TWIN FALLS - Hayden Fields went 2 for 4 with five RBIs, including a three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to lead the third-seed North Idaho College softball team past the sixth-seeded Western Nevada Wildcats 10-6 in the opening round of the Region 18 tournament on Wednesday on the campus of the College of Southern Idaho.

NIC (36-20) will face second-seeded Salt Lake (34-19) today at 1:30 p.m. PDT, for a berth in the semifinals.

Madison Anthony drove in three runs, hitting a leadoff home run in the third inning for NIC.

Western Nevada (12-44) will face Colorado Northwestern (8-46) in a loser-out game today.

W. Nevada 400 010 1 - 6 8 3

North Idaho 203 203 x - 10 13 0

L. Beck, K. Covione (4) and Septon; Hunter Allen, Miranda Powless (1), Brittany Hecker (5), Tori Almos (6) and Hayden Fields. W - Powless. L - Beck.

HITS: WNCC - Gonzalez, Bomar, Covione 2, Septon, Hospodka, Ashbaugh 2. NIC - Tarin, Hatton 2, Anthony 3, Hayd. Fields 2, Hayl. Fields, Powless, Parker 3.

REGION 18 SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT

at College of Southern Idaho,

Twin Falls

Times PDT

Wednesday

Snow 7, Southern Nevada 2

Salt Lake 5, Colorado Northwestern 0

North Idaho 10, Western Nevada 6

Thursday

Game 4 - No. 7 Colorado Northwestern (8-46) vs. No. 6 Western Nevada (12-44), 8:30 a.m.

Game 5 - No. 1 Southern Idaho (43-15) vs. No. 5 Snow (25-27), 11

Game 6 - No. 2 Salt Lake (34-19) vs. No. 3 North Idaho (36-20), 1:30 p.m.

Game 7 - Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 5, 4