Softball Recap: Putnam Has No Trouble Against Windham

Clippers

Margin (Wins)

04/28/26 vs Ellis RVT	13
04/09/26 @ Parish Hill	13
05/07/26 @ Windham	12
04/20/26 vs New London	12
04/13/26 vs Windham	8

Putnam's game on Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Windham Whippets with a sharp 15-3 win. Considering the Clippers have won six matchups by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Aubrey Paquette made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Paquette was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

In other batting news, Avah Grimshaw was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ayla Daniels, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.

Putnam always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.

Putnam's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-7. As for Windham, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season.

Putnam will take on New London at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Whalers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.1 runs per game on average), something the Clippers will no doubt try to take advantage of. Windham has already played their next matchup (against Tourtellotte Memorial), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.