NIC ROUNDUP: Vanderwiel powers Cardinals to softball sweep

SOFTBALL

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Taryn Vanderwiel, a freshman from Kuna High, homered in both games, and North Idaho College routed Wenatchee Valley College 15-3 and 20-4 in Northwest Athletic Conference softball Sunday at North Rotary Park.

Kasey Davis hit a three-run homer in the first inning of the first game for NIC (14-3, 13-1 NWAC), and finished 3 for 3 with four RBIs and two runs scored. Vanderwiel hit a solo homer in the third inning, Grace Shimatsu hit a three-run double in a seven-run fourth, and Madelyn Hull finished 3 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs.

In the second game, Vanderwiel hit a three-run homer in the second inning, and finished 3 for 5 with five RBIs and two runs scored. Hull went 3 for 5 with two runs and two RBIs.

Wenatchee Valley dipped to 4-12, 4-12.

NIC travels to Pasco, Wash., on Thursday for an NWAC doubleheader vs. Columbia Basin.

FIRST GAME

North Idaho 312 72 — 15 17 1

Wen. Valley 011 10 — 3 8 0

Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.

Jadyn Raley-Jones and Hope Shimatsu, Sophia Nash; Shelby Dunwell, Avory Escobar (4), Jessie Wood (5) and Kendal Smith.

HITS: NIC — Escalante, G. Shimatsu 2, Vanderwiel 2, Ribordy 2, Davis 3, Hull 3, Walker, Batoon, H. Shimatsu. WVC — Sanford 2, Sweat, Bates, Whitney, Dunwell, Escobar 2. 2B — Escalante, G. Shamatsu, Vanderwiel, Hull 2, Batoon. HR — Vanderwiel, Davis.

SECOND GAME

North Idaho 059 24 — 20 15 1

Wen. Valley 101 02 — 4 9 1

Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.

Amanda Curry and Sophia Nash; Shelby Dunwell, Avory Escobar (3), Halee Sweat (4) and Kendal Smith.

HITS: NIC — Escalante, G. Shimatsu, Vanderwiel 3, Ribordy 2, Davis, Walker, Hull 3, Nash 2, H. Shimatsu. WVC — Sweat, Bates 3, Voshall 2, Steele 2, Claremont. 2B — Hull. HR — Vanderwiel.

GOLF

Swan, NIC men in lead at Circling Raven

WORLEY — James Swan of North Idaho College, a freshman from Victoria, British Columbia, shot a 3-under par 69 on Sunday and leads by three shots after the first day of the North Idaho College Spring Invitational at Circling Raven Golf Club.

NIC’s men lead Community College of Spokane by three strokes after the first round.

In the women’s tourney, NIC is in third place after the first day, 11 shots behind first-place CC Spokane. Emily Elliott of NIC is in fourth place after shooting 84.

The tourney concludes today.

MEN

TEAM SCORES — 1, North Idaho 312. 2, Spokane 315. 3, Southwestern Oregon 332. 4, Columbia Basin 334.

LEADERS — 1, James Swan, NIC, 69. 2, Tyler Anderson, CBC, 72. 3, Sam Pauly, CCS, 74.

NORTH IDAHO — 1, James Swan 69. T-6, Jared Smith, Garrett Bland 80. 9, Austin Mitchell 83. T-14, Tyler Vassar 85. T-22, Tommy Beason 93.

WOMEN

TEAM SCORES — 1, Spokane 250. 2, Southwestern Oregon 257. 3, North Idaho 261. 4, Columbia Basin 286.

LEADERS — 1, Courtney Jackson, CCS, 76. 2 (tie), Sarah Gray, Natalie Beck, Southwestern Oregon, 82.

NORTH IDAHO — 4, Emily Elliott 84. 7, Megan Light 88. T-8, Caitlin O’Connor 89. T-15, Kaylee Halstead, Sydnie Robins 96. T-18, Maddy Rusho 104.