NIC SOFTBALL: Cards split at NWAC crossover

| April 19, 2015 9:00 PM

YAKIMA, Wash. - Tori Almos struck out seven for the North Idaho College Cardinal softball team in a 9-5 win over the Lower Columbia Red Devils in the Northwest Athletic Conference Crossover tournament on Saturday at the Gateway Complex.

Miranda Powless went 2 for 2 and hit a solo home run in the second inning for NIC. Jammie Madonna hit a solo home run in the fifth inning.

NIC lost 8-0 to Bellevue College in other tournament play.

Further details were not available.

Today, NIC (26-3) will face Clackamas at noon and Clark College at 2 p.m.

NORTH IDAHO 9, LOWER COLUMBIA 5

Lower Columbia 004 010 0 - 5 7 0

North Idaho 114 120 x - 9 11 3

Julia Briedt, Bailey Ellis (4) and MacKenzie Hill; Tori Almos and Jammie Madonna. W - Almos (13-0). L - Briedt (4-2).

HITS: LCC - Bolasky, Kelly, Miller, Harshaw 2, Hagen 2. NIC - Parker, Hayl. Fields 2, Hayd. Fields, McIntosh 2, Madonna 2, Powless 2, Tarin. 2B - Hagen, Parker, Hayl. Fields 2, Madonna. HR - Madonna (2), Powless (2).