Cardinals take two from Blue Mountain

POST FALLS — Madi Mott struck out 13 and provided some offense in the first inning for North Idaho College in an 8-0 win over the Blue Mountain Timberwolves in the first game of a Northwest Athletic Conference doubleheader on Friday at Post Falls High.

Mott hit a two-run homer in the first inning for NIC (27-9, 21-5 NWAC).

Devinne Amesquita, Sarah Williams and Taylor Anderson also homered in the opener for NIC.

Amesquita hit three-run home runs in the first and second innings in a 14-2 win in the second game for NIC, which faces Treasure Valley in a doubleheader today in Post Falls, starting at noon.

Blue Mountain is 5-29, 5-21.

FIRST GAME

Blue Mountain 000 00 — 0 3 0

North Idaho 502 01 — 8 11 0

Game called in 5th inning due to 8-run rule.

Kayleigh Hibbard and Jesslyn Kriebs; Madi Mott and Taylor Anderson. W — Mott. L — Hibbard.

HITS: BMCC — McQueen, Cook, Moulton. NIC — Winn, Kerr, Mott, Hecker 2, Cavanagh 2, Amesquita, Williams 2, Anderson. 2B — Hecker. HR — Mott, Amesquita, Williams, Anderson.

SECOND GAME

Blue Mountain 011 00 — 2 4 2

North Idaho 531 5x — 14 17 3

Game called in 5th inning due to 8-run rule.

Gussie Cook, Mady Handy (4) and Jesslyn Krebs; Andrea Hoey, Grace Ferres (4) and Taylor Anderson, Hannah Click (5). W — Hoey. L — Cook.

HITS: BMCC — Hill, Kriebs 2, Handy. NIC — Winn 2, Kerr 3, Mott 3, Hecker, Amesquita 3, Williams 2, Shimatsu 2, Anderson. 2B — Handy, Kerr. HR — Amesquita 2.