2018 NCBWA South Central All-Region Teams

GOLDEN, Colo. – Junior catcher Mikey Gangwish was named the South Central Regional Player of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Wednesday with Trevor Kehe, Jace Selsor and Tyler Blomster earning all-region honors as well.
 
Gangwish's Regional Player of the Year and First-Team All-Region honors adds to his long list of 2018 accolades including RMAC Player of the Year, First-Team All-RMAC, RMAC Gold Glove, RMAC All-Tournament, CoSIDA Academic All-District, RMAC First-Team All-Academic, NCBWA National Hitter of the Week, NCBWA Regional Hitter of the Week and two-time RMAC Hitter of the Week. Over 51 games, he is hitting .378 with 67 runs and 76 RBI while slugging .839 with 19 doubles, two triples and 22 home runs. Gangwish also owns Mines' single-season records for home runs, RBI and total bases. It is the first Regional Player of the Year and First-Team All-Region honors of his career.
 
Kehe garnered First-Team All-Region honors as an outfielder – the first of his career. The redshirt sophomore also earned First-Team All-RMAC, RMAC Gold Glove, RMAC All-Tournament, CoSIDA Academic All-District and RMAC First-Team All-Academic distinction. Kehe started all 51 games in center field and batted .397 with 76 runs and 51 RBI while slugging .759 on 22 doubles, one triple and 16 home runs. The Golden, Colo., native owns Mines' single-season record for runs scored and sits second for single-season home runs.
 
Selsor grabbed the first all-region award of his career as the second-team first baseman. The honor adds to his season list which includes First-Team All-RMAC, RMAC Gold Glove and RMAC First-Team All-Academic. The Texan appeared in and started 46 games at first base for the Orediggers, hitting .391 with 53 runs and 44 RBI while slugging .620 on 14 doubles, two triples and eight home runs. Selsor has committed no errors in 367 chances, racking up 347 putouts with 20 assists.
 
Blomster's all-region nod was also the first of his career as he grabbed second-team, starting-pitcher distinction. The sophomore from McKinney, Texas, went 8-0 in nine appearances and eight starts with a team-best 2.41 earned-run average. Blomster struck out 61 batters in 56.0 innings of work with just 11 walks. He holds the program record for wins in a season and is 12-2 in his two years as an Oredigger. Blomster was also named First-Team All-RMAC earlier this season.
 
As a team, Mines has shattered eight single-season team and individual records including the marks for wins, home runs, runs, RBI, walks and total bases. The Orediggers (35-16) finished the season second in the RMAC standings and advanced to the RMAC Tournament Championship game where they fell to Colorado Mesa.
 
Mines makes its first NCAA Tournament appearance Thursday in Canyon, Texas as the No. 4 seed against third-seeded St. Edward's. First pitch is slated for 11 a.m. (CT) with Live stats and video available at www.MinesAthletics.com.
 
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