Joplin, Mo. -- Missouri Southern senior lefthander Zach Parish has added another All-American honor to his resume as the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) have named him a first-team ABCA/Rawlings All-American. 

Already named a first-team All-American by both the Baseball Writers and D2 Conference Commissioner's Association, Parish is now a concensus first-team All-American after the ABCA Announcement. 

Parish has racked up the awards this season. The Tahlequah, Okla. native was the MIAA Pitcher of the Year, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Region and National Pitcher of the Year, the American Baseball Coaches Association Regional Pitcher of the Year (National not decided yet), as well as the D2CCA Regional and now National Pitcher of the Year. He was a first-team All-MIAA, All-Region and All-American selection. 

Parish became the NCAA Division II all-time leader in strikeouts this season as he ended his career with 488 strikeouts. Parish tied his MSSU single-season record with 136 this year. Parish also finished the season with the best single-season ERA for a starter in MSSU history (1.21) and the second-best career ERA for a starter (2.16). 

This season, Parish leads the MIAA and ranks third nationally in strikeouts. He is second in the MIAA and third nationally in wins, while ranking first in the MIAA and eighth nationally in WHIP. He ranks first in the MIAA and fifth nationally in hits allowed per nine innings, while ranking first in the MIAA and second nationally in ERA. Currently Parish is the active career leader in all of college baseball (d1, d2, d3) in wins, strikeouts, innings pitched and starts. Parish finished the season with an 11-1 record and a 1.21 ERA. HE struck out 136 batters, while walking just 25 and held opposing batters to a .162 batting average. 

ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II All-Region First Team selections, which were announced on Wednesday, were nominated for All-America honors. In all divisions, the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Teams will be announced on Wednesday, June 23, followed by the ABCA National Pitchers of the Year on Monday, June 28 and and the ABCA Position Players of the Year on Wednesday, June 30.

The ABCA All-America team was first recognized in 1949 and now includes nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division, and high school. ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were first recognized in 2007.