NIC SOFTBALL: Cardinals sweep away Yakima Valley
Photo courtesy of NIC ATHLETICS North Idaho College freshman Summer Makinster slides safely into third base during the fourth inning of the first game of a Northwest Athletic Conference doubleheader against Yakima Valley on Tuesday at Memorial Field.
COEUR d’ALENE — North Idaho College freshman pitcher Kennedy Hobson struck out five in a complete game shutout in the open, then sophomore Abbey Brooks fanned six in the nightcap as the Cardinals swept the Yakima Valley Yaks 11-0 and 9-1 in a Northwest Athletic Conference doubleheader at Memorial Field on Tuesday.
Freshmen Hayden Rockwell and Kani Korok drove in three runs each in the first game for NIC. Rockwell also scored three runs.
In the second game, sophomore Emma Todhunter had three hits and two RBIs, helping the Cardinals improve to 4-0 at home.
NIC (13-8, 8-4 NWAC) will host Big Bend in a doubleheader on Thursday starting at 2 p.m.
The games were previously scheduled for Friday, but were moved up due to projected inclement weather in the area.
Yakima Valley is 6-12, 5-9.
FIRST GAME
Yakima Valley 000 00 — 0 4 3
North Idaho 233 3x — 11 10 0
Game called in 5th inning due to 8-run rule.
Madison Kennedy and Paige Thompson; Kennedy Hobson and Summer Makinster. W — Hobson. L — Kennedy.
HITS: YVC — Sosky 2, Thompson, Shamhart. NIC — Rockwell 2, Todhunter, Korok 2, Imbler-Bremner 2, Schulhauser, Kostoff 2. 2B — Rockwell, Todhunter, Schulhauser. 3B — Sosky. HR — Rockwell.
SECOND GAME
Yakima Valley 000 10 — 1 2 1
North Idaho 211 41 — 9 12 0
Game called with nobody out in bottom of 5th inning due to 8-run rule.
Claire DeVries and Paige Thompson; Abbey Brooks and Summer Makinster. W — Brooks. L — DeVries.
HITS: YVC — Taylor, DeVries. NIC — Rockwell 2, Todhunter 3, Korok, Makinster 2, Imbler-Bremner 2, Dobrev, Kostoff. 2B — Todhunter, Korok, Makinster. 3B — Makinster. HR — Dobrov.