CSI 5, NIC 2 Boxscore
NIC 6, CSI 2 Boxscore
CSI 4, NIC 2 Boxscore
CSI 8, NIC 7 Boxscore
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - The College of Southern Idaho softball team did not play its best softball this weekend but found a way to win 3-of-4 games at North Idaho College, beating the Cardinals 5-2 on Friday before losing 6-2 and then sweeping the Cardinals 4-2 and 8-7 on Saturday.
Trailing 7-3 heading into the top of the 7th inning in game 4, CSI head coach
Nick Baumert told his players to end the day just putting some pressure on the Cardinals in the last inning.
Mikkel Griffin led off for the Golden Eagles with a single, her first hit of the day.
Lyndi Miller followed with a walk and
Kelsey Bryant loaded the bases on an error on the shortstop.
Enter
Brittany Gonzales.
Gonzales deposited the ball over the outfield fence for a grandslam to tie the game.
Both teams battled through eight with no score before Gonzales led off the ninth with a single. a pop-up bunt to the pitcher doubled off Gonzales and it seemed again the Golden Eagles would leave the ninth without a run. With two out
Kayla Powell hit a homerun to give CSI the 8-7 lead.
Golden Eagle pitcher
Generra Nielson, who entered the game in the circle in the 8th inning, shut down the Cardinals with a ground out and two strikeouts to earn her third win of the weekend.
The 13th-ranked Eagles improve to 39-16 overall and 28-11 in SWAC play. CSI hosts Treasure Valley Tuesday for a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m.
