After putting up an extraordinary draft year, Arizona Wildcats junior infielder JJ Matijevic has been named a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award, which is given to the best amateur baseball player in the country.
Matijevic is one of 25 players to earn the distinction.
This year, the junior from Pittsburgh has put up a slash line of .389/.440/.650 while leading the country in doubles, taking two bases 29 times. He is also the only Arizona player to reach double digits in home runs, slugging ten pitches out of the park in 2017.