SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Warrior's softball team headed to Southern California for their final road series of the regular season stopping at San Diego Christian first. Jessup swept the Hawks in the doubleheader with a 9-0 mercy rule win to kick things off, followed by a 16-10 battle to the finish to advance to 24-12 overall and 7-4 in GSAC.

With a pair of singles to lead it off by Jena Ovens and Taya Ruiz in the top of the second, the Warriors would score first as Stephanie Scott stepped into the box for an RBI single for the early lead. Another pair of runs would follow in the next frame as Ruiz got her second hit of the day, this time an 2 RBI single through the left side.

Jessup added six runs to end the game early in the bottom of the sixth with two explosive innings. Corina Salinas would lead the way in the top of the fourth to bring in a pair with a double, while in the top of the sixth inning the bats came alive to push four more runs across. Scott propelled things with a single to center, while Salinas followed suit to bring her in. Natalie Basaldua, Ovens and Ruiz would bring in the final trio as the Warriors took it 9-0.

Shelbi Graifman and Brooke Sarro would be the dynamic duo on the mound as Graifman led the way with four innings pitched, allowing just two hits with five strikeouts to eclipse her 20th win of the season.

Graifman would continue in the circle in game two and start things off in the first inning by bringing in a run with a single to centerfield. The Warriors continued where they left off with a 3-0 lead at the end of the first frame, but this time the Hawks were ready to battle as they matched that and took the 4-3 edge after the first.

The third inning would bring them a 6-3 lead but Graifman again working on both sides brought in Salinas on a sacrifice fly to left field in the top of the fourth. 

At the midway point, the Warriors battled back to take the lead in the fifth posting seven runs on the board. Jenna Patterson double and Mikayla Laymance would reach on an error as Scott had an RBI single up the middle to cut the Hawks lead 8-5.

With two outs Lewis would clear the bases with a triple while coming in to score off an RBI single by Graifman. Basaldua would bring her in and Ovens would join Basaldua in scoring position with a double as Ruiz stepped up and made it a 12-9 ballgame with a jack over the left field fence.

Another four runs would come in the Warrior's favor as Ruiz came in on a sacrifice fly and Salinas had a 2-RBI double followed by a Lewis double to take a 16-8 advantage. The Hawks would nab a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh but the Warriors would walk away with the sweep and 16-10 win.

Jessup will take on nationally ranked Vanguard Saturday in a doubleheader at 1 pm but not before finishing their final two innings from late March where it was called due to darkness.   
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