Concern over brain swelling has subsided and Michigan recruit Austin Hatch continues to improve at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, according to an update provided by his family on Saturday.

A posting from 4:12 p.m. on Hatch's CaringBridge web page says:

"Austin had another good and restful night. The concern regarding brain swelling has subsided and his condition continues to improve. We are encouraged by Austin's response to the excellent medical care he is receiving, a testament to his prior athletic training regimen. We will keep all of you posted with any meaningful changes in his condition. God bless you all."

Hatch, a 16-year-old junior-to-be at Canterbury High School in Fort Wayne, Ind., who recently verbally committed to the Michigan basketball program, survived a single-engine plane crash that killed his father, Dr. Stephen Hatch, and stepmother, Kim.

On Friday, one week after the plane crash, the family provided this report:

"We are encouraged by the progress Austin has made in this first week. He has remained stable, and notable improvements include movement to withdraw from pain and improved breathing function. Doctors have begun the gradual process of reducing his medications. As he slowly begins the "waking up" process, we ask for your continued prayers, and are grateful for the outpouring of love and support for Austin and the entire extended Hatch Family."

As of late Saturday afternoon, a total of 49,249 people had visited Hatch's CaringBridge page and 943 people had signed his guestbook.