CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball announced its 55-player preseason Golden Spikes Award watch list on Thursday, which included Boston College outfielder Sal Frelick (Lexington, Mass.) and third baseman Cody Morissette (Exeter, N.H.). The 43rd Golden Spikes Award will be presented in July to the top amateur baseball player in the country.
Since 2008, only one BC player has been on the watch list; Chris Shaw in 2015. The watch list is comprised of 55 players from 43 institutions. Boston College is in elite company as one of 11 schools with multiple candidates, including Arkansas, Florida, Louisville, Miami, Ole Miss, Tennessee, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Wake Forest.