NEWBERRY - On a chilly day with periodic snow flurries, the Newberry Wolves' softball team kept its hot start alive with a pair of run-rule victories over the visiting Emmanuel Lions on Tuesday.

Newberry moves to 6-0 on the season, while Emmanuel falls to 1-3 on the year. The Wolves are back in action at 1 p.m. Saturday for a doubleheader against North Greenville.

GAME ONE: Newberry 9, Emmanuel 1 (5 innings)

• Leadoff hitter Christina Linton went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored.
• Freshman Morgan Sweeney went 2-for-3 with a walk and a double, driving in a pair.
• Maude McCourry allowed one run in 5.0 innings of work to move to 3-0 on the year. She struck out five and walked five.

Emmanuel stranded five runners in the first two innings and opened the scoring with a Jesscia Allen RBI single in the top of the third. Sweeney tied the game with a bases-loaded RBI single in the bottom of the inning, but the Wolves were unable to score again in the frame.

Newberry pushed across five runs in the fourth on RBI singles from Nicolette Myers and Linton. Sweeney's double brought home a run and a sacrifice fly by Natalie Willis made it a 5-1 contest.

Four more runs in the bottom of the fifth brought the game to an early close. Three walks loaded the bases early to set up the rally. A wild pitch brought home a run before a Linton RBI single. Mallory Gerndt drew a bases loaded walk and a single by Allison Van Atta brought the game to a close.

GAME TWO: Newberry 8, Emmanuel 0 (5 innings)

• The Wolves and Lions took a scoreless draw into the bottom of the fourth before Newberry capitalized and ended the game via the run-rule.
• Sweeney, Drawe and McCourry each had two hits in the game, while Jeri Loffler and Sam Robillard hit doubles.
• Hannah Blakley moved to 2-0 on the season with a three-hit shutout, striking out two and walking one.

The Lions left the bases loaded in the top of the first but neither team was able to plate a run until the Newberry fourth. With the bases loaded and one out, McCourry drove a single through the left side to plate a pair and put the Wolves up by a 2-0 count.

Robillard roped a double off the wall in center in the bottom of the fifth to make it 3-0. Sweneey brought home a pair with a two RBI single and then came home on a wild pitch. Gerndt's RBI infield single scored the seventh run and put the winning run on third base and McCourry was plated by another wild pitch to give the Wolves the win.