Any baseball or softball team hits a stretch where they seem to struggle.  For the YSU softball team, the last couple of weeks had been tough ones.  Thursday afternoon, the Lady Penguins continued to swing the pendulum known as momentum forward as the pounded Detroit, 9-1, to complete a sweep and extend their winning streak to five games.

Senior Jordan Ingalls went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and junior Vicky Rumph went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run to lead the Penguins offense.  With the win, the Penguins improve to 24-12-1 overall and 8-7 in the Horizon League, while Detoit falls to 10-29 overall and 2-12 in the league.

Junior Sarah Gabel and freshman Brooke Meenachan  each recorded two hits while sophomore Sarah Ingalls belted a pinch-hit solo home run.  Sophomore Casey Crozier pitched 5.1 scoreless innings with five strikeouts to pick up her 11th victory of the season.

The Guins host Wright State in a three-game series, April 21-22, at McCune Park in Canfield, Ohio. First pitch Saturday is at 1 p.m.