Honors:
- USA South All-Academic (2020-21)
- USA South All-Academic (2016-17)
2021 (Senior - Stats): Played in a career-high 33 games and started all of them... Batted .298 with a .421 on-base percentage and a .438 slugging percentage to go along with three homers, 22 RBIs, 34 runs scored, 14 steals, and 24 walks... Led team in walks and stolen bases... Had 10 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games... Had an eight-game hitting streak during the year, the longest on the team... Went 4-for-5 with a home run, two RBIs, and three runs in a win over Johnson (Feb. 19)... Batted .444 through the first month of the season... Went 4-for-4 with four runs scored and two doubles in a win at Sewanee (March 20)... Ends career with 65 games, 61 hits, five homers, 41 RBIs, 58 runs scored, and a .292 average... Named to USA South All-Academic team for a second time
2019 (Junior - Stats): Played in a career-high 20 games and made 10 starts... Batted a career-best .302 with two home runs, 16 RBIs, and 18 runs scored... Hit first career home run and was 2-for-5 with four RBIs in a win over Emory & Henry (Feb. 15)... Had five multi-hit games on the year... Had a career-high four hits and was 4-for-5 with three runs and two RBIs in a USA South Tournament loss to Greensboro (April 26)... Also homered and was 2-for-2 in a win over Brevard (April 15)... Had a six-game hitting streak during the season
2018 (Sophomore - Stats): Appeared in four games... Recorded a double and a run scored in four at-bats
2017 (Freshman - Stats): Appeared in eight games, making seven starts, finishing with a batting average of .238... Had an RBI in his first career appearance, a loss at Oglethorpe (Feb. 22)... Also had an RBI in a win over Emory (Mar. 18) and a loss at Carson-Newman (April 19)... Had two hits in a loss at N.C. Wesleyan (Mar. 10)... USA South All-Academic honoree
High School: Attended Madison County High School... Three-time All-Area selection... Twice led the team in batting with a .413 average and a .422 mark... Was named the team's MVP in 2014... Also two-time team Gold Glove recipient... Graduated with honors
Personal: Parents are Jimbo and Amy Saunders... Has four siblings: Mary Helen, Ruthie, Jackson and Jesse... Favorite Bible verse is Psalm 23:4... Majoring in sport administration with a minor in history... Favorite teams are the Atlanta Braves and Alabama football
Saunders' Single-Game Highs:
At-bats: 7, at Huntingdon -- March 27, 2021
Hits: 4, 3 times
Runs: 4, at Sewanee -- March 20, 2021
RBI: 4, Emory & Henry -- Feb. 15, 2019
