Boca Raton, Fla. – Sophomore first baseman Nolan Schanuel has been named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List, USA Baseball announced on Tuesday. The award honors the top amateur baseball player in the nation and is given each year to the player who best exhibits exceptional on-field ability and exemplary sportsmanship.
Schanuel has enjoyed a torrid first two months of the 2022 season. The Boynton Beach native leads Conference USA in hits (45), average (.413), and on base percentage (.529). Schanuel is among the top five in nearly every other offensive category including RBI (32), home runs (8), and doubles (10).
The Park Vista High School product is a career .366 hitter and is closing in on 100 career RBI. He was named as a Perfect Game/Rawlings Preseason All-American in January.
The Golden Spikes award is one of the most prestigious honors in amateur baseball. Previous winners include current major leaguers Stephen Strasburg (2009), Bryce Harper (2010), and Kris Bryant (2013).
The 45-player Midseason Watch List will be narrowed down to 25 on May 24 and finalists will then be announced on June 8. For more information about the award visit https://www.usabaseball.com/golden-spikes-award/about.
