Clippers pull
off upset
By Shawn Bates
May 4 the Putnam Clippers (5-5) pulled off an upset to get them three games closer to the state tournament with a win against Griswold. The score was 12-11.
Scott Davagian got the win on the hill.
The Wolverines had a 7-3 lead going into the fifth when the wheels fell off. Putnam scored five runs on only two hits. Putnam took a 8-7 lead.
The Wolverines responded with scoring 4 of their own runs with two hits and two walks.
The 6th inning the Clipper bats came alive against Derek Taylor to take a 12-11 heading into the seventh.
The Clippers face Killingly and Woodstock Academy, then Parish Hill at Dodd stadium and back at home on Thursday against the struggling Tourtellotte team.