The University of Minnesota Duluth captured its fourth and fifth straight wins over Wayne State College on Sunday as the Bulldogs corralled 10-0 and 5-2 wins over the Wildcats in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action for their second straight sweep of Wayne State in as many seasons. UMD posted its third shutout of the year finishing off game one in five innings, then needed six innings to conclude the sweep.

The Bulldogs teeter above the .500-mark once again, moving to 13-12 overall and 4-2 in the NSIC. The Wildcats fall to 9-12 and remaining winless in conference action with a double header in store tomorrow against St. Cloud State University.

UMD scored in bunches as the hits piled up, 23 in all for the Bulldogs in the double header. UMD exploded for seven runs in the first two innings in the opener, and it struck four times in the fourth and fifth innings during the night cap.

Eight Bulldogs recorded a hit in the first game. Sophomore infielder Taylor Koehnen, junior infielder Lauren Oberle, senior outfielder Sammi Sadler, and senior infielder Kalynn Tilton each collected two hits in the opener. Freshman Bre Bresnahan registered her first collegiate hit on a pinch-hit opportunity in the fifth inning. She would later score the game-deciding run to force the mercy rule. Oberle, Tilton and sophomore Jessica Bren each drove in a pair of runners in UMD's 10 runs. 

The power in the UMD bats returned to the scene with three of its 12 hits landing for home runs in the night cap. Junior catcher Hannah Bloch homered for the second consecutive day as she parked her fourth homer of her career to right center to even the game 1-1. Oberle homer a couple innings later in the fourth to erase the Wildcats' 2-1 advantage. Oberle's homer was the beginning of a four-run burst. Junior outfielder Jayme Lengbehn gave UMD the lead on a RBI infield single. Junior outfielder Lauren Greeder reached on a bunt single down the third-base line on a suicide squeeze. Langbehn pushed UMD's lead to 5-2 after scoring on a wild pitch.

Freshman outfielder Erin Thompson added to the Bulldog lead with a two-RBI single to right. That was the start of three-straight RBI singles as Koehnen and Bren each tallied base-knocks. Freshman infielder Emma Frost put the finishing touch on game two with a solo shot to left field. Frost and Koehnen were the lone Bulldogs to record multiple hits as UMD had nine hitters gather a base hit. 

Freshman Sam Pederson grabbed the game one victory for the Bulldogs. She went all five innings, allowing just four hits for her second shutout. Junior pitcher Breanna Swint nailed down the victory in game two. Swint allowed two runs, one earned, on three hits in six innings. Swint struck out three while allowing one free pass.

UMD plans to take on the University of Minnesota Crookston on Tuesday, weather permitting, in Crookston, Minn., as the Bulldogs wrap up its six-game road stint with the NSIC double header against the Golden Eagles starting at 1:00 p.m.