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Rutschman, Abel Named To Golden Spikes Watch List
February 07, 2019 | Baseball
DURHAM, N.C. – Oregon State junior catcher Adley Rutschman and sophomore right-handed pitcher Kevin Abel have been named to the initial watch list for the 2019 Golden Spikes Award, USA Baseball announced on Thursday.
The honor is given annually to the nation's top amateur player. Oregon State is one of 10 teams to have at least two players selected to the watch list.
Both Rutschman and Abel have been named to numerous preseason All-America teams; Rutschman, in fact, is a unanimous first-team selection.
Rutschman, who hails from Sherwood, Ore., was named an All-American in 2018 and earned the College World Series Most Outstanding Player award after totaling a series-record 17 hits. He ended the year with a .408 batting average, nine home runs and a school-record 83 runs batted in and 102 hits.
Abel, a native of San Diego, set a College World Series record with four victories. He ended his freshman campaign with an 8-1 record and 2.88 earned run average in 23 appearances, seven of which were starts. He was named the Freshman of the Year by both D1Baseball.com and Baseball America.
Rutschman and Abel are the 11th and 12th different Beavers to be named to the initial watch list of the Golden Spikes Award since 2008. Oregon State has been represented on the watch list by at least one player in 10 of those 12 years; the Beavers are one of just eight programs nationally that can claim that distinction.
The initial watch list contains 55 players from 44 different programs. Semifinalists for this year's honor will be named by USA Baseball on May 15, and finalists announced May 29. The 2019 recipient will be announced on June 14.
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The honor is given annually to the nation's top amateur player. Oregon State is one of 10 teams to have at least two players selected to the watch list.
Both Rutschman and Abel have been named to numerous preseason All-America teams; Rutschman, in fact, is a unanimous first-team selection.
Rutschman, who hails from Sherwood, Ore., was named an All-American in 2018 and earned the College World Series Most Outstanding Player award after totaling a series-record 17 hits. He ended the year with a .408 batting average, nine home runs and a school-record 83 runs batted in and 102 hits.
Abel, a native of San Diego, set a College World Series record with four victories. He ended his freshman campaign with an 8-1 record and 2.88 earned run average in 23 appearances, seven of which were starts. He was named the Freshman of the Year by both D1Baseball.com and Baseball America.
Rutschman and Abel are the 11th and 12th different Beavers to be named to the initial watch list of the Golden Spikes Award since 2008. Oregon State has been represented on the watch list by at least one player in 10 of those 12 years; the Beavers are one of just eight programs nationally that can claim that distinction.
The initial watch list contains 55 players from 44 different programs. Semifinalists for this year's honor will be named by USA Baseball on May 15, and finalists announced May 29. The 2019 recipient will be announced on June 14.
Follow Us On Social
For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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