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WHITTIER, Calif. – If there was ever a take over the game performance, Samantha Swerdloff delivered exactly that on Friday afternoon. Trailing early and searching for a spark, Swerdloff flipped the entire game with one swing—launching her first career home run, a go-ahead grand slam—and later delivered the knockout blow with a bases-clearing double to power Cal Lutheran softball to an 11-5 comeback victory over Whittier in the series opener. The Regals erased an early three-run deficit and finished with 11 runs on 11 hits, matching the Poets hit-for-hit while delivering in the biggest moments. Whittier came out aggressive, putting…