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ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Christine Borowiak belted a grand slam, while Kris Penick added three hits and two RBIs to lead Southwest Minnesota State to a 13-0 victory in five innings over St. Cloud State on Sunday morning at the Husky Dome Classic St. Cloud, Minn.

It was the second victory of the morning for SMSU, which defeated Northern State 4-1 earlier in the day behind a career-high 12 strikeouts by Cortney Heim.

SMSU finished the two-day event picking up three victories in four games and is now 6-4 on the season.

Ali Honken earned the victory for the Mustangs in the win over St. Cloud State, tossing a six-hit shutout with six strikeouts and two walks.

SMSU collected 13 hits in the game and put the game away with four runs in the second and five more in the third to build a 10-0 lead.

Penick finished 3 for 4 with two runs scored and two RBIs, while Micki Seibring, Krista Steen and Amanda Voss all added two hits apiece.

In Sunday's first game, SMSU snapped a 1-1 tie pushing across three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Jennifer Johnson opened the inning with a double and was pinch-ran by Kingery. Following a walk to Amy Dreessen, Borowiak singled to load the bases, before Steen came through with a two-run single to snap the tie and give SMSU a 3-1 lead. Brittney Hallahan then coaxed a bases loaded walk later in the inning to push the margin to 4-1.

Steen finished the game 2 for 3 with two runs scored and two RBIs.

Heim allowed just four hits, two walks and one earned run in improving her record to 3-2 on the season.

Southwest Minnesota State will continue non-conference action with a 12-game road trip beginning on Sunday, March 6, in Kissimmee, Fla. SMSU begins the week taking on Southern Indiana and University of the Sciences (Pa.) next Sunday.