Cardinals win all 3 in home finale

| April 17, 2011 9:00 PM

COEUR d'ALENE - Sophomore Shelby Gonzales tied the career record for home runs at North Idaho in the first game of a Scenic West Athletic Conference softball 13-9, 9-4, 12-4 tripleheader sweep of Western Nevada on Saturday at Memorial Field.

Gonzales matched Shay Craig's school record with her 29th homer.

Friday's scheduled doubleheader was rained out, and the teams were able to get in three games Saturday instead of the scheduled two.

KaSara Wise went 3 for 4 with four RBIs in the first game for NIC (28-21, 21-17 SWAC), which remains in third place in the conference with two weekends remaining in the regular season. Ashley Moon went 3 for 5 with three RBIs in the first game for the Cardinals.

Gonzales hit a two-run double in a four run bottom of the sixth in the second game for NIC.

In the third game, Moon hit a grand slam in a five-run second inning for NIC.

Former Lakeland High standout Jordan Thomas had three hits on the day for Western Nevada (6-28).

NIC travels to Southern Idaho on Friday.

FIRST GAME

Western Nevada 060 000 3 - 9 12 0

North Idaho 460 210 x - 13 15 1

Cassie Vondrak, Jamie Klopatek and Megan Hein; Jenifer Rosie, Jocelynn Probert and Shelby Gonzales. W - Probert (1-1). L - Vondrak.

HITS: WNC - Pfeiffer 3, Cudahy, Hall 3, Thomas, Vondrak, Klopatek, Tibbitts, Hynick. NIC - Meredith 4, Gonzales, Tinoco 2, Moon 3, LaVaute, Erickson, Wise 3. 2B - Thomas, Vondrak, Moon, Wise. HR - Hall, Tibbitts, Gonzales (26).

SECOND GAME

Western Nevada 301 000 0 - 4 13 6

North Idaho 220 014 x - 9 7 0

Ashley Hall and Megan Hein; Jenifer Rosie, Blake Meredith (5) and Shelby Gonzales. W - Rosie (7-9). L - Hall.

HITS: WNC - Pfeiffer, Cudahy, Hall, Thomas 2, Hein 2, Vondrak 2, DiSera, Tibbitts, Gleason 2. NIC - Meredith, Gonzales 2, Tinoco, Moon, Erickson, Edwards. 2B - Thomas, DiSera, Tibbitts, Moon.

THIRD GAME

Western Nevada 003 001 - 4 7 2

North Idaho 050 313 - 12 11 2

Ashley Hall, Cassie Vondrak (6) and Ashley Gleason; Blake Meredith, Alyssa Erickson (4) and Shelby Gonzales. W - Meredith (4-6). L - Hall.

HITS: WNC - Hall, Hein, Vondrak, Henshaw, Pfeiffer. NIC - Meredith 3, Gonzales 3, Tinoco 2, Moon 2, Bishop. 2B - Bishop. HR - Vondrak, Moon (4).