ST. PAUL, Minn. - Mariano Gomez has earned another All-Region nod, this time as a D2CCA All-Central Region First Team honoree, announced Monday. The NSIC Pitcher of the Year has now earned honors from D2CCA and the NCBWA. 

Each of the 16 D2CCA All-Central Region First Team selections will now be listed on the D2CCA Baseball All-America ballot, which will be voted on by the CSC Division II membership with the announcement of those All-American teams expected on Wednesday, May 27.

The senior lefty won the NSIC's triple crown, leading the league with a 2.40 ERA, a 7-0 record and 65 strikeouts in conference play. Overall, Gomez went 8-0 with a 4.11 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 65 2/3 innings. He leads a staff that ranks first in the country with 10.0 K/9. Opponents have hit just .211 against him and he threw a no-hitter on April 9 against Winona State, striking out 10 and facing the minimum while being named NCBWA Pitcher of the Week. 

The Viking baseball team continues NCAA action this weekend, taking on Central Missouri in a best-of-three Super Regional starting on Thursday night at 5 p.m.