USA Baseball Release With Full List
DURHAM, N.C. – Cal State Fullerton right-hander Thomas Eshelman was one of 60 players named to the midseason USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award watch list, it was announced Thursday.
There were 37 new players added to the list, joining Eshelman and 22 other players from the preseason watch list.
Eshelman was one of two players from the Big West Conference to be named to the midseason watch list along with UC Santa Barbara pitcher Dillon Tate, who made his debut on the list Thursday.
Eshelman has compiled a 3-3 record in eight starts so far this season. He has a 2.20 ERA with 59 strikeouts and four walks in 57 and 1/3 innings pitched. He tossed a complete-game shutout against then No. 5 Texas Tech on March 6, allowing five hits and striking out a career-high 14 batters. Eshelman has gone at least six innings in all eight of his starts, seven of them quality starts.
He is currently ranked in the top-50 in the nation in walks allowed per nine innings (7th, 0.63), strikeout-to-walk ratio (16th, 14.75), and WHIP (47th, 0.94).
More on the Golden Spikes Watch List
The midseason watch list features 60 of the nation's top amateur players, and will be a "rolling" list until May 27 -- when the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award semifinalists are announced -- ensuring that athletes can play themselves into consideration for the award throughout the collegiate and high school seasons.
On May 22, USA Baseball will announce the semifinalists for the 2015 Golden Spikes Award. The semifinalists list will be sent to a voting body consisting of past USA Baseball National Team coaches and press officers, members of the media that follow the amateur game closely, select professional baseball personnel, current USA Baseball staff and the 37 previous winners of the award, representing a group of more than 200 voters.
Fan voting will once again be a part of the Golden Spikes Award in 2015. Friday, May 22, marks the day when amateur baseball fans across the country will be able to vote for their favorite semifinalists at GoldenSpikesAward.com. As part of this selection process, all voters will be asked to choose three players from the list. On Tuesday, June 2, USA Baseball will announce the finalists, and voting will once again commence that same day.
The 2015 Golden Spikes Award winner will be named on Tuesday, June 23, at a presentation in Los Angeles. The finalists and their families will be honored at the Rod Dedeaux Foundation Dinner that evening at the Jonathan Club in downtown Los Angeles.
Anticipated Timeline for 2015 Golden Spikes Award announcements is:
• Tuesday, Feb. 10: 2015 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award 50-man preseason watch list
• Thursday, April 9: 2015 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award 60-man midseason watch list
• Thursday, May 7: 2015 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award 30-man preliminary list
• Friday, May 22: 2015 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award semifinalists, voting begins
• Friday, May 29: 2015 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award semifinalists voting ends
• Tuesday, June 2: 2015 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award finalists, voting begins
• Friday, June 12: 2015 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award finalists voting ends
• Tuesday, June 23: 2015 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award trophy presentation
