NIC SOFTBALL: Cardinals fall to Division II Humboldt State

| April 3, 2021 1:05 AM

COEUR d’ALENE — Aleksya Batoon hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning for North Idaho College in a 19-1 loss to Division II Humboldt State on Friday at Memorial Field.

Haley Suter hit a grand slam in the second inning for Humboldt State (7-1), finishing with five RBIs. The Lumberjacks, who play in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, are playing all 34 of their games on the road this season due to COVID-19 restrictions on their Arcata, Calif., campus.

NIC (1-2) is scheduled to host the Community Colleges of Spokane in a doubleheader on Thursday starting at 2 p.m.

Humboldt State 5(12)2 00 — 19 21 1

North Idaho 000 00 — 1 6 2

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

Gaige Garcia, Megan Escobar (4) and M. Hams; Jadyn Raley-Jones, Amanda Curry (2) and Hope Shimatsu. W — Garcia. L — Raley-Jones.

HITS: HS — Hams 2, Saltos, Grier 2, Garcia 2, Suter 3, Starr 2, Mullins, Ramirez 2, Dendas 2, Broncos, Sombrero 2, Travao. NIC — H. Shimatsu, Hull, Riobordy 2, Batoon, Escalante. 2B — Grier, Suter, Mullins, Hull. HR — Hams, Grier, Garcia, Suter, Dendas, Batoon.