Youngstown -- The Youngstown State baseball team will look to carry momentum from a three-game sweep of Butler when it plays host to Cleveland State for a three-game set this weekend. The teams will play a doubleheader Saturday at noon and a single game on Easter Sunday at 3 p.m.
    The Penguins snapped a seven-game losing skid to end March with their sweep of the Bulldogs. YSU got strong starting pitching throughout the weekend as starters Aaron Swenson, Cody Dearth and Phil Klein combined to allow just three earned runs in 24 innings. Swenson and Dearth both picked up complete game victories.
    YSU was also strong at the plate, batting .362 in the series. Top hitter John Koehnlein batted a team-high .556, and Eric Marzec drove in six runs with a .923 slugging percentage.
    The Vikings are 9-17 overall and 2-4 in Horizon League play, which ranks them one spot below the Penguins in sixth. The series has big implications for YSU, which can finish the weekend anywhere from second to seventh in the standings.

Right Off The Bat

• YSU's ERA in Horizon League games is 2.96, which ranks third behind UIC and Wright State. In non-conference games, the ERA is 9.47.

• Eric Marzec enters the weekend on a nine-game hitting streak, which is one shy of his career high.

• Cody Dearth is 2-0 with a 1.36 ERA in his five starts.

• Cleveland State won three of the four meetings last season vs. YSU, including an elimination game in the Horizon League Tournament.

• Each of YSU's last 10 games has been affected by poor weather.