Eliot Jurgensen Award Position Player of the Week Week Of 3/11/2024 Sport Baseball School Wartburg College Year Junior Position Hometown Ames, Iowa High School Ames Baseball – Position Player of the Week Eliot Jurgensen, Wartburg College Jr., CF, Ames, Iowa/Ames Jurgensen helped guide the Knights to a 2-1 week of competition. Game 1: Wartburg 9, Grinnell 4 – 2-for-5 (.400), 3 RBI, 2 runs, 2 HR Game 2: Wartburg 5, Elmhurst 3 – 1-for-3 (.333), 1 walk, two putouts Game 3: Wartburg 5, Kalamazoo 13 – 2-for-4 (.500), 3 RBI, 2 HR, 1 walk Overall, on the week the junior was 5-for-12 (.417) hitting four homeruns over the three games. Wartburg is now 8-2 overall. The Knights are scheduled to be back on the field at home for the first time this season on Saturday and Sunday as they have a three-game series with St. Olaf before heading into conference play. The Ames, Iowa native is collecting his first career Position Player of the Week honor.
