KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Amy Dreessen blasted a 3-run game-winning home run in the sixth inning to lift Southwest Minnesota State to a 4-2 victory over Wayne State (Mich.) on Friday. SMSU would defeat Ferris State (Mich.) 5-2 in the second game of the day.

In game one, Dreessen finished 2 for 3 with a single, home run and 3 RBI, the home run was Dreessen's 13th career home run and first of the season.

Wayne State climbed on the board in the first frame with back-to-back two out hits. Emily Bryce cracked a RBI single to left after Stephanie Foreman found the right field gap for a two out double. The Warriors would push across an unearned run in the second inning on a Morgan Peterson fielding error.

Shelbie Stoll got the Mustangs on the board in the fourth with a sacrifice fly to right field, Alysse Luttman scored on the tag. With first base open, the Warriors elected to pitch to Amy Dreessen and she would hit a line drive to left field but Catherine Rayos made a diving catch to get Wayne State out of the jam allowing just the one run.

SMSU only managed two hits through five innings but SMSU would get three hits in the sixth including Amy Dreessen's three-run game-winning home run to left center. Dreessen came up with two runners on with no out after Katelyn Kalkman and Shelbie Stoll began the inning with singles. The blast was Dreessen's first home run of the season and thirteenth of her career.

Rachel Groff came in for the save in the seventh and retired the Warriors by getting three ground outs. With the win, SMSU extends its winning streak to five games. Rachel Hoeppner (5-5) received the win after pitching six solid innings, allowing seven hits, while striking out two. 

In the final game of the Rebel Spring Games versus Ferris State (Mich.), The Mustangs would do all damage in the first two innings as Chelsey Rodenkirch and Katelyn Kalkman started off SMSU's 4-run first inning with back-to-back singles. A Shelbie Stoll sacrifice bunt advanced the runners and Amy Dreessen filled the empty base with a walk. Morgan Peterson, Kailey Hanson and Jennifer Johnson would all get a RBI in their first inning at-bats as Peterson singled up the middle, Hanson hit a sacrifice fly and Johnson smashed a 2-run double to right field.

The Mustangs would quickly followed their big first inning with a run in the second on an infield fly making the score 5-0.

The Bulldogs would cut into the Mustang lead with two runs in the bottom of the second with three straight hits. Taylor Verbic capped the hit streak with her bases-clearing 2-run double to the left centerfield gap. 

The Bulldogs could not find any offense the rest of the way as Groff and Hoeppner combined to shutout the Bulldogs through the final five frames of the game and SMSU held on to win 5-2 - its sixth straight win.

Rachel Groff picked up her second win of the season and is now 2-0 as she pitched 4.0 innings, allowing six hits (three doubles) two earned runs, walked two and struck out one Bulldog. Rachel Hoeppner came on in relief in the fifth inning and pitched the rest of the ballgame as she finished with three shutout innings, allowing no runs and just one hit.

Chelsey Rodenkirch led SMSU as she went 3 for 4 with three singles and a run scored, while Jennifer Johnson went 2 for 3 with a double and two RBI.

SMSU (7-5) has won six games in a row, the longest winning streak since the 2011 season.