The 6-foot-6, 205-pound senior right-handed pitcher and first baseman posted a .486 batting average with 12 home runs and 39 RBI this past season, leading the Spartans (11-19) to the Class 6, District 5 Tournament quarterfinals. Putnam drew 37 walks and scored 34 runs, recording a .652 on-base percentage and a 1.083 slugging percentage. On the mound, the four-time Central Missouri Activities Conference selection was 2-1 with a 1.38 earned run average and 81 strikeouts in 40.2 innings.
Putnam has maintained a weighted 4.17 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play baseball on scholarship at the University of Tennessee this fall.
A senior leader in his local chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Putnam has volunteered locally as a youth baseball and basketball coach.
