Kolby Hilgenberg

Kolby Hilgenberg

  • Award
    Position Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/26/2017
  • Sport
    Baseball
  • School
    Buena Vista University
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Carroll, Iowa
  • High School
    Kuemper Catholic
Baseball – Position Player of the Week  
Kolby Hilgenberg, Buena Vista University
Sr., OF, Carroll, Iowa/Kuemper Catholic
  • Hilgenberg, batting leadoff, opened the 2017 season with seven hits and five runs on the week
  • Game 1 vs. Fontbonne: Win 14-2
  • 2 hits (1 double), 2 runs, 2 RBI’s, .333 Batting average, .500 slugging percentage, 1 putout
  • Game 2 vs. UW-Platteville: Win 10-0
  • 1 hit, 1 run, 2 stolen bases, .200 batting average, .200 slugging percentage, 1 putout
  • Game 3 vs. Fontbonne: Win 9-4
  • 4 hits (4 doubles), 2 runs, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base, .800 batting average, 1.600 slugging percentage, 1 putout
  • Four doubles were a career-high for Hilgenberg
  • BVU began the season 3-0, outscoring opponents by a combined 33-6 margin
  • Hilgenberg is now a Two-time Baseball Player of the week (2/26/17, 5/3/15)