Sean Ratliff (Niwot) is hitting .273 after the first 16 games for the Savannah Sand Gnats of the Sally League, the Class A affiliate of the New York Mets. Ratliff, who was drafted in the fourth round last summer after a stellar career at Stanford, is playing the corner outfield positions and batting third or fourth for Savannah. He has scored nine runs with one homerun and eight RBI’s. Savannah is in first place in the Southern Division of the South Atlantic League.

Mike Perry (Niwot) is hitting .363 for Friends University this spring. His .637 slugging percentage is second on the team. Perry, a senior catcher, has seven homeruns and 31 RBI’s, third best on the squad. His 27 walks leads the team. Early in April, Perry had three homers in two days against Tabor College, with six RBI’s in two doubleheaders. Perry also had four hits in six at bats in a doubleheader against University of Science and Arts.

Elliott Haas (Niwot) leads the Hastings College squad in mound appearances with 12. Haas has pitched a total of 16 innings, all in relief, posting an ERA of 6.75. He has 17 strikeouts, averaging better than one per inning.

Third baseman Jamie Hollowell (Niwot) had two RBI’s for Haverford University in an 8-4 win over Gettysburg. He also had a single and two runs scored in the first game of the doubleheader, which Gettysburg won 11-7.

Kyle Spencer (Niwot) pitched one and two-thirds innings for Regis University against Colorado School of Mines, allowing seven runs, only one of which was earned. Spencer has an ERA of 7.63, fourth best on the team, and has appeared in a team-high 18 games, all in relief. He has a 2-1 record and leads the team with four saves, Spencer has posted 21 strikeouts in 30 plus innings. He picked up his fourth save with a scoreless inning to preserve an 8-7 win over Colorado Christian.

Nick Saracini (Niwot) is hitting .253 for Occidental College this spring, starting in centerfield in 26 of the 30 games he has played in. Saraceni, who also plays football for Occidental, has scored 20 runs, third-best on the team, and has two homeruns with 17 RBI’s. He is also 9-10 in stolen base attempts. He had a huge day at the plate in a 14-11 loss to the University of LaVerne with three hits in five at bats, including a homerun. Saraceni also scored twice and drove in four runs. He also had two hits including a double in a 12-8 loss to Claremont M-S. He has also filled in as a pitcher on occasion.