DETROIT, Mich. - Cleveland State scored two runs in the sixth inning to break a 6-6 tie and claim an 8-6 win over Detroit in the series opener on Saturday afternoon.

The second game of today's doubleheader was postponed due to rain and will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Sunday. The first game will start at 12:00 pm.

The Vikings are now 16-28 overall and 9-10 in the League, while Detroit fell to 17-34 overall and 7-12 in the Horizon League.

Since dropping seven of their first eight League games, the Vikings have rallied to win eight of their last 11 contests with two losses by one run and the third by two runs.

CSU wasted little time getting on the board, scoring three runs in the first inning. Katelind Phillips led off with a double and scored on Erica McNew's RBI single. After a sacrifice from Susan Knight, the Vikings played their second run of the inning on an RBI fielder's choice from Riley Ries.

Alyson Broschk followed with a two-run homer, her fifth of the season.

The Titans sliced the deficit in half with two runs in the bottom of the first to make it 4-2.

A sacrifice fly from Mel Woodard in the third inning scored McNew to push the CSU lead to 5-2, but the Titans came right back with four runs in the fourth to take a 6-5 lead.

A Detroit error led to a Viking run in the fifth inning to knot the contest at 6-6 and a two-run double from Ries in the sixth put CSU ahead, 8-6.

The Titans put a runner on third with one out in the sixth, but Knight retired the next two batters and set down Detroit in order in the seventh to clinch the win.

Phillips, McNew and Broschk had two hits each, while Broschk drove in two runs and Ries had three RBI. McNew also drew two walks and scored three runs. She raised her season batting average to .505 and is hitting .605 in League games.

Knight earned the win in the circle, firing her 10th complete game of the year. She gave up six runs (three earned) on eight hits and struck out five.