ST. PAUL, Minn.-- Five Vikings earned D2CCA All-Region honors, announced Wednesday afternoon by the Conference Commissioners Association. Jordan Barth, Carter Howell and Tanner Brown all earned First-Team honors. Will Olson and Ryan Jares earned Second-Team honors. 

All-Central Region First and Second Teams were voted upon by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) from the region. The Central Region consists of 39 baseball teams from the Northern Sun (15 teams), Mid-America (12 teams) and Great American (12 teams) conferences. In all, 14 teams were represented with nine teams gaining multiple selections.

Jordan Barth | Cold Spring, Minn.

This is Barth's second time earning D2CCA First-Team All-Region honors. He is the only player to earn two-time first team honors, making the 2019 first team as a utility player before earning first team honors at third base in 2022. The senior holds three career records: most doubles, most RBI and most hits. 

In 2022, Barth is fifth in the NSIC with a .382 batting average. He leads the conference in hits with 83 and 217 at bats. 

Carter Howell | Moorhead, Minn.

Howell earns First-Team All-Region honors for the second time in his career as a Viking. Starting in all 55 games, Howell is hitting .398 with 60 runs scored, 80 hits, 11 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs, 63 RBI. 

The Viking stole 20 bases in 22 attempts and notched 73 hits. He also has a .828 SLG% and a .449 OB%.

Tanner Brown | Harrisburg, S.D.

Brown, a senior lefty from Harrisburg, South Dakota, sees a spot on the All-Region First Team for the first time in his career. Also named the 2022 NSIC Pitcher of the Year, he leads Augustana as the all-time strikeout leader with 277 and is tied for first in all-time pitching wins with 24. 

The lefty also leads the NSIC with 93 strikeouts this season. He has the second-lowest ERA of the six First-Team pitchers at 1.47, which is also the second lowest in DII baseball. Brown holds a record of 7-2.  In 73.1 innings pitched, he has struck out 102 hitters and allowed just 12 earned runs to cross the plate.

Brown has been named the NSIC Pitcher of the Week three times in his career, with the most recent honor coming after the win over UMary which saw Brown break the career strikeout record. 

Will Olson | Omaha, Neb.

Olson earns Second-Team All-Region honors for the second time in his career. He has a batting average of .389 and has consistently been one of the top batters for the Vikings this season. 

The senior catcher has tallied 68 hits, 12 doubles, 12 home runs, 53 RBI and has started in 50 of the 52 games that he has played this season. Behind the plate, Olson's fielding percentage sits at .986.

Ryan Jares | Windsor, Colo.

This is the second All-Region Second-Team honor for Jares. The righty held a 7-2 record throughout the 2022 season, tossing 73.1 innings and making 12 starts on the mound. Jares has the eighth-lowest ERA in all of Division II at 1.90.

Overall, he has recorded 101 strikeouts, one shutout and one complete game this season. Jares is the nation's leader in WHIP as he gives up less than a walk or hit per inning pitched. 

Up Next

Augustana is set to face Minnesota State in the first round of the NCAA Central Region Tournament on Thursday in Warrensburg, Missouri. First pitch is set for 2 p.m.

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