Feb. 14, 2014
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV junior Erick Fedde was one of 60 collegiate baseball players to be named to the 2014 Golden Spikes Award watch list, USA Baseball announced on Friday.
The Southeastern Conference leads all conferences with 13 players named to the watch list. The Pac-12 has 10 players named to the list, while the Atlantic Coast and Big West have eight and six representatives. Cal State Fullerton and Oregon State lead all schools with four representatives each. Fedde is joined by San Diego State's Michael Cederoth to represent the Mountain West.
The Las Vegas native was also named to Baseball America's Preseason All-America Second Team and to the Mountain West Preseason All-Conference Baseball Team earlier this spring.
Also appearing on the list are seven non-NCAA Division I athletes. Three NCAA Division II athletes appear on the preseason list, headlined by Minnesota State's Jason Hoppe. Hoppe set the NCAA all-division record for consecutive scoreless innings in 2013 when he fired 55.1 consecutive shutout frames. Also on the list is reigning NCAA Division III pitcher of the year, Chris Haddeland (Linfield), who was named the most valuable player of the 2013 NCAA Division III baseball championships. A trio of high school seniors round out the non-Division I nominations to the list. Bryce Harper (2010) and Alex Fernandez (1990) are the only two non-D1 winners of the award.
On April 10, USA Baseball will release its 50-man midseason watch list, shaped by USA Baseball staff and its committee of amateur baseball experts and media. On May 27, USA Baseball will announce the semifinalists for the 2014 Golden Spikes Award. The semifinalists list will be sent to a voting body consisting of past USA Baseball National Team coaches and press officers, members of the media that follow the amateur game closely, select professional baseball personnel, current USA Baseball staff and the 36 previous winners of the award, representing a group of more than 200 voters.
Fan voting will once again be a part of the Golden Spikes Award in 2014. Tuesday, May 27, marks the day when amateur baseball fans across the country will be able to vote for their favorite semifinalists at GoldenSpikesAward.com. As part of this selection process, all voters will be asked to choose three players from the list. On Tuesday, June 3, USA Baseball will announce the finalists, and voting will once again commence that same day.
Last year, University of San Diego infielder, Kris Bryant, took home the prestigious award, joining a group of recent winners that includes Mike Zunino (2012), Trevor Bauer (2011), Bryce Harper (2010), who was under current UNLV head coach Tim Chambers at the College of Southern Nevada, Stephen Strasburg (2009) and Buster Posey (2008).
Other past winners of the Golden Spikes Award include Terry Francona (1980), Will Clark (1985), Jim Abbott (1987), Robin Ventura (1988), Ben McDonald (1989), Jason Varitek (1994), J.D. Drew (1997), Mark Prior (2001), Jered Weaver (2004), Tim Lincecum (2006) and David Price (2007).
Important 2014 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award dates include:
Friday, Feb. 14: 60-man preseason watch list released, shaped by USA Baseball officials and advisors
Thursday, April 10: 50-man midseason watch list released, shaped by USA Baseball officials and advisors
Thursday, May 8: 30-man watch list, shaped by USA Baseball officials and advisors
Tuesday, May 27: Semifinalists announced, selected by USA Baseball officials; semifinalist voting begins; voters to select three
Friday, May 30: Deadline to vote for finalists, 5 p.m. ET
Tuesday, June 3: Finalists announced; finalist voting begins; voters to select one
Friday, June 13: Deadline to vote for winner, 5 p.m. ET
Thursday, July 17: Golden Spikes Award presentation
GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LISTName, Position, Class, SchoolBrian Anderson, IF, Junior, ArkansasTyler Beede, RHP, Junior, VanderbiltDavid Berg, RHP, Junior, UCLAAlex Blandino, IF, Junior, StanfordSkye Bolt, OF, Sophomore, North CarolinaAlex Bregman, IF, Sophomore, Louisiana StateNick Burdi, RHP, Junior, LouisvilleRyan Burr, RHP, Sophomore, Arizona StateMatt Chapman, IF, Junior, Cal State FullertonKyle Cody, RHP, Sophomore, KentuckyMichael Cederoth, RHP, Junior, San Diego StateMichael Conforto, OF, Junior, Oregon StateAustin Cousino, OF, Junior, KentuckyKevin Cron, IF, Junior, TCUJ.D. Davis, OF/RHP, Junior, Cal State FullertonDylan Davis, OF, Junior, Oregon StateBrannon Easterling, RHP, Junior, St. Edward'sThomas Eshelman, RHP, Sophomore, Cal State FullertonErick Fedde, RHP, Junior, UNLVBrandon Finnegan, LHP, Junior, TCUDerek Fisher, OF, Junior, VirginiaJack Flaherty, IF/RHP, Senior, Harvard-Westlake (Calif.) HSKyle Freeland, LHP, Junior, EvansvilleJustin Garza, RHP, Sophomore, Cal State FullertonMichael Gettys, OF, Senior, Gainesville (Ga.) HSCasey Gillaspie, IF, Junior, Wichita StateGrayson Greiner, C, Junior, South CarolinaChris Haddeland, RHP, Junior, LinfieldIan Happ, IF, Sophomore, CincinnatiJeff Hoffman, RHP, Junior, East CarolinaJonathan Holder, RHP, Junior, Mississippi StateJason Hoppe, RHP, Senior, Minnesota StateMatt Imhof, LHP, Junior, Cal PolyAlex Jackson, C, Senior, Rancho Bernardo (Calif.) HSRyan Kellogg, LHP, Sophomore, Arizona StateRoss Kivett, IF, Senior, Kansas StateZech Lemond, RHP, Sophomore, RicePatrick Mazeika, C/OF, Sophomore, StetsonDaniel Mengden, RHP/C, Texas A&MAndrew Moore, RHP, Sophomore, Oregon StateHarrison Musgrave, LHP, RS-Junior, West VirginiaKevin Newman, IF, Sophomore, ArizonaAaron Nola, RHP, Junior, Louisiana StateJoey Pankake, IF, Junior, South CarolinaMike Papi, OF, Junior, VirginiaMax Pentecost, C, Junior, Kennesaw StateA.J. Reed, LHP/1B, Junior, KentuckyCarlos Rodon, LHP, Junior, NC StateKyle Schwarber, C, Junior, IndianaNick Sell, IF, Junior, Seton HillTaylor Sparks, IF, Junior, UC IrvineD.J. Stewart, OF, Sophomore, Florida StateTrent Thornton, RHP, Sophomore, North CarolinaTommy Thorpe, LHP, Junior, OregonSam Travis, IF, Junior, IndianaTrea Turner, IF, Junior, NC StateLuke Weaver, RHP, Sophomore, Florida StateBen Wetzler, LHP, Senior, Oregon StateMikey White, IF, Sophomore, AlabamaBradley Zimmer, OF, Junior, San Francisco
