Marietta's Saunders Named National Hitter of the Week
Marietta senior shortstop Tim Saunders
(Alliance/Alliance) was named the NCAA Division III
National Hitter of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball
Writers Association (NCBWA) After leading the Pioneers to a perfect
5-0 record last week.
Saunders went 17-for-25 for a .680 batting average. He blasted a
pair of two-run home runs in one game at Muskingum, ending it with
five hits in six at bats. In addition to the home runs, he had two
doubles and two triples, resulting in 29 total bases and a 1.160
slugging percentage.
Saunders moved into second place on Marietta’s all-time
triples list with 20, three shy of the school record. He had two
four-hit games, two three-hit games, and a two-hit game, and went a
combined 6-for-9 in Marietta’s sweep of Baldwin-Wallace.
Saunders ended the week with 11 runs scored, six RBI’s, and
was a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen bases. He was also named the Ohio
Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week.