Oakland University Athletics

2021:
• Started in 13 games with 23 appearances at catcher
• Recorded six hits, three RBI, two runs, two doubles with five walks in 43 at-bats
• Went 3-for-4 with a double, walk and run at Dayton (3/7)
• Hit 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double helping Oakland to a 17-10 win against Purdue Fort Wayne on Senior Day (5/22)

Kansas:
2020 (Remainder of the season canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic):
• Appeared in seven games with three starts at catcher
• Made season debut at Charleston Southern (2/22)
• Started against Charleston Southern (2/22), Ball State (2/29) and at Iowa (3/11)
 
2019:
• Started in 10 of the 22 games
• Batted .216 (8-for-37) with three RBIs, two doubles and five walks
• Started first game of doubleheader at USC Upstate behind the dish (2/16)
• Tied career-high two hits vs. Texas Southern (2/23), where he drove in his first RBI
• Drove in an RBI at Texas Tech (4/6)
 
2018:
• Played in 19 games
• Batted .385 (5-for-13) with two runs
• Made season debut behind the plate against Murray State (2/17)
• Notched first hit of the season against Northwestern (2/24)
• Defensive replacement behind the dish at then-No. 4 Florida State (3/6)
• Made Big 12 debut at Texas (3/16) as a defensive sub
• Connected for a hit and scored first-career run against then-No. 5 Texas Tech (4/6)
 
2017:
• Named to the 2016-17 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Fall 2016 and Spring 2016 Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honors Rolls
• Played in six games
• Batted .333 (1-of-3) with one double
• Made collegiate debut at catcher against Omaha (2/21)
• Defensive sub twice at then-No. 23 Stanford (2/24-2/25) at catcher
• Recorded first-career hit, a double, against Texas Southern (5/5)
 
High School:
Baseball:
• Played summer American Legion baseball for Hastings Five Points due to St. Cecilia not offering a team
• Hit .386 with 37 RBI in 2015 with a .996 percent fielding rate
• Cornhusker League All-Star (2015, 16’) and Expedition All-Star (Summer 2018)
Basketball:
• Played basketball for his father helping St. Cecilia to a Nebraska state title in 2015
• Two-time Class C2 First Team All-State selection (2015, 2016)
• Named All-Tribland Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016
• Nebraska Super State Third-Team selection (2016)
• A three-time basketball Academic All-State honoree
• Member of the National Honor Society
 
Academic Honors:
• Four-year Kansas Athletic Director Honor Role (2016-20)
• 2019 Academic All-Big 12 and 2016-17 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Two-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• SAAC baseball team representative (2017-20)
• Team IMPACT Leadership Captain (2019-20)
 
Personal:
Full name: Brooks John Asher
Birthdate: 8/13/97
Parents: Kevin and Jackie Asher
Kevin, baseball at Kearney State and Jackie softball at University of Nebraska-Kearney
Siblings: Brother, Trey | Sister Makenna
Trey plays baseball at Missouri Western State, Makenna plays volleyball at Hastings College
Major: Psychology
 
Top Three Reasons for Choosing Oakland:
1. Opportunity to pursue a master’s degree while getting to play another year of baseball
2. Part of country I have never been to
3. Very nice campus and facilities