UF pitcher Hunter Barco and center fielder Jud Fabian have been named to the Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List, USA Baseball announced on Tuesday. The Golden Spikes Award is presented annually to the top amateur baseball player in the country.
The 55-person preseason watch list will be trimmed down to a midseason watch list on April 5. The semifinalists will be named on May 24. Fan voting will take place from May 24-29.
The finalists will be named on June 8, and fan voting on that will take place from June 8-12.
This is the second consecutive year that Barco and Fabian were placed on the preseason watch list, and it continues an eventful preseason for them.