Rusconi blasts home run as Pirates split doubleheader at GFU

NEWBERG, Ore. – Whitworth softball split Saturday’s doubleheader at George Fox in a day full offense, winning game one 9-6 and dropping game two 7-5 in Newberg. The Pirates (11-19, 7-11 NWC) have won four of five and kept within striking distance of fourth-place Pacific Lutheran, they’ll have a chance to win their second straight series if they can pull off a sweep of the Bruins (18-12, 11-7 NWC) in Sunday’s doubleheader. Game 1 – Whitworth 9, George Fox 6 Jazz Johnson went 4-4 at the plate including an RBI single in the sixth to break to cushion Whitworth’s slim…