Athlete of the Week: Mark Saatzer - Baseball

The Panthers' senior first baseman batted .500 (6-for-12) in a three-game series with Redlands over the weekend. Saatzer hit two home runs, scored two runs and added seven RBI in the series, including a combined 5-for-9 in the doubleheader at Redlands on Saturday, hitting both homers and driving in six all in a day's work. The captain leads Chapman with a .444 average and 26 RBI this season and is slugging .626, which ranks No. 5 in the SCIAC.

Saatzer's performance helped to keep the Panthers in third place in SCIAC standings, just 1.5 games out of first. He has now recorded a hit in 21 of the last 22 games, including an 18-game hit streak this season.