The American Rivers Conference has announced that senior Luke Plunkett (Libertyville, Ill.) has been named the Position Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, March 27. This is the first time he has been so honored.
Plunkett 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. He batted .666 with 6 RBIs and scored five times.
In game one, he was 2-for-3 that included a grand slam. He followed with a 3-for-3 performance in game two and finished one hit away from the cycle, producing a double, triple and a single to go along with a walk. He was 1-for-3 in game three.
Following the series Plunkett is batting .345 with 14 rbi.
The Norse finished the series with an overall record of 9-6
