NIC SOFTBALL: Cardinals earn sweep

| April 23, 2016 9:15 PM

COEUR d’ALENE — Abby Howard hit her 10th home run of the season, one of three North Idaho Cardinal players to homer in a 15-2 win over the Treasure Valley Chukars at Lake City High on Friday.

NIC won the second game 13-4. Other details from the second game were not available.

Chloe McIntosh and Lexi Courtney also homered for NIC, which broke the game open with a nine-run second inning.

NIC (21-9, 14-4 East Region) hosts Blue Mountain today at Lake City High.

Treasure Valley is 14-20, 11-7.

FIRST GAME

Treasure Valley 001 10 — 2 5 3

North Idaho 093 3x — 15 13 1

Mills, Rodriquez and Chavez; Katie Barron and Nicole Miller. W — Barron. L — Mills.

HITS: TVCC — Pregitzer, Chavez, Wallace, Barrera, Henze. NIC — McIntosh, Aspden, Barron, Miller, Gay, Courtney 2, Raynor 2, Howard. 2B — McIntosh. HR — McIntosh (6), Courtney (3), Howard (10).