Softball Recap: Ninety Six Picks Up 13th Straight Win at Home

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Ninety Six had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Chesnee Eagles by a score of 4-1. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won five in a row.

Meghan Kimberling spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on eight hits.

At the plate, Ninety Six saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Coster, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Katie Fortner was another, getting on base in two of her three plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

Wildcats

Previous Games (Home)

05/21/25 vs Chesnee	4-1
05/15/25 vs North Central	6-3
05/07/25 vs Clinton	10-1
04/28/25 vs Saluda	2-1
04/22/25 vs American Leadership Academy	11-2
+ 8 more games

Ninety Six's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-6. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Chesnee, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-11.

As of now, neither Ninety Six nor the Eagles have any future games scheduled.