NIC SOFTBALL: Cardinals win twice at season-opening tournament

RICHLAND, Wash. - Hayden Fields went 2 for 3 with a two-run home run as North Idaho College beat two-time defending Northwest Athletic Conference champion Mt. Hood Community College 13-5 on Sunday to complete play at the season-opening NWAC Crossover at Columbia Playfield.

Jammie Madonna and Keku'ualni Haake each went 2 for 3 for NIC.

Earlier, Madison Anthony went 3 for 4 with a two-run homer as the Cardinals beat Chemeketa Community College 5-1. Tea Parker went 2 for 3 for NIC, and Tori Almos pitched a complete game.

NIC (3-1) next travels to a preseason tournament in Clermont, Fla., starting Friday.