Gordon Named to Golden Spikes Watch List

Lincoln ? Nebraska third baseman Alex Gordon (Lincoln, Neb.) was honored on Wednesday, as he was one of 30 players selected to the Golden Spikes Watch List.

The Golden Spikes Award has been presented annually by USA Baseball since 1978 to the player who exhibits exceptional athletic ability and exemplary sportsmanship.

The 6-1, 215-pounder is hitting .392 on the season and is leading the Huskers in nearly every major offensive category, including homers (11), RBIs (44), hits (40), runs scored (33), walks (23) and on-base percentage (.515). Gordon tops the Big 12 in both on-base percentage (.515) and slugging percentage (.853), is tied for the league lead with 44 RBIs and is second in the conference with 11 round trippers.

Gordon is one of four Big 12 players on the 30-player watch list, joining Texas’ J.P. Howell and Huston Street and Oklahoma State catcher Jason Jaramillo. A complete list is listed on page 2.

The Huskers, who are 23-5 and off to their best start since 1983, return to action this weekend when they play host to Texas Tech at Hawks Field. Friday’s first pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. with afternoon games on both Saturday and Sunday. Tickets for all three games are available by calling the NU Ticket Office at 800-8-BIG RED or at Hawks Field 90 minutes before each game.

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2004 Golden Spikes Watch List (stats as of April 4)

PLAYER

Pos

Year

College

BA

2B

HR

RBI

SB

FLD %

Dennis Bigley

RHP/IF

Jr

Oral Roberts

.381

7

6

24

1

.990

Ryan Braun

IF

So

Miami-FL

.353

7

5

29

18

.927

Alex Gordon

IF

So

Nebraska

.400

9

10

39

4

.938

Stephen Head

LHP/IF

So

Mississippi

.421

8

10

41

1

.978

J.C. Holt

OF

Jr

LSU

.407

11

4

22

7

1.000

Marshall Hubbard

IF/OF

Jr

North Carolina

.327

9

11

43

2

.983

Devin Ivany

C

Jr

South Florida

.404

10

3

35

6

.981

Jason Jaramillo

C

Jr

Oklahoma St.

.380

7

4

30

0

.995

Joe Koshanksy

LHP/IF

Sr

Virginia

.308

9

10

44

3

.996

Trevor Lawhorn

IF

So

East Carolina

.342

9

12

31

3

.954

Brent Lillibridge

IF

So

Washington

.343

7

6

20

11

.950

Jed Lowrie

IF

So

Stanford

.388

5

8

37

1

.970

Eddy Martinez-Esteve

IF

So

Florida St.

.411

10

10

38

2

.970

Brad McCann

IF

Jr

Clemson

.421

10

8

30

1

.930

Micah Owings

RHP/IF

So

Georgia Tech

.333

7

10

35

1

.941

Dustin Pedroia

IF

Jr

Arizona St.

.411

16

5

29

3

.959

Landon Powell

C

Sr

South Carolina

.391

10

7

37

1

1.000

B.J. Szymanski

OF

Jr

Princeton

.421

5

3

22

4

.935

TWO-WAY

Pos

Year

College

IP

W-L

SV

BB

SO

ERA

Dennis Bigley

RHP/IF

Jr

Oral Roberts

59.2

5-1

0

9

56

1.96

Stephen Head

LHP/IF

So

Mississippi

37.0

4-0

2

8

32

2.92

Joe Koshanksy

LHP/IF

Sr

Virginia

51.0

5-1

0

16

40

2.82

Micah Owings

RHP/IF

So

Georgia Tech

48.1

3-2

0

18

50

3.91

PITCHER

Pos

Year

College

IP

W-L

SV

BB

SO

ERA

Thomas Diamond

RHP

Jr

New Orleans

60.0

4-3

0

17

78

2.70

J.P. Howell

LHP

Jr

Texas

57.2

7-1

1

21

70

1.87

Philip Humber

RHP

Jr

Rice

52.1

6-1

1

14

72

1.72

Mike Pelfrey

RHP

So

Wichita St.

40.1

3-0

0

9

37

2.45

Steven Register

RHP

Jr

Auburn

27.1

5-0

6

5

26

1.98

Michael Rogers

RHP

So

NC State

55.1

5-1

0

9

57

2.60

Jeremy Sowers

RHP

Jr

Vanderbilt

48.0

5-1

0

5

51

2.81

Brett Smith

RHP

Jr

UC Irvine

47.0

5-0

0

14

45

2.30

Huston Street

RHP

Jr

Texas

14.0

3-0

2

5

17

0.64

Wade Townsend

RHP

Jr

Rice

60.1

6-0

2

26

77

1.49

Justin Verlander

RHP

Jr

Old Dominion

54.0

3-3

0

28

74

3.50

Jered Weaver

RHP

Jr

Long Beach St.

64.2

9-0

0

9

100

0.84

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