NIC SOFTBALL: Powless nearly perfect in Cardinals romp of Yakima Valley

| April 12, 2015 9:00 PM

YAKIMA, Wash. - Sophomore Miranda Powless struck out five and was just a fourth inning fielding error away from a perfect game in the second game as the North Idaho College Cardinals swept the Yakima Valley Yaks 12-0 and 11-0 in Northwest Athletic Conference play on Saturday at Dunbar Field.

Maddie Anthony and Powless had three RBIs each for NIC in the first game. Tori Almos struck out eight over five innings in the opener to improve to 12-0 on the season for NIC.

NIC (24-1, 14-0 NWAC) will host the Community Colleges of Spokane (24-2, 16-1) in a doubleheader at Memorial Field starting at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

Yakima Valley is 0-23, 0-14.

FIRST GAME

North Idaho 030 63 - 12 12 0

Yakima Valley 000 00 - 0 3 4

Game called after 5 innings due to 8-run rule.

Tori Almos and Lexi Courtney; Anderson and Steele. W - Almos (12-0). L - Anderson (0-16).

HITS: NIC - Hayl. Fields 2, Anthony 2, Hayd. Fields, McIntosh 2, Haake, Courtney, Powless. YV - Miller, Schuh 2. 2B - Anthony, Courtney, Powless, Schuh.

SECOND GAME

North Idaho 220 07 - 11 7 1

Yakima Valley 000 00 - 0 0 7

Game called after 5 innings due to 8-run rule.

Miranda Powless and Jammie Madonna; Wilkey and Atkinson. W - Powless (5-0). L - Wilkey.

HITS: NIC - Parker, Hayl. Fields, Hayd. Fields, McIntosh, Haake, Powless, Guardado. YV - none. 2B - Haake, Powless. 3B - Hayl. Fields.