Sydney Illg Award Position Player of the Week Week Of 5/15/2023 Sport Softball School Wartburg College Year Senior Position Hometown Grimes, Iowa High School Johnston Softball – Position Player of the Week Sydney Illg, Wartburg College Sr., SS, Grimes, Iowa/Johnston Illg helped lead the Wartburg College Knights to a 3-0 week, including back-to-back A-R-C Softball Tournament titles, earning the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The senior shortstop for the Knights recorded a team-best six hits and nine RBIs on the weekend while batting .444 and slugging .889. Game 1: Wartburg 6, Loras 2 – 1-for-2 (.500), 2 RBI, BB, 3 stolen bases, 4 assists, 2 putouts Game 2: Wartburg 2, No. 18 Coe 1 – 1-for-3 (.333), 1 putout, 3 assists Game 3: Wartburg 9, No. 22 Luther 3 – 2-for-4 (.500), 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR The Knights finished the conference season with a 10-6 mark while going 23-16 overall as they head into NCAA Tournament play. Wartburg will travel to Trine University where they will face off against Millikin to begin regional play. The native of Grimes is picking up her third-career Position Player of the Week honor (5/15/23, 3/8/21, 4/15/19).
