SOFTBALL: NIC suffers first-ever sweep to Spokane
LOREN BENOIT/PressNorth Idaho College shortstop Kayla Curtan fields a ground ball in a game against College of Spokane Wednesday afternoon at Memorial Field.
LOREN BENOIT/PressNorth Idaho College first baseman Kennedy Anderson takes a throw from Kayla Moore in a game against College of Spokane at Memorial Field Wednesday afternoon.
LOREN BENOIT/PressJamie Yurick makes contact in a game against College of Spokane on Wednesday.
LOREN BENOIT/PressNorth Idaho College pitcher Kayla Moore fields a bunt and throws to first for the out in a game against College of Spokane on Wednesday at memorial Field.
COEUR d’ALENE — Don Don Williams has been North Idaho College’s head softball coach since the program’s inception in 1998.
Up until Wednesday, Williams couldn’t recall a time in which rival Spokane Community College put the broom to her club.
That changed with a flurry of Sasquatch hits at Memorial Field, as the Cardinals dropped the NWAC East Region doubleheader 15-13 and 19-4.
Spokane (20-18, 11-17 East Region) totaled 34 hits in the sweep.
“It was just a really poor performace in all phases of the game,” Williams said. “Those were some tough losses. But give Spokane credit.”
Ashlyn Bocook combined for 10 RBIs to lead Spokane and Madilyn Naccarato homered twice in the second game.
“Our pitching wasn’t great and we gave way too many runs,” Williams said. “We gave up 13 earned runs in the second game. We came through with some hits in the first game, but it wasn’t enough.”
NIC (24-10, 15-7 East Region) totaled 13 hits in the first game, including Kennedy Anderson’s grand slam.
McKenzie Schaller had five hits on the day for NIC, which travels to Walla Walla on Friday.
FIRST GAME
Spokane 160 101 5 — 15 18 7
North Idaho 504 200 2 — 13 14 1
A. Douglas and C. Adams. K. Kearney, K. Moore (3) and N. Miller.
HITS: SCC — Bocook 4, Naccaroto 3, Douglas 4, Adams 2, Anderson, Jones, Pace. NIC — Schaller 3, Curtan 2, Anderson 3, Yurick 3, Carcer, Raynor, Aspden, 2B — Curtan, Yurick. HR — Bocook, Anderson.
SECOND GAME
Spokane 344 80 — 19 16 1
North Idaho 202 02 — 4 6 1
H. Anderson and C. Adams. K. Moore and N. Miller.
HITS: Spokane — Bocook 4, Schultz 2, Naccaroto 2, Adams 2, Anderson, Jones, Pace, Wuesthoff 2. North Idaho — Schaller 2, Raynor 1, Aspden. 2B — Bobook, Kurtan. HR — Bocook, Naccarato 2.