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Spence Lands On Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List
April 14, 2021 | Baseball
DURHAM, N.C. – Tennessee senior shortstop Liam Spence has been named to the midseason watch list for the 43rd annual Golden Spikes Award, as announced by USA Baseball on Wednesday afternoon.
Spence was one of 45 players to make the midseason watch list, which includes the top amateur players from the high school and college ranks. The SEC led all conferences with nine players named to the list.
The complete 2021 Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list can be found HERE.
The Golden Spikes Award Advisory Board will continue to maintain a rolling list of athletes, allowing players to play themselves into consideration for the award before announcing the semifinalists on June 8.
Spence joins former Tennessee standouts and first-round picks Christin Stewart (2015) and Nick Senzel (2016) as the only players to be named to the award's midseason watch list since it was instituted in 2013.
The Geelong, Australia native has had an incredible season to this point, leading the SEC in batting average (.405) and on-base percentage (.538) while ranking fifth in the league in both hits (45) and runs scored (35). Spence leads the Vols with a .568 slugging percentage and is tied for second on the team with five stolen bases and eight doubles. He has also hit two homers and driven in 21 runs while primarily batting in the leadoff spot this season.
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Per USA Baseball's Release:
On Tuesday, June 8, USA Baseball will announce the semifinalists for the 2021 Golden Spikes Award. The list of semifinalists will then be sent to a voting body consisting of baseball media members, select professional baseball personnel, current USA Baseball staff and the previous winners of the award, representing a group of more than 200 voters. As part of this selection process, all voters will be asked to choose three players from the list of semifinalists. On June 24, USA Baseball will announce the finalists, and voting for the winner will begin that same day.
Fan voting will once again be a part of the Golden Spikes Award in 2021. Beginning with the semifinalist announcement and continuing through the finalist round voting deadline, fans from across the country will be able to vote for their favorite player on GoldenSpikesAward.com.
The winner of the 43rd Golden Spikes Award will be named in July. To stay up-to-date on the 2021 Golden Spikes Award visit GoldenSpikesAward.com and follow @USAGoldenSpikes on Twitter and Instagram.
The 2021 Golden Spikes Award timeline:
Spence was one of 45 players to make the midseason watch list, which includes the top amateur players from the high school and college ranks. The SEC led all conferences with nine players named to the list.
The complete 2021 Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list can be found HERE.
The Golden Spikes Award Advisory Board will continue to maintain a rolling list of athletes, allowing players to play themselves into consideration for the award before announcing the semifinalists on June 8.
Spence joins former Tennessee standouts and first-round picks Christin Stewart (2015) and Nick Senzel (2016) as the only players to be named to the award's midseason watch list since it was instituted in 2013.
The Geelong, Australia native has had an incredible season to this point, leading the SEC in batting average (.405) and on-base percentage (.538) while ranking fifth in the league in both hits (45) and runs scored (35). Spence leads the Vols with a .568 slugging percentage and is tied for second on the team with five stolen bases and eight doubles. He has also hit two homers and driven in 21 runs while primarily batting in the leadoff spot this season.
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Per USA Baseball's Release:
On Tuesday, June 8, USA Baseball will announce the semifinalists for the 2021 Golden Spikes Award. The list of semifinalists will then be sent to a voting body consisting of baseball media members, select professional baseball personnel, current USA Baseball staff and the previous winners of the award, representing a group of more than 200 voters. As part of this selection process, all voters will be asked to choose three players from the list of semifinalists. On June 24, USA Baseball will announce the finalists, and voting for the winner will begin that same day.
Fan voting will once again be a part of the Golden Spikes Award in 2021. Beginning with the semifinalist announcement and continuing through the finalist round voting deadline, fans from across the country will be able to vote for their favorite player on GoldenSpikesAward.com.
The winner of the 43rd Golden Spikes Award will be named in July. To stay up-to-date on the 2021 Golden Spikes Award visit GoldenSpikesAward.com and follow @USAGoldenSpikes on Twitter and Instagram.
The 2021 Golden Spikes Award timeline:
- June 8: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award semifinalists announced, voting begins
- June 15: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award semifinalists voting ends
- June 24: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award finalists announced, voting begins
- July 2: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award finalists voting ends
- July: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award trophy presentation
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