Lauren Putz's first season at Michigan has seen her become one of the top freshman hitters in college softball all year. But it's also been a "surreal" one, as the Wolverines' designated hitter ...

Michigan softball's Lauren Putz has quickly emerged as one of the Big Ten's top hitters — and is doing so just as a freshman. The 5-foot-7 left-handed slugger has made an immediate impact in the ...

Having parents who are a former MLB closer and a Michigan All-American softball player came with several advantages for freshman Lauren Putz growing up. But Putz, the daughter of J.J. and Kelsey ...

Now, one of the twins, Lauren Putz, is playing for Tholl in Ann Arbor and has been one of Michigan’s top players in 2025 as a freshman. The 5-foot-7 utility player is second on the team with a ...

Lauren Putz hit a go-ahead, two-run homer for Michigan in the sixth inning, and Lauren Derkowski closed out the game with a strikeout. UCF will play an elimination game Saturday against the loser ...

The Michigan softball team, which earned an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament by winning the Big Ten Tournament, got a major boost from freshman Lauren Putz and her two-run home run to win ...