Youngstown State University
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Cale's Gem Leads Softball to Sweep of Detroit
4/15/2010 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Detroit, Mich. -- Senior Cheryl Cale fired an impressive two-hit shutout with five strike outs to lead the Youngstown State softball team to a 2-0 victory and a sweep of Horizon League foe Detroit on Thursday afternoon at Buysse Ballpark.
The Penguins improve to 12-22 overall and 5-4 in the Horizon League and now have won four straight games for the first time since 2006.
Cale, who picked up her sixth victory and second shutout of the season, retired the first 10 Detroit batters she face and out-dueled Detroit starter Kara Spinelli, who cooled off the Guins' hot bats scattering xx hits and striking out two.
Sophomore Kristen Philen gave Cale all the offense she would need when she belted a solo home run - her second homer of the season - in the top of the second inning.
In the top of the fourth inning, after singles by senior Autumn Grove and freshman Caroline Krombach, sophomore Haley Thomas added an insurance run with a sacrifice fly to score Grove.
Junior Kim Klonowski went 3-for-4 with a double - her 13th of the season.
The Penguins return home to host Wright State in a three-game series, April 17-18, at McCune Park. First pitch on Saturday is set for 1 p.m.
