Torres Featured On 2021 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
2/18/2021 12:05:00 PM | Baseball
CARY, N.C. – NC State baseball's Jose Torres has earned a spot on the 2021 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List, as announced by the organization on Thursday afternoon.
USA Baseball's Golden Spikes Award recognizes the nation's top amateur baseball player, which will be presented in July. The preseason watch list features 55 players, as 16 different collegiate athletic conferences are represented on the list.
This is the fourth time in the last five years that NC State has had at least one player represented on the preseason watch list.
Torres, who earned Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball in 2020, has recently been tabbed a preseason All-American by DI Baseball. He has also been identified as one of the top 100 prospects for the 2021 MLB Draft by MLB Pipeline.
In the shortened 2020 season, Torres started all 17 games last year at shortstop and was the only freshman on the team to start every game. He batted. 333 with 20 hits and 13 runs, and finished top four among the team in all three categories.
2021 Golden Spikes Award Timeline
April 14: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list announced
June 8: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award semifinalists announced, fan voting begins
June 15: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award semifinalists fan voting ends
June 24: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award finalists announced, fan voting begins
July 2: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award finalists fan voting ends
July (date TBD): USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award trophy presentation
About USA Baseball
USA Baseball is the national governing body for the sport of baseball in the United States and is a member of the United States Olympic Committee and the World Baseball Softball Confederation. The organization selects and trains the World Baseball Classic, Olympic, Premier12 and Pan Am teams (and all other USA Baseball Professional Teams); the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team; the USA Baseball 18U, 15U and 12U National Teams; and the USA Baseball Women's National Team, all of which participate in various international competitions each year. The organization is responsible for the continued proliferation and health of the sport and leads a number of amateur initiatives including PLAYBALL and Pitch Smart. USA Baseball also presents the Golden Spikes Award annually to the top amateur baseball player in the country. For more information, please visit the organization's official websites: USABaseball.com, USABaseball.Education, PLAYBALL.org, PitchSmart.org, GoldenSpikesAward.com and USABaseballShop.com.
USA Baseball's Golden Spikes Award recognizes the nation's top amateur baseball player, which will be presented in July. The preseason watch list features 55 players, as 16 different collegiate athletic conferences are represented on the list.
This is the fourth time in the last five years that NC State has had at least one player represented on the preseason watch list.
Torres, who earned Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball in 2020, has recently been tabbed a preseason All-American by DI Baseball. He has also been identified as one of the top 100 prospects for the 2021 MLB Draft by MLB Pipeline.
In the shortened 2020 season, Torres started all 17 games last year at shortstop and was the only freshman on the team to start every game. He batted. 333 with 20 hits and 13 runs, and finished top four among the team in all three categories.
2021 Golden Spikes Award Timeline
April 14: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list announced
June 8: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award semifinalists announced, fan voting begins
June 15: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award semifinalists fan voting ends
June 24: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award finalists announced, fan voting begins
July 2: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award finalists fan voting ends
July (date TBD): USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award trophy presentation
About USA Baseball
USA Baseball is the national governing body for the sport of baseball in the United States and is a member of the United States Olympic Committee and the World Baseball Softball Confederation. The organization selects and trains the World Baseball Classic, Olympic, Premier12 and Pan Am teams (and all other USA Baseball Professional Teams); the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team; the USA Baseball 18U, 15U and 12U National Teams; and the USA Baseball Women's National Team, all of which participate in various international competitions each year. The organization is responsible for the continued proliferation and health of the sport and leads a number of amateur initiatives including PLAYBALL and Pitch Smart. USA Baseball also presents the Golden Spikes Award annually to the top amateur baseball player in the country. For more information, please visit the organization's official websites: USABaseball.com, USABaseball.Education, PLAYBALL.org, PitchSmart.org, GoldenSpikesAward.com and USABaseballShop.com.
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