Ava Puttler

Photo by: TOMMY_MARTINO

Women’s softball team poses in the Adams Center on September, 29, 2025, in Missoula, Montana.

Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Puyallup, Wash.

2026 (freshman season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Appeared in 30 of 54 games
Made eight starts, four in right, four at designated player
Hit .208 over 24 at-bats
Had five hits, scored 11 runs
Scored nine runs in 17 appearances as a pinch runner
Had four at-bats as a pinch hitter
Went 2 for 3 at Saint Mary’s for first collegiate hits
Had four of season’s five hits on Saint Mary’s-Santa Clara road trip
Stole base in 9-0 win over Saint Louis at UC San Diego’s tournament

Career Highs
At-bats: 4 (Santa Clara, 3.15.26)
Hits: 2 (Saint Mary’s, 3.12.26)
Doubles: n/a
Triples: n/a
Home runs: n/a
Runs: 1, 11 times
RBIs: n/a
Walks: 1, three times
Steals: 1 (Saint Louis, 2.6.26)

Longest hitting streak: 2
Longest reached-base streak: 2
Career multiple-hit games: 1
Career multiple-RBI games: n/a

Prep: A 2025 graduate of Emerald Ridge High … A four-year varsity starter, played in four Class 4A state tournaments … Helped the Jaguars to a second-place finish as a junior … A first-team 4A South Puget Sound League – North Division selection as an outfielder as a senior, a four-time Scholar-Athlete Award winner … Holds the school record for most runs in a game (7), shares the record for most RBIs (7) … Named all-tournament at the Scenic City and Texas Bombers Shootout tournaments … Played for ai Bandits Breer … Took second place at the TC World Series in Utah, fifth place at PGF Nationals and fifth place at Alliance Nationals.

Personal: The daughter of Eric and Dawn Puttler … Has two younger sisters, Alexis and Olivia … A communicative sciences and disorders major.