INDIANAPOLIS - The IU Indianapolis softball team completed the doubleheader sweep over Horizon League foe Youngstown State on Saturday afternoon at the IU Indy Softball Field. The Jaguars took game one in shutout fashion, 7-0, then followed it up with a 10-4 comeback win in game two.
 
IU Indy wasted no time setting the tone in the doubleheader opener. In the bottom of the first inning, Alexa Holman drove a two-RBI single up the middle to give the Jaguars a 2-0 lead. The offense continued to apply pressure in each of the next five innings.
 
Morgan Gilbert extended the lead in the second with an RBI groundout, while Callie Dickerson followed with a run-scoring groundout of her own in the third inning. A single from Paige McPhearson plated Kendal Calvert in the fourth inning.
 
The Jaguars capitalized on Penguins miscues in the sixth inning, adding two more runs. An RBI lineout from Molly Kable and a fielder's choice from Holman gave the Jags the 7-0 lead, heading into the top of the seventh inning.
 
Lily Roush (W, 4-9) closed out the game with back-to-back strikeouts. The freshman was dominant from start to finish, as she tossed a complete-game shutout, allowing just five hits with no walks and three strikeouts.
 
The second game started with a different script, as Youngstown State jumped ahead 4-0 through three innings.
 
The Jaguars rallied back in the bottom half of the third inning. McPhearson sparked the rally with an RBI single, while Kable followed with a two-RBI double to cut the deficit to one at 4-3.
 
IU Indy took full control in the fourth frame. Kennedy Cowan delivered a two-RBI double down the left field line to give the Jags their first lead of the game, while Gilbert's sacrifice bunt added another run to make it 6-4.
 
The Jaguars added to their lead in the fifth inning with a two-RBI single from Reese Rosenbaum. Dickerson closed the scoring with another two-RBI double in the sixth inning to cap off the 10-4 win.
 
Dickerson (W, 2-0) also earned the win in game two, throwing five scoreless innings, giving up just two hits with two strikeouts.
 
With the sweep, IU Indy moves to 15-23 overall on the season with a 9-8 Horizon League mark. The Jaguars and Penguins will close out the three-game series with a single game tomorrow, Sunday, April 13. First pitch is set for 12:00 PM.