Softball Recap: Ninety Six Finds Playoff Glory Versus Clinton

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 @ Batesburg-Leesville	19
03/19/25 @ Ware Shoals	19
03/12/25 @ American Leadership Academy	18
03/18/25 @ Pelion	16
03/21/25 vs Batesburg-Leesville	15

With a playoff win on the line, Ninety Six rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They blew past the Clinton Red Devils 10-1. Considering the Wildcats have won 14 matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Meghan Kimberling spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jocelyn Coleman, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Janiyah Squire, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.

Ninety Six has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Clinton, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-10-1.

Ninety Six wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against North Central on the 9th. Clinton has also already played their next match (against Landrum), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.