Luke Plunkett Award Position Player of the Week Week Of 3/28/2022 Sport Baseball School Luther College Year Senior Position Hometown Libertyville, Ill. High School Libertyville Baseball – Position Player of the Week Luke Plunkett, Luther College Sr., C, Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville Plunket helped lead Luther to a 2-1 series over No. 15 Loras College. All three scheduled nine inning games ended after 7, with Luther winning game one (11-1) and game two (13-1) and Loras winning game three (17-2). Plunket played all but one inning behind the dish and was credited with 16 putouts and 2 assists. The senior batter .666 with 6 RBIs and scored five times in the series against No. 15 Loras. Game 1: Aurora University 22, Luther 2 (7 innings) - .333 OBP, 1 walk, 6 putouts, 2 assists Game 2: Loras 1, Luther 11 (7 innings) - 2-for-3 (.667), 3 R, 2 H, 5 RBI, 1 HR, 1 walk, 4 putouts, 1 assist Game 3: Loras 1, Luther 13 (7 innings) - 3-for-3 (1.000), 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 walk, 5 putouts Game 4: Loras 17, Luther 2 (7 innings) 1-for-3 (.333), 7 putouts, 1 assist After the four-game span, Plunkett had a .545 BA, 1.182 SLG, and 0.643 OBP. Plunket is a two time first-team All-Conference team member (2019, 2021). The Libertyville, Ill. native is picking up his first career Position Player of the Week honor.
