Carter's two homers help Cards split
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 12 years, 9 months AGO
SOUTH FERNLEY, Nev. - North Idaho College catcher Shelby Carter hit home runs in both games and drove in six runs as the Cardinals split a Scenic West Athletic Conference softball doubleheader with Western Nevada on Friday, losing the first game on a walk-off single 15-14 before winning 12-4 at Fernley High.
Friday's games were moved from Carson City due to a snowstorm, but the teams were hoping to play today's doubleheader in Carson City, according to the Scenic West Athletic Conference website.
In the opener, Carter went 3 for 6 with three RBIs and three runs scored for NIC, which scored five runs in the fifth inning to take a 10-8 lead.
Amber Meyers and Ashley Moon drove in two runs apiece in the second game for NIC (18-31, 14-24 SWAC).
Western Nevada is 18-27, 13-18.
FIRST GAME
North Idaho 120 070 000 4 - 14 18 5
W. Nevada 411 202 000 5 - 15 12 2
Two outs when winning run scored.
Nicole Atkinson, Jenifer Rosie (4) and Shelby Carter; Alexia Alley, Allie-Marie Lostra and Katirina Rand. W - Lostra. L - Rosie (4-6).
HITS: NIC - H. Bishop 4, Carter 3, Meyers 2, Moon 2, Atkinson 2, Bishop, Schmerer, Lupinacci 2. WNC - Quam 2, Pfeiffer 2, Marble 2, DiSera, Lostra 2, Rand, Thomas, Crowell. 2B - Crowell. HR - Carter (14), Marble, Rand.
SECOND GAME
North Idaho 150 303 - 12 14 0
W. Nevada 000 121 - 4 7 3
Game called after 6 innings due to 8-run rule.
Danielle Hockett, Nicole Atkinson (5) and Shelby Carter; Jordan Garcia, Ali-Marie Lostra (3), Alexia Alley (5) and Katirina Rand. W - Hockett (4-4). L - Garcia.
HITS: NIC - H. Bishop, B. Bishop, Meyers 2, Moon 3, Carter 2, Wise 3, Schmerer, Lupinacci. WNC - Pfeiffer, Marble, Lostra, Rand, Thom, Garcia, Crowell. 2B - B. Bishop, Wise. HR - Meyers (10), Carter (15), Marble, Lostra, Garcia.