USA Baseball | April 20, 2016 NCAA baseball: USA baseball announces 2016 Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list Seth Beer is hitting .425 with 39 RBIs and 14 home runs as a freshman. Share DURHAM, N.C. -- USA Baseball released its 60-player midseason Golden Spikes Award watch list on Wednesday, moving closer to naming the top amateur baseball player in the country. Sponsored by Major League Baseball and presented in partnership with the Rod Dedeaux Foundation, the 39th Golden Spikes Award will be presented on June 30 in Los Angeles. ESPN will once again serve as the programming sponsor for the Golden Spikes Award. The midseason watch list features 60 of the nation's top amateur players from the high school and college ranks. The Golden Spikes Award Advisory Board will continue to maintain a rolling list of athletes, allowing players to play themselves into consideration for the award before announcing the semifinalists on June 1. NCAA Baseball JOIN THE TEAM. Follow @NCAACWS "We are excited to announce the 60 players on the Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list," said Paul Seiler, Executive Director/CEO at USA Baseball. "These athletes have proven themselves worthy of consideration for this prestigious award through the eyes of the advisory board and from the overwhelming fan support through our first-ever nomination process." USA Baseball introduced a nomination process that allowed fans the opportunity to recommend their favorite players for the award. Over eight thousand submissions were presented to the Golden Spikes Advisory Board for consideration in the first year. Forty-two new players were added to the watch list since its initial release on February 16, joining 18 others previously identified on the preseason list. The Southeastern Conference led all conferences in watch-list players, placing 14 on the midseason update, while 13 players represent the Atlantic Coast Conference. In total, 21 different NCAA conferences had at least one athlete on the list, including one from the Division III ranks. Louisville, Vanderbilt and Virginia led the way with three athletes on the midseason watch list. Clemson, Florida, Miami, South Carolina and TCU each posted a pair of representatives on the list. Luke Gillingham (Sr., P, Navy) and Brendan McKay (So., IF/P, Louisville) were placed on the midseason watch list for the second consecutive year and were named semifinalists for the Golden Spikes Award in 2015. Will Craig (Jr., IF, Wake Forest) was also named to the midseason watch list for the second year in a row. Jake Fishman (Jr., P/DH, Union College) and Blake Rutherford (HS-Sr., OF, Chaminade College Preparatory) represent the only non-NCAA Division I athletes on the midseason watch list. On Wednesday, June 1, USA Baseball will announce the semifinalists for the 2016 Golden Spikes Award. The list of semifinalists will be sent to a voting body consisting of past USA Baseball National Team coaches and press officers, members of the media that follow amateur baseball closely, select professional baseball personnel, current USA Baseball staff and the 38 previous winners of the award, representing a group of more than 200 voters. Amateur baseball fans across the country will be able to vote for their favorite semifinalists at GoldenSpikesAward.com from June 1-8. On Monday, June 13, USA Baseball will announce the finalists for the award, and fan voting will once again commence that same day. Fan voting for the finalists will end on Saturday, June 25. The 2016 Golden Spikes Award winner will be named on Thursday, June 30, at a presentation in Los Angeles. Arkansas outfielder Andrew Benintendi took home the prestigious award in 2015, joining a group of recent winners that includes A.J. Reed (2014), Kris Bryant (2013), Mike Zunino (2012), Trevor Bauer (2011), Bryce Harper (2010), Stephen Strasburg (2009) and Buster Posey (2008). GoldenSpikesAward.com, created in 2008 and powered by MLB Advanced Media, is the online home of the award. The web site features content devoted exclusively to the Golden Spikes Award, including news, a weekly player spotlight, voting history and past winner photo galleries. The anticipated timeline for the 2016 Golden Spikes Award announcements is as follows: Wednesday, June 1: 2016 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award semifinalists announced, voting begins Wednesday, June 8: 2016 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award semifinalist voting ends Monday, June 13: 2016 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award finalists announced, voting begins Saturday, June 25: 2016 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award finalists voting ends Thursday, June 30: 2016 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award trophy presentation A complete list of the 60-player USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list is as follows: Peter Alonso, Jr., IF, Florida Brandon Bailey, Jr., P, Gonzaga Luken Baker, Fr., IF/P, TCU Elliott Barzilli, Jr., IF, TCU Seth Beer, Fr., OF, Clemson Dustin Beggs, Sr., P, Kentucky Grant Bennett, Sr., P, Troy Ryan Boldt, Jr., OF, Nebraska Geoffrey Bramblett, Jr., P, Alabama J.B. Bukauskas, So., P, North Carolina Jake Burger, So., IF, Missouri State Corbin Burnes, Jr., P, Saint Mary's C.J. Chatham, Jr., IF, Florida Atlantic Zack Collins, Jr., C, Miami Will Craig, Jr., IF, Wake Forest Brett Cumberland, So., C, California Chris DeVito, Jr., IF, New Mexico Nick Feight, So., C, UNCW Jameson Fisher, RS-Jr., IF, Southeastern Louisiana Jake Fishman, Jr., UT, Union College Bryan Garcia, Jr., P, Miami Luke Gillingham, Sr., P, Navy Anfernee Grier, Jr., OF, Auburn Thomas Hackimer, Sr., P, St. John's Darick Hall, Jr., IF/P, Dallas Baptist Adam Haseley, So., P/OF, Virginia Kevin Hill, R-Sr., P, South Alabama Keston Hiura, Fr.,IF/ OF, UC Irvine Tanner Houck, So., P, Missouri Dakota Hudson, Jr., P, Mississippi State Danny Hudzina, Sr., IF, Western Kentucky Logan Ice, Jr., C, Oregon State Griffin Jax, Jr., P, Air Force Connor Jones, Jr., P, Virginia Jeren Kendall, So., OF, Vanderbilt Evan Kruczynski, Jr., P, ECU Eric Lauer, Jr., P, Kent State Brandon Lawson, Jr., P, South Florida Kyle Lewis, Jr., OF, Mercer Joey Lucchesi, Sr., P, SE Missouri State Darren McCaughan, So., P, Long Beach St. Brendan McKay, So., IF/P, Louisville Sheldon Neuse, Jr., IF/P, Oklahoma Stephen Nogosek, Jr., P, Oregon Chris Okey, Jr., C, Clemson Heath Quinn, Jr., OF, Samford Corey Ray, Jr., OF, Louisville Bryan Reynolds, Jr., OF, Vanderbilt Blake Rutherford, HS-Sr., OF, Chaminade Prep Clarke Schmidt, So., P, South Carolina Ryan Scott, Sr., OF, Arkansas Little Rock Nick Senzel, Jr., IF, Tennessee Colton Shaver, So.,C/ IF, BYU Logan Shore, Jr., P, Florida Nick Solak, Jr., IF, Louisville Jacob Stevens, Fr., P, Boston College Matt Thaiss, Jr., C, Virginia Braden Webb, Fr., P, South Carolina Boomer White, Jr., IF, Texas A&M Kyle Wright, So., P, Vanderbilt 2022 college baseball: Conference tournament brackets, schedules, auto bids We're tracking conference tournaments in college baseball up to championship selections on May 30. 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