ST. LOUIS, Mo.— Fourth-seeded Aurora University upended second-seeded Millsaps College, 8-6, Saturday at Kelly Field in St. Louis to force a decisive game 11 at the NCAA Central Region Championship.

Aurora (33-12) scored one run in each of its first four innings to bat. In the first, AU junior Jay Zimmerman notched an RBI single to center field; in the third inning he added a sacrifice fly. Senior Chris Forbes picked up the other two RBI with a groundout in the second and a single to left field in the fourth to make it a 4-3 game.

Millsaps (37-12), which led 2-1 in the second inning, regained the lead in the top of the fifth inning. Majors left fielder Jason Hadley led off the inning with a walk. Hadley then stole second and third base, though he did not need to. Right fielder Garner Wetzel stepped to the plate with one out and Hadley on third, and Wetzel took a 3-2 pitch over the left field wall for his third home run of the Central Regional. Wetzel, who has 13 homers and 88 RBI on the season, also has 12 RBI in Regional play.

The Spartans struck again in their half of the fifth. Senior John Hopkins led off the frame with a single up the middle, and he scored on an RBI single by classmate Aaron Thor. Aurora loaded the bases with one out on three straight walks in the bottom of the sixth. Hopkins then posted a two-RBI single and freshman Zach Starkey followed with an RBI single to give AU an 8-5 advantage.

Millsaps threatened in the top of the eighth, plating one run. With two outs and runners on first and second base, Aurora brought its closer, junior Ryan Fair, into the game. Fair shut the door in the eighth and went on to pick up his third save of the Regional and 11th of the season. The 11 saves tie the AU career record.

Starkey finished 3-for-3 for Aurora, while Hopkins went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.