Missouri Southern junior pitcher Zach Parish has picked up his third different All-American nod as the lefty was named a third-team selection by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).
Parish, the MIAA Pitcher of the Year, is a concensus All-American selection as he has been named an All-American by the three organizations that select teams: Conference Commissioners Association (CCA), National College Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and the ABCA.
He was was also tabbed as the ABCA Central Region Pitcher of the Year, while being a first-team All-MIAA selection and also a first-team All-Region selection by the CCA, the ABCA and the NCBWA.
Parish led the MIAA in strikeouts with 136, games started with 16 and wins with nine. He ranked second in strikeouts per nine innings, third in hits allowed, fourth in WHIP, and fifth in ERA. This year Parish finished 9-2 with a 2.85 ERA and his 136 strikeouts are a school record. He threw 101.0 innings in 16 starts with one complete game and two shutouts, while holding batters to a .199 average. He ranks fourth nationally in strikeouts and third in games started, while helping the Lions set the school record for season strikeouts by the pitching staff with 558 k's of opposing hitters this season, finishing just five away from tying the MIAA single-season record.
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