Southern Miss ace Nick Sandlin's right arm has been a valuable commodity for the Golden Eagles this season. Jason Munz/Hattiesburg American
Southern Miss pitcher Nick Sandlin won the 2018 C Spire Ferriss Trophy Monday.
The junior right-hander (8-0, 1.25 earned run average) topped teammate Luke Reynolds, Ole Miss’ Ryan Olenek, Mississippi State’s Jake Mangum and Delta State’s Zack Shannon for the honor. The prize is awarded annually to Mississippi’s most outstanding college baseball player. Major League Baseball scouts and college coaches make up 90 percent of the vote, while the other 10 percent is comprised of fan voting.