HARTSVILLE - The Newberry Wolves hit the road for the final time in the 2015 softball regular season and split a doubleheader with the Coker Cobras at Saleeby-Stokes Field on Tuesday.

Newberry needed extra innings, but a late rally handed the scarlet and gray a 6-3 win in eight innings in the first game, while a pair of big innings gave Coker a 12-4 win in six innings in the nightcap.

Newberry moves to 11-9 in SAC action and 27-20 overall going into Saturday's season finale doubleheader at home against Mars Hill. The Senior Day twinbill is set to start at 1 p.m. that day, with Senior Day celebrations between games. Coker is now 9-9 in the league and 23-22 overall. 

With only two games remaining, Newberry's fate in terms of qualification for the SAC Tournament will go down to the wire. With weather affecting numerous teams, 11 of the league's 12 teams are still in contention for spots. Only one team has secured its spot in the tournament.

Game One: Newberry 6, Coker 3 (8 innings)
Allison Van Atta (Tallahassee, Fla.) went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and kicked off an eighth inning rally to hand the Wolves the win in the opener.

Newberry scored twice in the fourth inning, with Hailey Drawe (Oceanside, Calif.) driving in a run on a single and Van Atta bringing home a run with a double after Ann Dee Priest (Douglasville, Ga.) led off the frame with a double.

The Wolves carried a shutout into the bottom of the seventh, but the Cobras' leadoff hitter Riley Morris reached on an error and Ashley Gallman singled. With one out, Tyresha Ellis hit a two-run single to right to tie the game.

Newberry did all of its damage in the eighth inning with two outs. Van Atta blooped a run-scoring single down the right field line to give the Wolves the lead. Cassie Harrell (Williamston, N.C.) and Ashlen Ayres (Kennewick, Wash.) snuck singles through the infield to load the bases. Gabby Bedard (Winder, Ga.) brought home a run when she walked and Mallory Gerndt (Burke, Va.) score another pair with a single.

Coker moved its runner with a foulout and a sacrifice fly to put the score at 6-3. The Cobras drew a walk and singled to bring the tying run to the plate, but Newberry induced a groundout to pick up the victory.

Maude McCourry (Centreville, Md.) picked up the win in the circle with the complete game to move to 10-4 on the season. In 8.0 innings,s he allowed one earned run on eight hits with a walk and two strikeouts.

Game Two: Coker 12, Newberry 4 (6 innings)
Two big offensive innings for the Cobras allowed the hosts to pick up the back end of the split.

Newberry took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning, as Bedard drove home Ayres with a single after Ayres had forced the issue. With two outs, she walked, stole second and advanced to third on an error to set up the run.

Coker loaded the bases quickly in the bottom of the inning with an error, a walk and a bunt single. An RBI groundout followed by four straight hits plated six runs for the Cobras, as 11 batters came to bat in the inning.

In the top of the fifth, Newberry managed to narrow the lead to two runs, as the Wolves put up a three-spot. With two outs, Bedard singled, Gerndt walked and Priest singled to load the bases. McCourry hit a two-run single to the right-center gap and Van Atta brought home a run with a single. Unfortunately the Wolves would leave the bases loaded with the go-ahead runs on the basepaths.

Another two-out Coker rally brought the game to an early conclusion. A single, a walk and a double steal put runners in scoring position and the next seven Cobras reached base, with two run doubles by Morris and Corrine Stiles providing the most damage.

Bedard went 3-for-4 at the plate in the game, as Newberry had eight hits in the abbreviated contest. Brittany Middleton (Lizella, Ga.) was hit with the loss, allowing five earned runs in 3.0 innings on six hits.