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Two Tigers Named to Golden Spikes Award Watch List

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CLEMSON, S.C. – Junior outfielder Cam Cannarella (Hartsville, S.C.) and sophomore righthander Aidan Knaak (Fort Myers, Fla.) were two of 45 players named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List, announced Thursday by USA Baseball. Clemson is one of only seven programs in the country with multiple players on the watch list. The award goes to the nation’s top player and the winner is announced in late June.

Cannarella has a .475 on-base percentage along with a .321 batting average, a homer, triple, seven doubles, 22 RBIs, 33 runs and three steals in 30 games in 2025 for the Tigers, who are 27-5 and ranked as high as No.