CARY, N.C. – Oregon State left-handed pitcher Cooper Hjerpe and outfielder Jacob Melton have been named to the 2022 Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list, USA Baseball announced on Tuesday.
Hjerpe is 6-0 this season and has 68 strikeouts, which is tied for fifth nationally. He's coming off his second Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honor after striking out 17 versus Stanford Friday, which tied a 28-year old Oregon State record and stands as the most by an NCAA Division I pitcher this season.
Melton, meanwhile, leads the Pac-12 and is tied for sixth nationally with 41 runs batted in.