Diamond Hog duo on Golden Spikes Award watch list
Arkansas OF Christian Franklin earns another All-American nod, DVH previews opening weekend
By Oliver Grigg - Arkansas Athletics | February 18, 2021 at 6:27 PM CST - Updated February 18 at 6:33 PM
Arkansas baseball’s Christian Franklin and Robert Moore are officially in the running for the Golden Spikes Award, which is given to the top amateur baseball player in the country.
USA Baseball announced its 55-player preseason watch list on Thursday. The list includes the nation’s top amateur players from both the high school and college level.
Arkansas has had 12 student-athletes land on the preseason watch list in the award’s history, with Heston Kjerstad and Casey Martin representing the Razorbacks in last year’s edition. One Razorback has won the accolade, as Andrew Benintendi took home the 2015 honor.