WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Freshman Madi Mott threw a perfect game, striking out nine in the first game of an 8-0 and 14-6 sweep of the Walla Walla Warriors on Friday in the Northwest Athletic Conference opener for both schools on Friday.

Mott now leads the conference with 53 strikeouts on the season.

Kayla Curtan and Megan Carver had two RBIs each in the second game for NIC (11-1), which competes against Big Bend of Moses Lake today starting at 2 p.m.

Due to poor field conditions in the Moses Lake area, the game was pushed back to 2 p.m., instead of the normal starting time of noon on Saturdays.

Walla Walla is 11-5.

FIRST GAME

North Idaho 210 41 — 8 9 0

Walla Walla 000 00 — 0 0 2

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

Madi Mott and Devinne Amesquita; Schoessler and Levien. W — Mott (5-1). L — Schoessler (3-3).

HITS: NIC — Curtan 2, Mott, Anderson, Carver 2, Kerr 2, Winn. WWCC — none. 2B — Curtan, Carver. HR — Kerr (3).

SECOND GAME

North Idaho 300 323 3 — 14 16 1

Walla Walla 210 111 0 — 6 14 7

Kayla Moore, Audrey Seipert (5), Madi Mott (6) and Devinne Amesquita; Smith and Buffo. W — Moore (7-0). L — Smith (1-1).

HITS: NIC — Schaller, Curtan 3, Mott, K. Anderson 2, Carver 4, T. Anderson 2, Amesquita, Winn, Korok. WWCC — Thornton 2, Buffo, Schoessler 2, Hill 3, Danly, Haskell 3, Harrison 2. 2B — Curtan, Carver, Buffo, Schoessler. 3B — Hill. HR — Carver (3), Amesquita (3), Korok (3), Haskell (2).