KLAMATH FALLS, Mont. - The Carroll College Softball team dropped their opening round game at the 2023 Cascade Collegiate Conference Championship on Friday, falling 0-4 to the No. 3 seed College of Idaho.

The Fighting Saints (20-27, 13-17) couldn't find a way to get runners home in their opening round matchup, eventually falling 0-4 to the College of Idaho (44-6, 25-5).

Hits were at a premium in the opening round contest, with the teams only tallying four hits each. Unfortunately for the Saints, they would be unable to capitalize on those hits, finishing the game scoreless.

Jessica Nimmo (Las Vegas, Nev. / SR) gave Carroll their first good opportunity to score early in the game. Nimmo ripped a single to the left field fence and advanced to second on the throw to give the Saints a runner in scoring position in the top of the first, but she would wind up stranded at third.

A leadoff walk for Haley Loffer, followed by a stolen base and sacrifice bunt put the CCC Player of the Year on third in the bottom half of the first. A sacrifice fly on the next at bat would allow her to score and the Yotes would take a 1-0 lead into the second.

CoI would do the rest of their scoring in the third inning. Loffer again scored on a sacrifice fly to right field to put the Yotes up 2-0. Tanner Higgins provided a timely double for the Yotes, scoring two and extending the lead to 4-0, where it would remain for the rest of the game.

Abby Hanley (Las Vegas, Nev. / SR) gave up only four hits, but some untimely errors and walks would provide CoI with enough of a spark to go on to victory.

Jessica Nimmo led the Saints at the plate, finishing 2-3 on the afternoon.

Carroll will play at 10 a.m. (MDT) tomorrow morning, and will take on the loser of this afternoon's contest between Oregon Tech and Eastern Oregon in an elimination game.

A link to live stats, as well as a stream link will be updated on the schedule tab upon completion of that game.