NIC begins quest for NWAC softball tourney title today
North Idaho College and the Community Colleges of Spokane, in partnership with the Spokane Sports Commission, will host the Northwest Athletic Conference Softball Championship starting today and running through Monday at the Dwight Merkel Sports Complex at 5701 N. Assembly Street in Spokane, near Albi Stadium.
The tournament will include 16 teams. North Idaho College is seeded No. 1 and will play No. 16 seed Columbia Basin in the first round at 12:30 p.m. today, streamed live online. The Cardinals enter the tournament with a 45-3 record, ranked No. 1 in the NWAC final poll.
Live coverage of games on all four fields will be provided along with live stats of all games, brackets, and other information available at nwacsports.org/softball/championship.php
The opening round will begin at 10 a.m. today. Games start at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. The championship game starts at 11 a.m. Monday, with an if-necessary title game to follow.
An adult four-day pass costs $35, or $25 with a student/senior/military ID. Single-day admission is $15 for adults, $8 for students/seniors/military, $6 for children ages 7-12, and free for children 6 and younger.
Information: nic.edu/athletics
NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Dwight Merkel Sports Complex, Spokane
Friday
Game 1 — No. 2 Douglas (35-5) vs. No. 15 Big Bend (22-24), 10 a.m.
Game 2 — No. 7 Southwestern Oregon (31-17) vs. No. 10 Everett (28-16), 10
Game 3 — No. 6 Lower Columbia (36-12) vs. No. 11 Centralia (23-18), 10
Game 4 — No. 3 Edmonds (39-6) vs. No. 14 Highline (19-24), 10
Game 5 — No. 13 Treasure Valley (19-27) vs. No. 4 Walla Walla (37-11), 12:30 p.m.
Game 6 — No. 12 Clackamas (23-19) vs. No. 5 Bellevue (32-13), 12:30
Game 7 — No. 9 Wenatchee Valley (27-13) vs. No. 8 Mt. Hood (26-14), 12:30
Game 8 — No. 16 Columbia Basin (15-29) vs. No. 1 North Idaho (45-3), 12:30
Game 9 — Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 3
Game 10 — Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 3
Game 11 — Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3
Game 12 — Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 3
Game 13 — Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 5:30
Game 14 — Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 5:30
Game 15 — Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 5:30
Game 16 — Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 5:30
Saturday
Game 17 — Loser Game 16 vs. Winner Game 9, 10 a.m.
Game 18 — Loser Game 15 vs. Winner Game 10, 10
Game 19 — Loser Game 12 vs. Winner Game 13, 10
Game 20 — Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 14, 10
Game 21 — Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 12:30 p.m.
Game 22 — Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 16, 12:30
Game 23 — Winner Game 17 vs. Winner Game 18, 12:30
Game 24 — Winner Game 19 vs. Winner Game 20, 12:30
Game 25 — Winner Game 23 vs. Loser Game 21, 3
Game 26 — Winner Game 24 vs. Loser Game 22, 3
Sunday
Game 27 — Winner Game 21 vs. Winner Game 22, 10 a.m.
Game 28 — Winner Game 25 vs. Winner Game 26, 10
Game 29 — Loser Game 27 vs. Winner Game 28, 12:30 p.m.
Monday
Game 30 — Winner Game 27 vs. Winner Game 29, 11 a.m. (championship game)
Game 31 — if-necessary game, 1:15 p.m.