Cardinals clinch East Region in shutout

| May 11, 2019 1:00 AM

YAKIMA, Wash. — And now, North Idaho College waits.

Madi Mott struck out 11 in five innings as the Cardinals won the East Region title with 9-0 victocy over the Yakima Valley Yaks in a Northwest Athletic Conference game on Friday.

NIC (32-9, 26-5 NWAC) and Big Bend (32-11, 24-7) clinched bids to the NWAC Championships starting next Friday at the Dwight Merkel Sports Complex in Spokane. NIC is the defending champion.

Devinne Amesquita hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning and Sarah Williams drove in two runs for NIC.

Yakima Valley (2-30, 0-27) hosts doubleheaders against Spokane today and Treasure Valley on Sunday to conclude the regular season.

North Idaho 022 50 — 9 9 0

Yakima Valley 000 00 — 0 2 0

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

Madi Mott and Taylor Anderson; Shelby Jones and Matison Sparks. W — Mott. L — Sparks.

HITS: NIC — Winn, Kerr, Mott 2, Amesquita, Cavanagh 2, Williams 2. YVC — West, Carpenter. 2B — Mott, Cavanagh. 3B — Cavanagh. HR — Amesquita, Williams.