AUBURNDALE, Fla. — The Ohio Northern baseball team came up short on Thursday morning as it dropped a 5-3 decision to Aurora (Ill.) in the RussMatt Invitational in Auburndale, Florida.

The Polar Bears fall to 4-2 overall, while the Spartans move to 5-3.

Senior Hayden Shenefield (Powell/Worthington Kilbourne) and juniors Caleb Thomas(Strongsville) and Luke Klinehoffer (Zanesville/John Glenn) led Northern offensively with two hits each. The trio also each record an RBI.