SALT LAKE CITY - Desirae Tinoco hit a three-run home run to give the fourth-seeded North Idaho Cardinals a 6-5 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning, but the fifth-seeded Snow Badgers rallied with four runs in the top of the seventh for a 9-6 win in the opening round of the Region 18 softball tournament Thursday at Salt Lake Community College's Bruin Field.

"We didn't play our best today and you can't do that at this tournament," NIC assistant coach Angie Boardman said.

Snow opened the scoring with a three-run third inning. The Badgers increased the advantage to 5-0 on a two-run single by Mallory Hyland tin the fourth.

NIC (33-25) got on the board in the sixth inning as KaSara Wise singled and scored on a hit by Maddie Edwards. The Cardinals also got RBIs on a bases loaded walk to Blake Meredith and a fielder's choice by Shelby Gonzales.

Jessyca Fulmer doubled to tie the game and Sarah Baysinger singled to give Snow (21-26) the lead for good with nobody out in the seventh.

Also Thursday, Shelby Gonzales was selected to the all-Scenic West Athletic Conferece first team and Tinoco, Meredith and Kristina DeAnda were named to the second team.

NIC will face Southern Idaho in a loser-out game today at 11 a.m. (PDT).

Snow 030 200 4 - 9 12 2

North Idaho 000 006 0 - 6 10 3

McKenzie Hatch, Jessyca Fuler (5), Nichole Johnson (6) and Kimberly Knudsen; Jenifer Rosie, Blake Meredith (4), Jocelynn Probert and Shelby Gonzales. W - Johnson. L - Meredith (7-10).

HITS: Snow - Hyland, Fulmer 2, Basinger 3, Lewis, Knudsen, Hunsaker 2. NIC - DeAnda, Meredith, Tinoco, Wise, Edwards, Bishop. 2B - Fulmer 2. HR - Tinoco (7).

Region 18 tournament

Thursday

Times PDT

Snow 9, North Idaho 6

Southern Nevada 4, Western Nevada 1

Salt Lake 9, Snow 1 (5 innings)

Southern Nevada 5, Southern Idaho 2

Friday

Game 5 - Western Nevada vs. Snow, 8:30 a.m.

Game 6 - North Idaho vs. Southern Idaho, 11.

Game 7 - Salt Lake vs. Southern Nevada, 1:30 p.m.

Game 8 - Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 5, 4.

ALL REGION 18

Coach of the Year - Nick Baumert, Southern Idaho.

FIRST TEAM - Ariel Zimmerman, Salt Lake (pitcher of the year); AJ Woodward, Southern Nevada; Shelby Gonzales, North Idaho; Jyl Eckstein, Southern Idaho; Krystin Jachim, Salt Lake (player of the year); Mikkel Griffin, Southern Idaho; Marina Groenenegen, Southern Idaho; Alicia Firelein, Southern Nevada; Alle Carter, Snow; Marie Williams, Southern Idaho; Katie Uriarte, Southern Nevada; Kylee Brinkerhoff, Salt Lake; Mallory Hyland, Snow; Lydni Miller, Southern Idaho.

SECOND TEAM - Monet Ormsby, Southern Nevada; Blake Meredith, North Idaho; McKenzie Hatch, Snow; Becky Simonsen, Salt Lake; Tiffini Lucero, Southern Nevada; Desirae Tinoco, North Idaho; Kelsey Bryant, Southern Idaho; Kristina DeAnda, North Idaho; Savannah Webster, Salt Lake; Jessica Albertson, Southern Idaho; Camille Brimhall, Colorado Northwestern; Madi White, Salt Lake; Abbi Lewis, Snow.