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SPOKANE, Wash. – Whitworth and visiting Pacific (Ore.) University split a Northwest Conference softball doubleheader on a cloudy Saturday at Diana Marks Field. The Pirates (7-22 overall, 5-13 NWC) shut down the Boxers (11-17, 6-12 NWC) 5-1 in game one and looked on track for a similar result in game two, but Pacific stormed back to take game two 8-5. The teams will battle for a series win in Sunday’s doubleheader at 11:00 am. Game 1: Whitworth 5, Pacific 1 The Pirates’ spread-out offensive attack generated five runs to support pitcher Lina Schwippert, who shut down the Boxers with a…