NIC SOFTBALL: Marshall homers twice to lead Cardinals to sweep

POST FALLS — Makayla Marshall hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning of the first game, then hit a two-run home run in the second inning of the nightcap as North Idaho College swept Miles Community College of Miles City, Mont., 11-7 and 11-8 in a nonconference doubleheader on Tuesday at Post Falls High.

Emma Gray, a freshman from Lake City High, hit a two-run home run in the opener and a solo shot in the second game for NIC (4-8).

Taylor Woolley, a freshman from Lakeland, homered in both games for Miles.

NIC travels to Walla Walla on Friday for a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m. to open Northwest Athletic Conference play.

FIRST GAME

Miles 500 200 0 — 7 10 2

North Idaho 004 601 x — 11 13 2

Kyla Johnson and Janie Nelson, Aly Radford; Andrea Hedington and Emma Gray. W — Hedington. L — Johnson.

HITS: MCC — Woolley 3, Samante 2, Krantz, Hiller 2, Johnson 2. NIC — Marshall 2, Shimatsu, Williams 2, Gray, Bri. Hecker 2, Hammond, Batoon 2, Escalante 2. 2B — Johnson, Hecker. HR — Woolley, Hiller, Marshall, Gray.

SECOND GAME

Miles 003 022 1 — 8 9 0

North Idaho 330 041 x — 11 14 5

Kassidy Kinzie and Aly Radford; Andrea Hoey, Andrea Hedington (7) and Hannah Click. W — Hoey. L — Kinzie. S — Hedington.

HITS: MCC — Kinzie 2, Woolley 3, Krantz, Porter 2, Hiller. NIC — Marshall 3, Shimatsu, Williams 2, Gray, Cook 2, Bri. Hecker, Click, Nash, Escalante 2. 2B — Porter, Hiller, Marshall, Escalante. HR — Kinzie, Woolley, Marshall, Williams, Gray.