Garrett Saunders

  • Award
    Position Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/19/2017
  • Sport
    Baseball
  • School
    Central College
  • Year
    Sophomore
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Bonaparte, Iowa
  • High School
    Van Buren
Male Athlete of the Week – Baseball – Position Player of the Week  
Garrett Saunders, Central College 
So., SS, Bonaparte, Iowa / Van Buren
  • Saunders led the Dutch to a 4-3 record over their spring break trip, which included two doubles, two homeruns and four multi-hit games
  • He currently has a 13-game on-base streak and 12-game hitting streak
  • Game 1 vs. Cornell: Loss 1-6
  • One hit (1-double), one RBI, .333 batting average, .667 slugging percentage, two putouts, and five assists
  • Game 2 vs. Cornell: Win 4-2
  • Two hits (1-homerun), one run, two RBI, one stolen base, .500 batting average, 1.250 slugging percentage, and three assists
  • Game 3 vs. Knox: Win 9-5
  • Two hits (1-double), one run, two RBI, .400 batting average, .600 slugging percentage, two putouts, three assists
  • Game 4 vs. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts: Win 13-0
  • Two hits, two runs, one RBI, two stolen bases, 1.000 batting average and slugging percentage, 2 putouts, six assists, one double-play
  • Game 5 vs. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts: Loss 4-5
  • One hit, one run, one stolen base, .250 batting average and slugging percentage, two putouts, one assists
  • Game 6 vs. Franklin & Marshall: Win 2-0
  • One hit, one run, .250 batting average and slugging percentage, three putouts, three assists, one double-play
  • Game 7 vs. Franklin & Marshall: Loss: 5-12
  • Two hits (1-homerun), one run, one RBI, .500 batting average, 1.250 slugging percentage, four putouts, one assists
  • Saunders finished the week batting .423 with 26 at bats
  • Last Central player to earn Baseball, Position Player of the Week: Zach Zylstra (4/27/2015)