USM’s Dexter On Golden Spikes Award Watch List
University of Southern Maine senior shortstop Sam Dexter(Messalonskee HS) has been named to the 2016 Golden Spikes Award preseason watch list. The award goes to the nation's top amateur player.
Dexter is the only Division-III player on the 50 player list. He is the first D-III player to make the list since 2014.
Dexter won conference and nation player of the year honors last year when he hit .441 for the Huskies in 46 games. He hit eight home runs, drove in 44 runs and stole 11 bases.
The 39th Golden Spikes winner will be announced on June 30th. Last year, Red Sox #1 draft pick Andrew Benintendi (Arkansas) won the award. Other past winners include David Price, Bryce Harper and Buster Posey.
Note: USM begins play on March 12th vs Worcester State.
A complete list of the 50-player USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award watch list is as follows:
| Name | Position | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will Albertson | C | Senior | Catawba |
| Nick Banks | OF | Junior | Texas A&M |
| Carmen Benedetti | UT | Junior | Michigan |
| Keivan Berges | RHP/OF | Junior | Keiser (NAIA) |
| Ryan Boldt | OF | Junior | Nebraska |
| Bryson Brigman | IF | Sophomore | San Diego |
| Zack Collins | C | Junior | Miami |
| Will Craig | RHP/IF | Junior | Wake Forest |
| Bobby Dalbec | IF | Junior | Arizona |
| Sam Dexter | IF | Senior | Southern Maine |
| Kyle Funkhouser | RHP | Senior | Louisville |
| Luke Gillingham | LHP | Senior | Navy |
| Reese Gregory | RHP/IF | Senior | St. Cloud State |
| Jason Groome | LHP | Senior | Barnegat (N.J.) HS |
| Alec Hansen | RHP | Junior | Oklahoma |
| KJ Harrison | C/IF | Sophomore | Oregon St. |
| Kevin Hill | RHP | RS-Junior | South Alabama |
| Keston Hiura | UT | Sophomore | UC Irvine |
| Tanner Houck | RHP | Sophomore | Missouri |
| Ryan Howard | IF | Junior | Missouri |
| Zach Jackson | RHP | Junior | Arkansas |
| Daulton Jefferies | RHP | Junior | California |
| Kel Johnson | OF | Sophomore | Georgia Tech |
| Connor Jones | RHP | Junior | Virginia |
| Anthony Kay | LHP | Junior | UCONN |
| Matt Krook | LHP | Sophomore | Oregon |
| Alex Lange | RHP | Sophomore | Louisiana State |
| Andrew Lantrip | RHP | Junior | Houston |
| Eric Lauer | LHP | Junior | Kent State |
| Kyle Lewis | OF | Junior | Mercer |
| Brendan McKay | LHP/IF | Sophomore | Louisville |
| Tyson Miller | RHP | Junior | California Baptist |
| Sheldon Neuse | RHP/IF | Junior | Oklahoma |
| Chris Okey | C | Junior | Clemson |
| Corbin Olmstead | RHP/IF | Senior | North Florida |
| Ryan Olson | RHP | Junior | Cal Poly Pomona |
| Riley Pint | RHP | Senior | Saint Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) HS |
| A.J. Puk | LHP | Junior | Florida |
| Cal Quantrill | RHP | Junior | Stanford |
| Corey Ray | OF | Junior | Louisville |
| Buddy Reed | OF | Junior | Florida |
| Bryan Reynolds | OF | Junior | Vanderbilt |
| JJ Schwarz | C | Sophomore | Florida |
| Nick Senzel | IF | Junior | Tennessee |
| Mike Shawaryn | RHP | Junior | Maryland |
| Matt Thaiss | C | Junior | Virginia |
| Mitchell Traver | RHP | RS-Junior | TCU |
| Donnie Walton | IF | Senior | Oklahoma State |
| Colby Woodmansee | IF | Junior | Arizona State |
| Kyle Wright | RHP/IF | Sophomore | Vanderbilt |
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