SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Northern Colorado left fielder Jake King and Omaha lefthander collected the latest Kwik Star Summit League Baseball weekly honors, League officials announced Monday.

King earned his second consecutive peak performer nod to open the season, while Gainer garnered his first career pitching honor.

In a four-game split at New Mexico, King hit .474 with three runs, three doubles and six RBI as he hit safely in each clash with the Lobos. He had a pair of three-hit games in the game-one and game-two victories and finished the series with three multi-hit games to push his season total to six in that category.

The Buckeye, Ariz., native went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI in game two as UNC racked up 15-plus runs for the second straight game.

Gainer tossed 2.1 innings of scoreless relief to garner the win in Omaha’s 5-4 victory over No. 3 LSU, retiring all seven Tigers he faced.

The Waukee, Iowa native struck out struck out three, including two in the fifth and combined with two other Mavericks to hold LSU batters hitless through the opening 7.2 innings of the contest.

KWIK STAR PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Jake King, Northern Colorado
Sr. | OF | Buckeye, Ariz.
• Claimed his second consecutive weekly honor
• Batted .474 (9-for-19) with three multi-hit efforts during four-game series split at New Mexico
• Posted a pair of three-hit games in game-one and game-two victories for the Bears
• Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI in a 15-11 victory in game two

Others nominated: Jake Schaffner (NDSU); Jackson Trout (Omah); Makani Tanaka (Oral Roberts); Luke Luskey (SDSU).

KWIK STAR PEAK PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Luke Gainer, Omaha
Sr. | RHP | Waukee, Iowa
• Claimed the first weekly honor of his career
• Tossed 2.1 innings of scoreless relief to earn the victory in Omaha’s 5-4 win over No. 3 LSU
• Retired all seven Tigers he faced and struck out three to earn his first win of the season
• Combined to go 17-for-27 from the field (63 percent) in the two victories

Others nominated: Landon Koenig (NDSU); Brady Hudson (Northern Colorado); Maddox Meyer (Omaha); Jared Ure (Oral Roberts).

2025 Kwik Star Baseball Weekly Awards
February 17
Performer: Jake King, Northern Colorado
Pitcher: Nathan Love, Oral Roberts

February 24
Performer: Jake King, Northern Colorado
Pitcher: Luke Gainer, Omaha

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