SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Northern Colorado righthander Murphy Gienger and St. Thomas outfielder Max Moris collected the latest Kwik Star Summit League Baseball weekly honors, League officials announced Monday.

Gienger matched a Northern Colorado single-game record after striking out a career-high 14 Wolverines in the Bears’ home opener vs. Utah Valley. He tossed 6.1 scoreless innings and scattered three hits before giving way to the UNC bullpen.

He logged five innings with multiple strikeouts, including three in the first and sixth innings. He also had two in the second, fourth and fifth innings.

Moris batted .579 in a four-game series at Austin Peay, going 11-for-19 with four multi-hit efforts. A four-year starter, he opened the series with a four-hit game, which was one shy of his career-high he set the previous weekend in the series finale at Tarleton State.
 
The Woodbury, Minn., native launched his first home run of the season as well in t he opener and added three hits in a game-two victory. Moris scored at least one run in each of the four games and scored twice in two of those.

KWIK STAR PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Max Moris, St. Thomas
Gr. | C | Woodbury, Minn.
• Claimed his first career weekly honor
• Batted .579 (11-for-19) with four multi-hit efforts in each of St. Thomas’ four games at Austin Peay
• Opened series with Governors by going 4-for-6 with his first home run of the season
• Went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in 8-4 win in game two

Others nominated: Alex Urlaub (NDSU); Sam Beck (Omaha); Brett Barber (Northern Colorado); Keaton Campbell (Oral Roberts).

KWIK STAR PEAK PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
Murphy Gienger, Northern Colorado
Gr. | RHP | Castle Rock, Colo.
• Claimed the first weekly honor of his career
• Tossed 6.1 innings of shutout baseball in Friday start at Utah Valley
• Matched a Bears’ single-game record and set a career-high with 14 strikeouts
• Those 14 strikeouts, including eight looking, are tied for third most by a Division I pitcher in 2025

Others nominated: Danny Lachenmayer (NDSU); Cameron Teinert (Omaha); Kody Dalen (St. Thomas); Nathan Love (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

March 3
Performer: Joe Roden, St. Thomas
Pitcher: Reece Arbogast, South Dakota State
Pitcher: Zak Endres, St. Thomas

March 10
Performer: Max Moris, St. Thomas
Pitcher: Murphy Gienger, Northern Colorado

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