Mott, Winn lead Cardinals to sweep

- SOFTBALL

YAKIMA, Wash. — Madi Mott and Audrey Seipert teamed on a one-hitter in the opener, and North Idaho College went on to sweep Yakima Valley College 9-0 and 15-1 in Northwest Athletic Conference softball play Sunday.

Mott pitched four hitless innings in the opener, striking out seven for NIC (22-2, 13-1 NWAC). The lone hit for YVC (6-17, 4-11) was a leadoff double by Madison Atwood in the fifth inning.

Kalyna Korok had a two-run double to highlight a six-run fourth for the Cardinals, and Devinne Amesquita added a two-run homer in the sixth.

In the second game, Ashlyn Winn went 3 for 4, drove in seven runs and scored twice for NIC. She hit a three-run homer in the fifth.

NIC plays host to Community Colleges of Spokane in a doubleheader today at 1 p.m. at Post Falls High.

FIRST GAME

NIC 100 602 — 9 12 1

Yakima Valley 000 000 — 0 1 2

Game called after 6 innings due to 8-run rule.

Madi Mott, Audrey Seipert (5) and Devinne Amesquita; Atwood and Carpenter. W — Mott (11-1). L — Atwood (4-8).

HITS: NIC — Schaller, Curtan 2, Cavanagh, Carver, Mott, Kerr 2, Amesquta, Korok 2, Winn. YVC — Atwood. 2B — Schaller, Cavanaugh, Kerr, Korok, Winn, Atwood. HR — Amesquita (4).

SECOND GAME

NIC 023 55 — 15 17 2

Yakima Valley 001 00 — 1 3 0

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

Kayla Moore, Audrey Seipert (5) and Taylor Anderson; O. Ogden and M. Ogden. W — Moore (10-0). L — O. Ogden (2-8).

HITS: NIC — Curtan, Kerr 2, Anderson, Schaller, Carver 2, Mott, Cavanagh, Korok 3, Winn 3, Anderson 2. YVC — Atwood, Carpenter, Andres. 2B — Curtan, Kerr 2, Anderson, Carver 2, Mott, Korok, Winn 2, Anderson, Atwood, Andres. 3B — Anderson. HR — Winn (8).

- GOLF

POST FALLS — The North Idaho College men built a two-shot lead after the first day of the Bigfoot Invitational, hosted by Community Colleges of Spokane at The Links.

Sean Langham of NIC shot an even-par 72 and is in second place. Cardinals Todd Henderson and Jesse Henderson are tied for sixth at 74.

NIC’s women are in fourth place after the first day. Aly Mabey and Madi Brown each shot 86 and are tied for sixth.

The tourney concludes today.

MEN

TEAM SCORES — 1, North Idaho 297. 2, Lewis-Clark State 299. 3, Montana Tech 300. 4, Olympic 309. 5, Spokane 311. 6, Columbia Basin 321.

LEADER — Andy Renne, Olympic, 71.

NORTH IDAHO — 2, Sean Langham, 72. T-6, Jesse Henderson, Todd Henderson 74. T-16, Brady Nelson 77. 21, Ben Harvey, 80. T-22, Chase Bomar 81. T-26, Braxton Stewart, 82. 35, Tristan Groth, 88.

WOMEN

TEAM SCORES — 1, Lewis-Clark State 241. 2, Spokane 254. 3, Columbia Basin 259. 4, North Idaho 263. 5, Montana Tech 268.

LEADER — Kayla Monroe, Lewis-Clark State, 79.

NORTH IDAHO — T-6, Aly Mabey, Madi Brown, 86. T-18, Mckenna Tinseth, 90. T-22, Mackenzie Robins, 91. T-24, Mikal Jerman, 93. 27, Bailey Bradford, 94. 33, Caitlyn Fisher, 99.