Cardinals suffer tough sweep by Seminole State

SANFORD, Fla. — North Idaho College nearly bounced back for a split with Seminole State, but the Raiders scored single runs in the last three innings for a 3-2 victory and a softball sweep of the Cardinals on Monday.

Seminole State won the first game 13-1 in five innings.

Emma Gray, a freshman from Lake City High, doubled in NIC’s lone run in the first inning of the opener.

In the second game, Gray doubled in a run in the fourth, and Brianna Hecker’s sacrifice fly scored Sarah Williams, who had two hits, as NIC (2-6) took a 2-0 lead.

NIC is scheduled to wrap up its season-opening trip to Florida with a doubleheader today vs. Central Florida in Ocala, Fla.

FIRST GAME

North Idaho 100 00 — 1 4 3

Seminole State 634 0x — 13 12 1

Andrea Hoey, Andrea Hedington (3) and Emma Gray; Adame and Barkley. W — Adame. L — Hoey.

HITS: NIC — Marshall, Gray, Hecker, Shimatsu. Sem — Thomas, Keith 2, Cutlip 2, French, Dwyer 2, Flowers 2, Lee, Barkley. 2B — Gray, French, Dwyer. 3B — Flowers. HR — Keith.

SECOND GAME

North Idaho 000 200 0 — 2 8 2

Seminole State 000 011 1 — 3 7 0

1 out when winning run scored.

Andrea Hedington and Hannah Click; Guider and Wittenhagen. W — Guider. L — Hedington.

HITS: NIC — Shimatsu, Williams 2, Gray, Cook, Hecker, Nash, Escalante. Sem — Keith 2, Cutlip, Decker, Thomas, Wittenhagen 2. 2B — Williams, Gray, Cutlip. HR — Keith.