PASCO, Wash. — Taryn Vanderwiel and Aleskya Batoon had RBI singles in the top of the sixth inning to pull North Idaho College within a run, but the Cardinals were unable to push across the tying run in an 8-7 loss to Columbia Basin in the first game of a Northwest Athletic Conference doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.

Columbia Basin led 11-1 after three innings in the second game, winning 11-2 to complete the sweep.

Kahlea Dumas, a freshman from Post Falls, had three hits on the day. In the second game, Dumas tripled in the first inning, then scored on a wild pitch. Emma Todhunter had three hits and three RBIs in the first game for NIC.

NIC (9-9, 4-4 NWAC) returns home to face Yakima Valley at Memorial Field on Friday at 2 p.m.

Columbia Basin is 13-6, 7-1.

FIRST GAME

North Idaho 022 012 0 — 7 9 3

Columbia Basin 013 310 x — 8 10 4

Hattie Imbler-Bremner, Megan Dobrev (5) and Kylee Gerstl; Kaitlyn Montgomery, Macao Jackson (6) and Mary Comack.

HITS: NIC — Dumas, Vanderwiel, Ribordy, Batoon, Imbler-Bremner 2, Todhunter 3. CBC — Koszykowski 2, Kay, Nixon 2, Lowry, Raymond, Olson, Hart, Thomas. 2B — Vanderwiel, Todhunter, Nixon, Raymond. HR — Hart.

SECOND GAME

North Idaho 100 10 — 2 6 1

Columbia Basin 443 0x — 11 12 2

Game called in 5th inning due to 8-run rule.

Abbey Brooks, Reiss McIntyre (3) and Lexy Orien; Amanda Brown, Macao Jackson (3) and Jaelynn Proctor, Mary Comack (4).

HITS: NIC — Dumas 2, Vanderwiel, Batoon, Dobrev, Todhunter. CBC — Koszykowski 2, Hart 2, Nixon 2, Lowry, Raymond, Olson 3, Smith. 2B — Dumas, Batoon, Todhunter, Koszykowski, Hart, Nixon, Olson 2. 3B — Dumas. HR — Lowry.