University of Houston Athletics
Scheiner Named to GSA Midseason Watch List
4/12/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
DURHAM, N.C. â€" Recognized for his strong play, USA Baseball has named Houston Baseball's Jake Scheiner to the 40-player Midseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List, presented to the nation's top amateur baseball player.
Scheiner currently leads the Cougars with a .398 average, 49 hits and a conference-best 37 RBI and 11 home runs through the first 32 games. He has helped Houston to a 23-9 overall record and a 4-2 mark in league action thus far.
The junior shortstop was previously recognized among the nation's elite as the National Player of the Week on March 20 after hitting .813 (13x16) with six home runs and 15 RBI, helping the Cougars to a 4-0 week (March 14-19). He slugged 2.063 and scored eight runs.
On the season, Scheiner owns a team-best 14 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games, highlighted by a five-hit game, where he belted three home runs and drove in seven RBI in a win over Alabama State on Sunday, March 19.
The Santa Rosa, Calif. native joins one other student-athlete from an American Athletic Conference school in Kevin Merrell of USF on the list of 40.
Scheiner is in his first year at Houston after spending the previous two seasons at Santa Rosa JC in California.
ABOUT USA BASEBALL'S GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD
USA Baseball released its 40-player midseason Golden Spikes Award watch list on Wednesday, moving closer to naming the top amateur baseball player in the country. Presented in partnership with the Rod Dedeaux Foundation, the 40th Golden Spikes Award will be presented on June 29 in Los Angeles.
The midseason watch list features 40 of the nation's top amateur players from the college ranks. The Golden Spikes Award Advisory Board will continue to maintain a rolling list of athletes, allowing players to play themselves into consideration for the award before announcing the semifinalists on May 31.
On Wednesday, May 31, USA Baseball will announce the semifinalists for the 2017 Golden Spikes Award. The list of semifinalists will be sent to a voting body consisting of past USA Baseball National Team coaches and press officers, members of the media that follow amateur baseball closely, select professional baseball personnel, current USA Baseball staff and the 39 previous winners of the award, representing a group of more than 200 voters.
Amateur baseball fans across the country will be able to vote for their favorite semifinalists at GoldenSpikesAward.com from May 31-June 9. On Wednesday, June 14, USA Baseball will announce the finalists for the award, and fan voting will once again commence that same day. Fan voting for the finalists will end on Friday, June 23.
The 2017 Golden Spikes Award winner will be named on Thursday, June 29, at a presentation in Los Angeles. The finalists and their families will be honored at the Rod Dedeaux Foundation Award Dinner that evening at Jonathan Club in downtown Los Angeles.
Wednesday, May 31: 2017 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award semifinalists announced, voting begins
Friday, June 9: 2017 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award semifinalist voting ends
Wednesday, June 14: 2017 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award finalists announced, voting begins
Friday, June 23: 2017 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award finalists voting ends
Thursday, June 29: 2017 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award trophy presentation
ON DECK
Houston Baseball travels to Memphis to take on the Tigers in a three-game American Athletic Conference series, beginning Thursday at 6:30 p.m. The series will continue at 6:30 p.m. Friday and wrap at 12 p.m. Saturday.
SINGLE GAME TICKETS
Single game tickets are on sale at uhcougars.com/tickets . Fans can enjoy a few single game tickets options for the 29 homes games at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park during the 2017 season.
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