Clemson shortstop named to Golden Spikes watch list |
CLEMSON, S.C. - Clemson junior shortstop Logan Davidson (Charlotte, N.C.) was one of 55 players named to the Golden Spikes Award preseason watch list on Thursday. The award is presented each year by USA Baseball to the national player-of-the-year. The two-time All-ACC Academic selection has 27 doubles, 27 homers, 87 RBIs, 116 runs and 20 steals in his first two seasons as a Tiger.
As a sophomore in 2018, he was named a third-team All-American by Baseball America and Second-Team All-ACC selection. He hit .292 with 60 runs, 18 doubles, 15 homers, 46 RBIs, a .408 on-base percentage and 10 steals in 63 games, as he led the team in hits (73), doubles and steals. He also committed only eight errors as the everyday shortstop, good for a stellar .971 fielding percentage, the second-highest figure by a Tiger shortstop in history. In 2017, Davidson was a first-team freshman All-American by D1Baseball and Perfect Game who hit .286 with 12 homers and 41 RBIs. He became the first Tiger shortstop to hit double-digit home runs in a season since 2007 (Taylor Harbin). Amateur baseball fans will be able to vote for their favorite players at GoldenSpikesAward.com again in 2019, starting on May 15 with the naming of the Golden Spikes Award semifinalists. The list of semifinalists will also be sent to a voting body consisting of baseball media members, select professional baseball personnel, current USA Baseball staff and 40 previous winners of the award, representing a group of more than 200 voters. The Tigers begin the 2019 season on Feb. 15 at 4 p.m., against South Alabama at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Golden Spikes preseason watch list Name, Position, Class, School, Conference Kevin Abel, RHP, So., Oregon State, Pac-12 Conference Patrick Bailey, C, So., NC State, Atlantic Coast Conference J.J. Bleday, OF, Jr., Vanderbilt, Southeastern Conference Cody Bradford, LHP, Jr., Baylor, Big 12 Conference Kyle Brnovich, RHP, Jr., Elon, Colonial Athletic Association Tanner Burns, RHP, So., Auburn, Southeastern Conference Michael Busch, IF, Jr., North Carolina, Atlantic Coast Conference Matt Canterino, RHP, Jr., Rice, Conference USA Cameron Coursey, IF, So., Georgia Gwinnett, Association of Independent Institutions Matt Cronin, LHP, Jr., Arkansas, Southeastern Conference Wil Dalton, OF, Jr., Florida, Southeastern Conference Logan Davidson, IF, Jr., Clemson, Atlantic Coast Conference John Doxakis, LHP, Jr., Texas A&M, Southeastern Conference Tyler Dyson, RHP, Jr., Florida, Southeastern Conference Tristin English, RHP/IF, Jr., Georgia Tech, Atlantic Coast Conference Mason Feole, LHP, Jr., Connecticut, American Athletic Conference Zack Hess, RHP, Jr., LSU, Southeastern Conference Will Holland, IF, Jr., Auburn, Southeastern Conference Kolton Ingram, LHP, Sr., Columbus State, Peach Belt Conference Josh Jung, IF, Jr., Texas Tech, Big 12 Conference George Kirby, RHP, Jr., Elon, Colonial Athletic Association Heston Kjerstad, OF, So., Arkansas, Southeastern Conference Russell Lamovec, RHP, Sr., Mercyhurst, Great Midwest Athletic Conference Shea Langeliers, C, Jr., Baylor, Big 12 Conference Jack Little, RHP, Jr., Stanford, Pac-12 Conference Nick Lodolo, LHP, Jr., TCU, Big 12 Conference Jake Mangum, OF, Sr., Mississippi State, Southeastern Conference Alek Manoah, RHP, Jr., West Virginia, Big 12 Conference Casey Martin, IF, So., Arkansas, Southeastern Conference Drew Mendoza, IF, Jr., Florida State, Atlantic Coast Conference Max Meyer, RHP, So., Minnesota, Big 10 Conference Kameron Misner, OF, Jr., Missouri, Southeastern Conference Sean Mooney, RHP, Jr., St. John's, Big East Conference Bryant Packard, OF, Jr., East Carolina, American Athletic Conference Andre Pallante, RHP, Jr., UC Irvine, Big West Conference Drew Parrish, LHP, Jr., Florida State, Atlantic Coast Conference Nick Quintana, IF, Jr., Arizona, Pac-12 Conference Adley Rutschman, C, Jr., Oregon State, Pac-12 Conference Mitchell Senger, LHP, Jr., Stetson, ASUN Conference Noah Song, RHP, Sr., Navy, Patriot League Graeme Stinson, LHP, Jr., Duke, Atlantic Coast Conference Bryson Stott, IF, Jr., UNLV, Mountain West Conference Kyle Stowers, OF, Jr., Stanford, Pac-12 Conference Kevin Strohschein, OF, Sr., Tennessee Tech, Ohio Valley Conference Chase Strumpf, IF, Jr., UCLA, Pac-12 Conference Zack Thompson, LHP, Jr., Kentucky, Southeastern Conference Michael Toglia, IF, Jr., UCLA, Pac-12 Conference Spencer Torkelson, IF, So., Arizona State, Pac-12 Conference Dan Valerio, UT, Sr., Southeastern, The Sun Conference Andrew Vaughn, IF, Jr., California, Pac-12 Conference Matt Wallner, OF, Jr., Southern Miss, Conference USA Will Wilson, IF, Jr., NC State, Atlantic Coast Conference Bobby Witt Jr., SS/RHP, Sr., Colleyville High School, District 8-5A Logan Wyatt, IF, Jr., Louisville, Atlantic Coast Conference Kenyon Yovan, RHP, Jr., Oregon, Pac-12 Conference
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