Cardinals sweep lowly Wildcats

CARSON CITY, Nev. - Three pitchers combined on a two-hitter for the North Idaho College softball team in the first game and Hayley Fields drove in four runs in the second game, helping the Cardinals sweep a doubleheader 5-0 and 8-6 against Western Nevada on Friday at the Edmonds Sports Complex.

NIC has won eight of its last nine games.

Miranda Powless allowed two hits through the first three innings before Brittany Hecker retired all nine batters she faced in relief. Tori Almos allowed one runner in the seventh to close the game out for NIC.

Fields, Madison Anthony and Teadora Parker had two hits each in the first game for NIC.

In the second game, NIC took a 4-0 lead in the sixth inning, but had Western Nevada regain the lead 5-4 after six before Fields' delivered a two-run double to give the Cardinals the lead for good.

NIC (29-18, 24-14) and Western Nevada (11-35, 8-29) play another doubleheader today.

Box scores were not available.