Bowling Green, Ky. --  Western Kentucky University got strong pitching for the second straight game and scored all nine of its runs in a three-inning span to complete a series sweep of Youngstown State on Sunday afternoon.

WKU starter Rye Davis threw 5.1 scoreless innings, and four Hilltopper relievers combined to hold the Penguins without a run and one hit in 3.2 innings.

Davis earned his first win of the year, but he found himself being equaled by YSU starter Aaron Swenson in the early innings.

Neither pitcher allowed a runner past second base through the first four innings until WKU scratched a run across with two outs in the fifth. Matt Bracken reached on an infield single, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on a misplayed grounder.

Terrence Dayleg hit a two-run double in the sixth that knocked Swenson from the game, and Bracken brought him in with a single off of Corey Vukovic.

The Penguins had a chance to cut into the lead in the seventh by loading the bases with one out. Sean Lucas was hit by a pitch to start the inning, and Joe Iacobucci and Anthony Porter drew back-to-back one-out walks. Reliever Evan Teague then collected himself and struck out the next two hitters to get out of the inning.

The offense rewarded Teague by scoring five runs in the bottom half, including a three-run home run with two outs by J.B. Paxson.

The Penguins will open up a busy week on Tuesday with a 3 p.m. contest against Bowling Green at Eastwood Field.