NIC SOFTBALL: Dobrev slams for Cardinals in sweep

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Sophomore Megan Dobrev hit a first inning grand slam for North Idaho College in a 9-1 win over the Wenatchee Valley Knights in the first game of a Northwest Athletic Conference doubleheader on Friday.

Dobrev also had an RBI double in the third inning to finish with five RBIs in the first game.

Freshman Emma Todhunter hit a two-run home run in the fourth for NIC in the opener.

In the nightcap, NIC freshman Abbey Brooks allowed one hit, a third inning single to Kaya Enriquez, in the Cardinals 9-0 win to get the sweep.

Freshman Hayden Rockwell and Todhunter each homered in the second game for NIC (22-9, 14-4 NWAC), which hosts Blue Mountain in a doubleheader next Friday at Memorial Field.

Wenatchee Valley is 13-18, 7-13.

FIRST GAME

North Idaho 401 22 — 9 12 1

Wenatchee Valley 010 00 — 1 7 2

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

Kennedy Hobson and Summer Makinster; Jessie Newman and Kaya Enriquez.

HITS: NIC — Rockwell 2, Todhunter 2, Korok, McIntyre, Makinster, Dobrev 2, Pfeifer, Kostoff 2. WVC — Smit, McGuire 2, Cordon, Heinz, Knapp, Alexander. 2B — Rockwell, Dobrev, Kostoff, Smit, McGuire. HR — Todhunter, Dobrev, Heinz.

SECOND GAME

North Idaho 330 21 — 9 4 1

Wenatchee Valley 000 00 — 0 1 3

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

Abbey Brooks and Summer Makinster; Taylor Files and Kiley Heinz.

HITS: NIC — Rockwell, Todhunter, Schulhauser, Hobson. WVC — Enriquez. 2B — Schulhauser. HR — Rockwell, Todhunter.