WICHITA FALLS, Texas - No. 8 Midwestern State showed its edge by taking an Lone Star Conference North Division doubleheader sweep of Central Oklahoma Tuesday afternoon at Mustangs Park.

MSU rode a hot start to take a 7-3 win in the opener before Brittney Tanner notched her second shutout of the season as the Mustangs took a 1-0 victory in the second game to improve to 11-0 at home this season.

The Mustangs jumped on UCO starter Molly Shivers for six runs - all earned - on six hits in two innings as redshirt freshman Courtney Bingham stroked an RBI single to right field in the first inning and followed with a two-run double off of the center field fence in the second to highlight a six-run explosion.

Midwestern would add a run in the third off of a McKenzie Sickler sacrifice fly allowing MSU starter Katie Petersen to go on cruise control while claiming her 10th-straight win to improve to 11-2.

The Plano native allowed two runs on five hits to go along with a strikeout and two talks in five innings.

Junior Kristina Gutierrez allowed an unearned run on two hits over the final two innings.

MSU's Brittney Tanner was locked in a duel with Central Oklahoma's Rachael Steverson in Game 2.

The Mustangs appeared to breakthrough with the bases loaded in the third inning, but Bingham's grounder which solidly appeared to glance off of UCO third baseman Brittany Geter's leg while standing two feet inside the baseline was ruled foul by the plate umpire.

Bingham would strike out swinging later in the at bat before more strangeness ensued.

Mallory Mooney worked the count full in the next at bat and appeared to be awarded first base via a walk. Megan Chartier, Natalie Rodriguez and Elena Bennett all broke on the play which would eventually be ruled a swinging strike by the third-base ump.

But all were forced to return to original positions allowing Steverson to escape the inning unharmed.

She would not be so lucky the next inning as Nicki Duff lined her third triple of the season to the right field gap and came around to score the game's lone run on Sickler's RBI single to center field.

Tanner pitched masterfully to improve to 8-1 on the season. The junior from Burkburnett scattered eight hits while striking out three and walking one.

Midwestern State (24-4, 7-1) enjoys a week off before competing in the Lone Star Conference Crossover Tournament from March 26-28 in Durant, Okla.