THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, May 31, 1996 TAG: 9605290159
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 19 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY PATTI WALSH, CLIPPER SPORTS EDITOR
LENGTH: 55 lines
For the fourth straight year, Sarah Putnam of Nansemond-Suffolk Academy was selected by the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools' league softball coaches as the All-Star team's honorary captain.
Putnam, a senior pitcher who will attend the University of Maryland on a softball scholarship, also was named a Virginia Independent Schools All-State selection for the fourth straight year.
Lea Wilson of N-SA and Devon Chapman of Norfolk Collegiate also earned All-TCIS and All-State first team honors.
Putnam led the Saints to their fourth straight TCIS title and tournament crowns with a 14-2 record. In 96.2 innings, she had 103 strikeouts, allowed just 41 hits, walked only 10 batters and had a 0.51 ERA.
As the Saints' fifth batter, Putnam collected 26 RBIs, scored 17 runs and crafted a .449 average with 23 base hits, seven doubles and a triple. She had 14 stolen bases and .963 fielding percentage.
Wilson, a three-time All-TCIS selection and N-SA's clean-up batter, had a and a home run. She stole 18 bases and scored 26 runs. As the Saints' catcher, she threw out 23 runners and had only one passed ball.
Chapman, the Oaks' only first-team member, finished with a 0.40 ERA and allowed on 46 hits in 136 innings while striking out 235 batters. Chapman also batted .353 with two triples and a pair of doubles.
Earning first team honors for Greenbrier Christian were Ginny Fletcher, Aly Mazur and Tara Garlow.
Mazur, a repeat performer, hit .388 and was 8-3 on the mound with 50 strikeouts.
Garlow, who earned honorable mention last season, led the Gators with a scored.
Fletcher, only an eighth-grader, was 10-4 on the mound. She fanned 112 batters in 74 innings of work and notched a .452 batting average.
Earning honors for Catholic were Erin Osbourne and Sam Green.
Osbourne, the Crusaders shortstop and leadoff batter, had a .438 batting average and a .701 on-base percentage. The three-time All-TCIS pick also scored 28 runs. Green, a two-time All-TCIS selection, led Catholic with a .463 average with five home runs, six triples and two doubles. She posted a .609 on-base percentage.
Rounding out the first team picks were Evan Pitler of Norfolk Academy and Emily Pauler of Peninsula Catholic. ILLUSTRATION: Photos
Putnam
Mazur
Garlow
Fletcher by CNB