Sydney Illg Award Position Player of the Week Week Of 3/8/2021 Sport Softball School Wartburg College Year Junior Position Shortstop Hometown Grimes, Iowa High School Johnston Softball – Position Player of the Week Sydney Illg, Wartburg College Jr., SS, Grimes, Iowa/Johnston Illg helped the Knights sweep Wisconsin-Whitewater on Sunday, going 2-for-6 at the plate. Wartburg defeated UW-Whitewater 9-3 and 4-3 (F/8) on the weekend, improving to 7-1 on the season. Game 1: Wartburg 9, Whitewater 3, 1-for-3 (.333), 3 R, H, RBI, HBP, 3 stolen bases, 6-assists. Game 2: Wartburg 4, Whitewater 3 (F/8), 1-for-3 (.333), R, H, BB, 2 stolen bases, 4-putouts, 2-assists. The junior infielder also added four Wartburg runs, while adding five stolen bases to her performance. The shortstop also tallied a team-high eight assists in the field for the Knights. Illg is collecting her second Position Player of the Week honor in her Wartburg career (3/8/21, 4/15/19).
