SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Oral Roberts catcher Wailele Kane-Yates and righthander Brenden Asher captured the final Kwik Star Summit League Baseball weekly honors, League officials announced Monday. Kane-Yates and Asher both earned the first weekly honors of their respective Golden Eagle careers.

Kane-Yates hit .467 with four home runs, eight RBI and also drew five walks during a four-game sweep of South Dakota State that earned a share of Oral Roberts’ 21^st Summit League regular season title. He hit safely in all five games for ORU last week to push his overall average .333 and league-play clip to .386.
 
In Thursday’s doubleheader, the Golden Eagle junior homered twice in each victory to push his team-leading total in that category to 11, which is second most among Summit hitters.
 
Kane-Yates went 2-for-3 with a pair of walks and three runs scored in ORU’s game-three victory, then added a double and a run in the finale. He finished the week with an 1.841 OPS.

Asher delivered his third quality start in his last four outings during the series finale at SDSU, helping ORU secure a share of the regular season title. The freshman yielded just one earned run on five hits, while striking out four Jackrabbits over six innings of work.
 
KWIK STAR PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Wailele Kane-Yates, Oral Roberts
Jr. | Catcher | Koloa, Hawai'i
• Claimed the first weekly award of his career
• Batted .467 with four home runs and eight RBI during a four-game sweep of South Dakota State
• Homered twice in each game of a Thursday doubleheader to push his season total to 11
• Posted an 1.841 OPS during a five-game week for the Golden Eagles, that included six extra-base hits

Others nominated: Davis Hamilton (North Dakota State); Joe Roder (St. Thomas).

KWIK STAR PEAK PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
Brenden Asher, Oral Roberts
Fr. | RHP | Bartlesville, Okla.
• Claimed the first weekly honor of his career
• Matched his season-high with six innings, allowing only one earned run on five hits to help ORU secure a share of the Summit League regular season title
• Struck out four Jackrabbits and earned his second win of the season, while posting his third quality start
 
Others nominated: Walker Retz (St. Thomas); Leland Wilson (North Dakota State).

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
Co-Pitcher: Reece Arbogast, South Dakota State
Co-Pitcher: Zak Endres, St. Thomas

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

March 17
Performer: Ben Vujuvich, St. Thomas
Pitcher: Logan Knight, North Dakota State

March 24
Performer: Dante Smith, North Dakota State
Pitcher: Easton Teel, Oral Roberts

March 31
Performer: Tyler Bishop, Omaha
Pitcher: Marcus Kruzan, St. Thomas

April 7
Performer: Will Edmunson, Oral Roberts
Pitcher: Nolan Johnson, North Dakota State

April 14
Performer: Owen Coil, Oral Roberts
Pitcher: Dylan Driessen, South Dakota State

April 21
Performer: Kai Wagner, Northern Colorado
Pitcher: Caleb Druer, South Dakota State

April 28
Performer: Nolan Grawe, South Dakota State
Pitcher: Marcus Kruzan, St. Thomas

May 5
Performer: Carter Sintek, South Dakota State
Co-Pitcher: Nolan Johnson, North Dakota State
Co-Pitcher: Easton Teel, Oral Roberts

May 12
Performer: Matthew Maulik, St. Thomas
Pitcher: Riane Ritter, St. Thomas

May 19
Performer: Wailele Kane-Yates, Oral Roberts
Pitcher: Brenden Asher, Oral Roberts

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