1995-96 Softball Roster

19 Amy Putnam

  • Position Catcher
  • Class Senior
  • High School Sarasota High
  • Hometown Westfield, Mass.
  • Major Mass Communications/Broadcasting

Biography

Senior (1996): Led the team with a .401 batting average ... Played and started in 52 of the 53 games in the season ... Recorded 57 hits with 43 runs scored ... Tallied 36 RBI's with a team-high eleven doubles, a team second-best five triples and three homeruns ... Was 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts ... In 142 at-bats, she only struck out nine times ... Team-high on-base percentage of .519.

Junior (1995): Started every game for USF, 45 behind the plate ... Second on the team with 22 RBI's ... Tied for team lead in triples ... Led the team with 17 walks ... Had an outstanding on base percentage of .411 ... Threw out over 70 percent of the runners that tried to steal on her ... Topped the team in sacrifice flies ... Had the game-winning RBI in USF's first three games of the 1995 campaign ... Had the game-winning RBI against FSU in the UMass Tournament ... Hit .415 with runners in scoring position ... Batted .545 with a runner at third base ... Had eight multiple hit games ... Had her first four-hit game versus Eastern Kentucky in the Frost Cutlery Tournament ... Had five multiple-RBI games ... Had a six-game hitting streak ... Hit .400 in the Florida State Tournament (6-18, 2 RBI's) ... Named to the ACC-Metro First Team ... Member of USF's prestigious 3.0 Club.

Sophomore (1994): Set USF records for sacrifice flies (five) and consecutive game RBI's (six) ... Threw out 75 percent of the runners that attempted to steal ... Played in all 51 games to extend her consecutive games played in streak to 97 ... Had first career stolen base against Stetson ... Had an eight-game hitting streak.

Freshman (1993): Had an outstanding rookie year ... Holds four freshman records; most hits (42), doubles (13), total bases (62), and assists (107) ... Had first career home run versus Adelphi ... Started out with a bang with three hits and two RBI's in first collegiate game against West Florida ... Hit. 340 with runners in scoring position ... Had an eight-game hitting streak (.521).

High School: Played in the ASA Nationals in 1990 ... Graduated from Sarasota High School ... Was team's MVP in her junior and senior years ... Was a National Honor Society member.

Personal: Nickname is "Putter" ... Born February 16, 1974 in Westfield, Massachusetts ... Parents are Merrill and Ann Putnam ... USF major is Mass Communications/Broadcasting.

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