CARY, N.C. – Zach Neto has been placed on the Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List. The prestigious award is given by USA Baseball to the nation's top amateur player.
Neto is the first Camel to be named to a Golden Spikes Preseason list and joins Ryan Thompson, who appeared on the 2014 midseason list, as the only two Camels to appear on any Golden Spikes Watch List.
The redshirt-sophomore is the only player representing the Big South on the 55-man list.
"We could not be more excited to kick off the amateur baseball season with the announcement of the fifty-five-player Golden Spikes Award preseason watch list," said Paul Seiler, Executive Director/CEO of USA Baseball. "The athletes on this year's initial watch list represent a tremendous amount of talent and character. We are looking forward to watching their journeys unfold during what is sure to be one of the most thrilling and competitive seasons of amateur baseball to date."
Fan voting will once again play a part in the Golden Spikes Award in 2022. Amateur baseball fans will be able to vote for their favorite players on GoldenSpikesAward.com, starting on May 24 with the naming of the Golden Spikes Award semifinalists. USA Baseball will announce the finalists for the award on June 8 and fan voting will open at GoldenSpikesAward.com concurrently, remaining open through June 12.
To stay up-to-date on the 2022 Golden Spikes Award visit GoldenSpikesAward.com and follow @USAGoldenSpikes on Twitter and Instagram.
Tthe full release and list of players
can be seen here on USA Baseball.
