Softball Game Preview: Ledyard Colonels vs. Putnam Clippers

The Ledyard Colonels will venture away from home to face off against the Putnam Clippers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ledyard is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.

Ledyard is headed into the match having just posted their closest win since April 10th on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Stonington, sneaking past 4-2.

Alexia Lemmon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

Julia Bonser

Hits

05/08/25 @ Stonington	3
05/01/25 vs East Lyme	4
04/28/25 @ Plainfield	4

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Julia Bonser, who went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. Mia Starling was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 21 runs the game before, Putnam was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They lost 7-1 to Windham. The Clippers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Putnam saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avah Grimshaw, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.

Ledyard's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Putnam, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.

Ledyard took their victory against Putnam in their previous meeting back in May of 2018 by a conclusive 14-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Colonels since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.