Cleveland, Ohio – Senior Sara Fessler's two-run home run in the top of the second inning broke a 2-2 tied and lifted the Youngstown State softball team to an 8-3 win over Cleveland State in game two of a doubleheader on Friday afternoon.

The Penguins dropped the opener, 3-1.

Youngstown State improves to 33-15 overall and 17-4 in Horizon League play while the Vikings fall to 16-22 overall and 12-9 in league play.

Lydia Wilkerson and Conchetta Rinaldi each had two hits to lead the Penguins offensively, while Sophie Howell fired her 22nd complete game of the year and picked up win No. 21 on the year.

Fessler, Jillian Jakse, and Ashlyn Bishop each drove in two runs.

Cleveland State scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning before the Penguins bats got hot.

The Penguins scored four runs in the top of the second, two in the third and two more in the fourth to jump out to an 8-2 lead.

Bishop began the rally with a two-run double and five pitches later Fessler clubbed her ninth home run of the year, a two-run shot to give the Penguins a 4-2 lead.

Kennedy Dean delivered a run-scoring double and Rinaldi added a run-scoring single to extend the advantage to 6-2.

In the top of the fourth, Jakse ripped a two-run double down to left field to push the YSU advantage to 8-2.

The Vikings added a run in the top of the fourth inning.

In the opener, Cleveland State's Sophie Spellman hit a two-out, two-run walk off home run to lift the Vikings over the Penguins, 3-1.

Devan Ryan allowed just four hits and struck out four in the hard-luck loss.

Macy Littler's sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth inning scored Elyssa Imler to tie the game, 1-1.

The Vikings scored once in the bottom of the first to take an early 1-0 lead.

Jakse led the Penguins with two hits.

Youngstown State closes out the regular season hosting IUPUI, May 3-4, at the YSU Softball Complex.