Sanders Selected to D3baseball.com Team of the Week

Anderson University baseball standout Branton Sanders (Whiteland, Ind./Whiteland) was selected to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week, which was announced on Tuesday.

The Ravens (13-8, 13-8) went 3-0 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) action last week. Anderson swept Mount St. Joseph University (8-16, 8-16) on Monday. The Ravens cruised to a 14-2 win in seven innings during Game 1. Anderson then secured a 13-5 win in Game 2. On Wednesday, The Ravens captured an 11-9 victory against Manchester University (9-14, 9-14) in 10 innings with the help of a two-run walk-off home run from T.J. Price (Anderson, Ind./Daleville).

Sanders went 7-for-11 on the week with two doubles, three home runs, eight RBI and eight runs. He also added four walks and a hit by pitch. On the week, Sanders posted a .636 batting average, a .750 on-base percentage and a 1.636 slugging percentage.

During Game 1 against Mount St. Joseph, Sanders went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a homer, four RBIs, three runs and a stolen base. Sanders finished 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Game 2. He closed out Game 2 with two walks, two RBIs and two runs.

During Anderson's game against Manchester, Sanders reached base in each of his six plate appearances. Sanders went 3-for-3 with a homer, two RBIs and three runs. He was also hit by a pitch and intentionally walked twice.

The Ravens take on Hanover College (13-11, 13-11) in an HCAC doubleheader on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Hanover.