Week 8: GPAC Baseball Players of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following baseball player and pitcher-of-the-week for contests played March 23-29, 2026. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2025-2026 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program. 

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Baseball Weekly Honors

Player – Kade Yasui, Morningside University (Outfield)

Morningside University outfielder Kade Yasui is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports baseball player-of-the-week.  Yasui, a senior from Mililani, Hawaii, went 13-for-19 at the plate last week with three doubles, two home runs, and eight RBIs. He also drew a pair of walks and scored six times. He posted a batting average of .684, OBP of .714, and slugging percentage of 1.158. During the week he was perfect at the plate in two of the six games played, going 4-for-4 in each contest.

Pitcher – Kaden Crawford, Doane University

Kaden Crawford of Doane University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports pitcher-of-the-week.  Craford, a senior from Fairfield, Texas, set the tone for the Tiger pitching staff on the weekend, starting the first game of the weekend with 6.0 shutout innings. He scattered three hits while striking out 10 batters, moving into third on the Doane strikeout chart with 222 career punch outs. As a team, Doane posted a 1.80 ERA on the weekend.