LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The huge week continues for the New Mexico State baseball program with sophomore Nick Gonzales being named a finalist for the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award presented by SR Bats Wednesday afternoon.
He joins Josh Jung and Cameron Warren from Texas Tech and Kody Hoese from Tulane as one of four finalists for the award. In addition, Gonzales was a semifinalist for the prestigious Golden Spikes Award, given out to the nation's top amateur baseball player. He is also a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, given out to the nation's best collegiate baseball player by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).