MINOT, N.D. – Minot State University freshman Jared Young (INF, Prince George, British Columbia) continues to make history for the Beavers baseball team.

Young, who was the first MSU player to earn All-NSIC honors since moving to the league, was named to the 2015 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division II Central All-Region team, the league announced Friday. Young was one of 19 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference players chosen to the team and earned second team honors.

The ABCA/Rawlings All-Region teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. II All-America Committee. All-Region teams will be posted on May 15-16 as they are completed and announced at NCAA Tournament regional sites. ABCA/Rawlings All-Americans and Gold Glove winners will be announced on May 25, 2015.

Young had an outstanding first season for the Beavers as he posted a team-best .398 batting average finishing with 35 RBIs in 44 games. He stroked 18 doubles, five home runs and three triples to post a .627 slugging percentage. Over the course of the season, he was struck out just 12 times in 161 at bats and collected 64 hits.

A complete list of the Central Region is at the following website: http://www.northernsun.org/news/2015/5/15/BB_0515151445.aspx?path=

A complete list of the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division II All-Region teams are at the following website: http://abca.org/awards/all-region/2015/2015_ncaa_d2_all-region