Cards head to regionals following weekend sweep

| May 4, 2014 9:00 PM

COEUR d'ALENE - The North Idaho College softball team closed out the regular season with a sweep of visiting Colorado Northwestern on Saturday, winning 8-0 and 10-2 in a Scenic West Athletic Conference doubleheader at Memorial Field.

Kylene Hatton scored four runs and drove in three in the doubleheader for NIC (35-20), which will be the third seed in this week's Region 18 tournament on the campus of the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls.

NIC will face sixth seed Western Nevada (12-43) in the opening round on Wednesday at 4 p.m. PDT. The Cardinals won seven of eight games between the teams during the regular season.

FIRST GAME

C.Northwestern 000 00 - 0 3 0

North Idaho 112 13 - 8 10 0

Game called in fifth inning due to 8-run rule.

Rilee Lutz and Heather Garcia; Hunter Allen, Miranda Powless (5) and Hayden Fields. W - Allen (6-1). L - Lutz.

HITS: CNCC - Gray, Phillips 2. NIC - Tarin 2, Hatton 2, Hayd. Fields, Paladeni, Powless, Parker 2. 2B - Hatton, Luna. 3B - Hatton. HR - Hayd. Fields, Paladeni.

SECOND GAME

C. Northwestern 200 00 - 2 4 1

North Idaho 531 1x - 10 14 3

Game called in fifth inning due to 8-run rule.

Nicole Durfey, Vreni Lewis (3) and Daniel Brooks; Tori Almos, Brittany Hecker (4), Hunter Allen (5) and Hayden Fields. W - Almos (7-7). L - Durfey.

HITS: CNCC - Swenson, Webb, Phillips, Cook. NIC - Tarin, Hatton 2, Anthony 2, Hayd. Fields 2, Hayl. Fields, Paladeni 2, Luna, Guardado 2. 2B - Swenson, Cook, Powless. HR - Phillips, Hatton, Anthony.

LATE FRIDAY'S GAMES

FIRST GAME

C. Northwestern 000 00 - 0 0 3

North Idaho 286 2x - 18 18 1

Game called in fifth inning due to 8-run rule.

Vreni Lewis, Kellie Percival (4) and Daniel Brooks; Hunter Allen, Miranda Powless (3), Brittany Hecker (5) and Hayden Fields. W - Allen (5-1). L - Lewis.

HITS: CNCC - none. NIC - Tarin 2, Hatton, Anthony 4, Hayl. Fields 4, Hayd. Fields, Paladeni 2, Luna 3, Powless. 2B - Anthony, Hayl. Fields 3, Paladeni, Luna, Powless. HR - Hayd. Fields, Luna (2).

SECOND GAME

C. Northwestern 000 000 - 0 3 2

North Idaho 001 402 - 8 10 3

Game called in sixth inning due to 8-run rule.

Rilee Lutz, Nicole Durfey (5) and Heather Garcia; Brittany Hecker, Miranda Powless (3), Hunter Allen (6) and Hayden Fields. W - Hecker (13-5). L - Lutz.

HITS: CNCC - Swenson, Phillips. NIC - Tarin 2, Hatton 3, Hayd. Fields 2, Paladeni, Luna, Powless. 2B - Tarin, Hatton. HR - Paladeni.