INDIANAPOLIS – The Horizon League announced its final weekly awards of the 2026 baseball season, with Milwaukee outfielder Charlie Marion being selected as the Batter of the Week.
 
Marion was a key contributor in Milwaukee's sweep of Oakland this past weekend, leading the Panthers with 10 RBIs while hitting .529 at the plate. He also had two home runs on the weekend, including the game-tying three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to send the game to extra innings.
 
This week, Marion slashed .529 / .556 / 1.059 with nine hits in 17 at bats and added a walk. He led the team with a 1.615 OPS and paced Milwaukee with three doubles in the series. On the base paths he was 1-for-1 in stolen base attempts, while defensively he had seven putouts in right field.
 
Marion finished the regular season with a .308 batting average, totaling 57 hits while leading the team with 11 home runs and ranking second with 50 RBIs. He had a .573 slugging percentage and a .391 on-base percentage, finishing the campaign with a .964 OPS.
 
In conference play, Marion hit .330 over the 24 league games with seven home runs and 33 RBIs to lead the Panthers. He also led the team with 10 doubles and 33 hits in Horizon League action and was third with 25 runs scored. He had a .640 slugging percentage and a .404 on-base percentage.
 
Marion has hit .292 over his two seasons with the Panthers, collecting 117 hits with 29 doubles, four triples, and 23 home runs. He has scored 77 runs and driven in 111 while slugging .557 and reaching base at a .386 clip. He has 10 stolen bases in his Milwaukee career, including eight as a senior.
 
This is the second time in his career that Marion has earned Horizon League Batter of the Week honors, last being recognized on Apr. 15, 2025. He is the second Milwaukee player to earn the weekly accolade this season, joining Dylan O'Connell, who was selected on both Mar. 16 and Apr. 20 this season.
 
Milwaukee finished the regular season with 22 wins, including a 14-10 mark in Horizon League play, ending the year second in the standings. The Panthers will begin postseason play on Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m. (CT) against Northern Kentucky at Nischwitz Stadium in Dayton, Ohio.