April 14, 2021 ⚾: Messick Named to Golden Spikes Watch List
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Freshman pitcher Parker Messick has been named to the Golden Spikes Award watch list, USA Baseball announced Wednesday afternoon. The Golden Spikes Award is given to the nation’s top player.
Messick, from Plant City, Florida, is 2-2 this season with a 2.60 earned run average and 69 strikeouts in 45.0 innings pitched. He leads the league and ranks fifth nationally, in strikeouts and ranks fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference in ERA. In seven starts against ACC competition, Messick’s ERA drops to 1.69 with opponents hitting just .183 against the left-hander.
Messick has been Florida State’s Friday night starter throughout the season and was the ACC Player of the Week for his performance against No. 16 Virginia when he struck out 11 and allowed just three hits in a career-high 8.0 innings. Messick also had 11 strikeouts against Wake For
Apr 14, 2021
EUGENE – USA Baseball unveiled the 2021 Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list today and Oregon designated hitter/infielder Kenyon Yovan is one of 45 players listed.
For Yovan, it is the second time he has been on the watch list for the nation s top amateur player from the high school and college ranks. He earned a spot on the 2019 list as a pitcher and now is a member as a hitter.
Yovan heads into today s game at Portland batting .321 with eight home runs and 24 RBI, while boasting a .565 on-base percentage and a .654 slugging percentage. Yovan is second in the Pac-12 in home runs per game (0.36) while ranking 28th in the nation. He also is in the top five in the conference in home runs (3rd), RBI (5th) and slugging percentage (5th).
By City News Service
Los Angeles Dodgers v Oakland Athletics
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Trevor Bauer is scheduled to pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium for the first time tonight when they begin a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies.
The 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner signed a three-year contract with the Dodgers Feb. 11 worth $102 million, including $40 million this season, the highest single-season salary in baseball history, according to multiple outlets.
Bauer is tied for ninth in MLB among qualified pitchers, allowing 0.69 walks and hits per inning. Opposing batters are hitting .130 against Bauer, also ninth in the MLB among qualified pitchers.
WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier to be staged from 31 May to 5 June in The Palm Beaches & St. Lucie County, Florida 04/13/21
The World Baseball Softball Confederation today announced the official cities and venues of the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier, with the event to be staged from 31 May to 5 June in The Palm Beaches & St. Lucie County, Florida.
The WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier, hosted by USA Baseball, will see eight participating National Teams battle for one spot in the six-team Tokyo 2020 Olympic baseball tournament at Clover Park in St. Lucie County and The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach. The teams and the entire baseball world are all looking forward to this exciting moment to arrive on the road to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020,” said WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari. “Now with the dates and venues locked in place, anticipation builds even higher for this important qualifier, which we hope will provide an excellent preview of the Tokyo 20
The 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner signed a three-year contract with the Dodgers Feb. 11 worth $102 million, including $40 million this season, the highest single-season salary in baseball history, according to multiple outlets.