The University of Minnesota Duluth kept its foot firmly on the offensive pedal and hiked its winning streak to five games by downing the University of Bridgeport (7-6 and 8-0 in five innings) in a twi-night doubleheader Tuesday in Clermont, Fla.

The Bulldogs, now 14-5 overall,  have reeled off five straight victories (outscoring the opposition 46-16 in the process) since falling in the opener of its 10-game, five-day stay in the Sunshine State.

In the 7-6 triumph over the Purple Knights, the Bulldog trailed 2-0 heading into the top of the fourth before racking up four runs to take the lead for good. All but one of the nine UMD starters collected at least one hit, including freshman third baseman Becky Smith, who went 2-for-3 with one homer and three RBI. Third baseman Sami Schnyder had a pair of singles while fellow junior Cayli Sadler went the distance in the circle, allowing five hits and fanning seven.

In the night cap, sophomore Sam Hartmann and rookie Sadie Knudson combined for the shutout win. Hartmann worked the first four innings and surrendered just two hits before being lifted in the top of the fifth for Knutson, who after walking the first two batters, got the the next three Purple Knights (3-7) to ground out to end the game.  UMD made the most of its eight hits as senior first baseman Jordan Rice, freshman third baseman Alexia Klaas and junior right fielder Ashley Schilling all homered.

UMD will be back at it Wednesday morning in Clermont with clashes against Philadelphia University (which fell 4-1 to the Bulldogs on Monday) and Pace University.