Cardinals fall twice to Snow

EPHRAIM, Utah - The fourth-place North Idaho College Cardinals were swept by the third-place Snow College Badgers 9-3 and 4-2 in Scenic West Athletic Conference softball Friday.

In the first game, Snow (22-10, 20-8 SWAC) built a 6-0 lead after two innings on the way to a 9-3 win.

Amber Meyers had an RBI double in the third inning. Heather Bishop had an RBI and run scored for NIC (17-28, 13-21).

Meyers hit a solo home run in the sixth inning of the second game for NIC, which led 2-1 before the Badgers scored three runs in the bottom of the inning to complete the sweep.

The teams meet in another doubleheader today.

FIRST GAME

North Idaho 002 000 1 - 3 4 5

Snow 330 003 x - 9 6 2

Nicole Atkinson, Jenifer Rosie (6) and Shelby Carter; Katie Greenburg and Jessyca Fulmer. W - Greenburg. L - Atkinson (2-8).

HITS: NIC - H. Bishop, Meyers, Moon, Schmerer. Snow - Simmonds, Greenburg 2, Basinger, McFarlane, Taylor. 2B - Meyers. 3B - Bishop, Greenburg.

SECOND GAME

North Idaho 100 001 0 - 2 9 2

Snow 010 003 x - 4 7 5

Jenifer Rosie, Danielle Hockett (6) and Shelby Carter; Kimber Choffin, Natalie Peterson (6) and Jessyca Fullmer. W - Peterson. L - Rosie (5-8).

HITS: NIC - H. Bishop, Carter, Meyers 2, Moon 2, Lupinacci, Schmerer, Atkinson. Snow - Park, Greenburg 2, Basinger, McFarlane, Taylor 2. 2B - Carter. 3B - Park, Baysinger. HR - Meyers.