TURLOCK, Calif.--- Stan State faced Chico State in their second doubleheader today. The Warriors swept the series today with a 3-2 win in the first game and won the second game 1-0 after a ten-inning pitching duel.

GAME 1: Stan State put two on in the bottom of the third with a single by Marissa Cerda and Moxie Barton drawing a walk. Malia Babasa cleared the bases with a triple, putting the Warriors up 2-0. Sasha Martello hit a two-out single to score Babasa and increased Stan State's lead to three.
 
Chico State (11-7, 3-5 CCAA) rallied in the top of the sixth, beginning with a walk. With two outs, two more walked until a single scored two runners. It was not enough as the Warrior defense held on to win the game 3-2.
 
GAME 2: The game was locked at 0-0 as Bree Barner and Chico State pitcher Kylie Loertscher were engaged in a pitching duel. Stan State's defense backed up their pitcher to assist in the shutout. Malia Babasa made an excellent play backing up a hard-hit grounder to third the third base side to steal a hit. In the top of the ninth, Marissa Cerda made a diving grab to put two outs on the board with a runner on second. In the next play, Moxie Barton threw out the runner attempting to go home on a single to right field to keep the Wildcats at zero.
 
In the bottom of the tenth, Malia Babasa hit a one-out single. Karli DalBianco doubled and Babasa used her speed to make it all the way home on the hit for a walk-off by DalBianco.

BARNER: Bree Barner pitched all 10 innings, allowing seven hits and a walk, but striking out two and not allowing any runs. Barner also went two-for-three at the plate, now batting .565 in 22 at bats.
 
BABASA: Though Malia Babasa was two-for-seven in tonight's contests, she crossed the plate twice and drove in two runs. Babasa also put on a strong defensive performance in both games to keep the Warriors in position to earn a win.
 
DALBIANCO: Karli DalBianco struggled in the first game, making contact but grounding out in her three at bats. In the second game, she went two-for-five with the walk-off double to win the game and sweep the series. DalBianco caught two foul outs and two bunt lineouts in strong defensive plays to compensate for her quiet bat.
 
UP NEXT: Stan State travels for a four-game series versus Cal State San Bernardino. On Friday, March 7^th, the Warriors play a doubleheader starting at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, March 8^th's doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m.