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NIC SOFTBALL: Cardinals cap Arizona tourney with two wins

| February 4, 2025 1:10 AM

YUMA, Ariz. — Maliyah Mann, a freshman pitcher from University High in Spokane, struck out 13 in a complete game shutout for North Idaho College, which beat host Arizona Western 4-0 on Saturday to conclude play in the Arizona Western College Classic on Saturday. 

NIC, which fell 9-4 to Yavapai and 6-3 to Southern Nevada on Friday, beat Eastern Arizona 1-0 in Saturday’s first game. 

Sophomore Kristine Schmidt, a former Coeur d’Alene High star, had four strikeouts and allowed four hits for NIC against Eastern Arizona. 

Mann singled to score Emily Hanchey with the lone run in the fifth inning for NIC. 

Against Arizona Western, Hanchey and freshman Hannah Brockman had two hits each for the Cardinals. Hanchey drove in a pair of runs and Brockman had an RBI triple in the fourth inning to give NIC a 2-0 lead. 

NIC (7-3) returns to action on Feb. 14 in the JUCO Jam in Branson, Mo.


NORTH IDAHO 1, EASTERN ARIZONA 0 

Eastern Arizona        000    000    0    —    0    4    0 

North Idaho        000    010    x    —    1    5    1 

Marianna Zumerle, Destanee Nez (6) and Vanessa Gavigan; Kristine Schmidt and Megan Nelson. 

HITS: EAC — Gavigan, Christensen, Villegas, Aguirre. NIC — Drake, Larney, Hanchey 2, Mann. 2B — Aguirre. 3B — Hanchey. 


NORTH IDAHO 4, ARIZONA WESTERN 0 

North Idaho        010    201    0    —    4    6    2 

Arizona Western    000    000    0    —    0    4    3 

Maliyah Mann and Megan Nelson; Analy Trejo, Daysy Juarez (4), Lili Vigil German (7) and Hannah Love. 

HITS: NIC — Drake, Nichols, Brockman 2, Hanchey 2. AWC — Espinoza, Arriola, Love, Saucedo. 2B — Drake, Nichols, Brockman, Love. 3B — Brockman.