Ron Bachman |
| 1966 | 8-7 | Ron Bachman |
| 1967 | 3-11 | Ron Bachman |
| 1968 | 8-11 | Fred Bornkamp |
| 1969 | 7-14 | Fred Bornkamp |
| 1970 | 14-15 | Fred Bornkamp |
| 1971 | 10-16 | Fred Bornkamp |
| 1972 | 14-16 | Fred Bornkamp |
| 1973 | 17-13-1 | Fred Bornkamp |
| 1974 | 15-10 | Fred Bornkamp |
| 1975 | 16-17 | Fred Bornkamp |
| 1976 | 8-12 | Mark Zaban |
| 1977 | 8-18-1 | Mark Zaban |
| 1978 | 9-12 | Bill Prince |
| 1979 | 10-18 | George A. DiMatteo |
| 1980 | 15-16-1 | George A. DiMatteo |
| 1981 | 11-20 | George A. DiMatteo |
| 1982 | 16-22 | George A. DiMatteo |
| 1983 | 16-18 | James A. Schmid |
| 1984 | 19-14 | James A. Schmid |
| 1985 | 19-18-1 | James A. Schmid |
| 1986 | 25-12 | James A. Schmid |
| 1987 | 31-10 | James A. Schmid |
| 1988 | 22-7 | James A. Schmid |
| 1989 | 27-11 | James A. Schmid |
| 1990 | 29-12 | James A. Schmid |
| 1991 | 22-11-1 | James A. Schmid |
| 1992 | 34-9 | James A. Schmid |
| 1993 | 29-5-1 | Mark R. Walsh |
| 1994 | 29-7 | Mark R. Walsh |
| 1995 | 33-7 | Mark R. Walsh |
| 1996 | 26-12 | Mark R. Walsh |
| 1997 | 36-9-1 | Mark R. Walsh |
| 1998 | 33-6 | Mark R. Walsh |
| 1999 | 38-8 | Mark R. Walsh |
| 2000 | 35-10 | Mark R. Walsh |
| 2001 | 27-15 | Mark R. Walsh |
| 2002 | 34-6 | Mark R. Walsh |
| 2003 | 25-16-2 | Shaun A. Neitzel |
| 2004 | 28-19 | Shaun A. Neitzel |
| 2005 | 34-9 | Shaun A. Neitzel |
| 2006 | 29-10 | Shaun A. Neitzel |
| 2007 | 17-21 | Shaun A. Neitzel |
| 2008 | 25-15 | Shaun A. Neitzel |
Major League Players
| NONE |
| bold | member of Aurora Hall of Fame |
Conference Affiliations:
| Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1952-68 |
| Northern Illinois Intercollegiate Conference | 1970-83 |
| Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference | 1984-date |
Highlights:
Northern Illinois Intercollegiate Conference champion 1974, 1978...Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference champion 1984-95, 1997-02, 2005-06...Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference tournament champion 2002, 2005
Division III World Series participant 1990, 1992, 1998-99, 2004, 2006...Division III World Series 2nd place 1990
Division III All-America selections (First-Team)
| 1990 | Bob Guajardo (ABCA) |
| 1997 | Scott Baron (ABCA) |
| 1997 | Corey Breyne (ABCA) |
| 1999 | Matt Deegan (ABCA) |
| 1999 | Eric Zaleski (ABCA) |
| 2005 | Jay Lavender (ABCA) |
| 2006 | Aaron Thor (ABCA) |
