Cal State San Marcos Athletics

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR IN 2016: All-CCAA honorable mention … Started all 48 games, 23 at catcher and 22 as designated hitter … Led the team with 12 hit by pitches … Fourth on the team in doubles (10) and home runs (1) … 13 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games … Hit a game-winning two-run home run in the eighth inning against Sonoma State (April 16) … Scored twice after going 3-for-4 with a double and a RBI at Cal State Dominguez Hills (March 18) … Went 3-for-4 with a double against La Sierra (Feb. 19) … Tallied a season-high three RBIs against Cal State Dominguez Hills (March 19).

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2015: Saw action in 37 games with 29 starts, 26 behind the plate and three as the designated hitter ... Batted .303 with 20 RBIs, nine walks and seven doubles … Threw out 14 runners attempting to steal … Tied a CSUSM single game record with three doubles at Antelope Valley (Feb. 20) … Went 3-for5 with four RBIs, two runs, a double and a home run against Point Loma (Feb. 27) … Was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, two walks and a double against Georgia Gwinnett (May 4) in the A.I.I. Conference Championship semifinals … Blasted a solo home run at La Sierra (March 22).

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2014: Appeared in 21 games with six starts at catcher and five starts at third base … Hit .275 (11-for-40) with three doubles and eight RBIs … Had five walks and a .396 OBP … Hit safely in 11 of the 20 games he appeared at the plate … Was hit by pitches three times … Went 2-for-6 with a double, two RBIs, two runs scored and two walks in a doubleheader against La Sierra (Jan. 31) … Went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and two walks against Biola (Feb. 15).

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2013: Made 24 appearances and 13 starts after redshirting the 2012 season ... Hit .209 (9-for-43) in limited plate appearances ... Scored three times and had five RBI ... Recorded first career hit on Feb. 2 against No. 11 Concordia (Calif.) ... Went 2-for-4 with two doubles against Arizona Christian on Apr. 25 ... Started three games at third base, two at catcher and one at first base.
 
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2012: Redshirted this season.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2011 graduate of Mission Hills High School in San Marcos, Calif. ... Named All-Avocado League first team his junior year … All-Avocado League second team his senior year... Selected All-North County first team his junior year.

PERSONAL: Born August 31, 1993 in Escondido, Calif. ... Son of Ken and Daina Putnam ... Has an older brother, Billy ... Intends to get his master’s degree and become a professor and a college baseball coach... Favorite thing about CSUSM is the small school atmosphere and the area … Most memorable moment at CSUSM was winning the A.I.I. Championship in Georgia … Majoring in Social Sciences ... Plans to enter the credential program and being coaching and teaching after graduation.