Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Hoilman named to Golden Spikes Award Watch List

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Junior Paul Hoilman was named to the 2010 Golden Spikes Award Watch List, announced USA Baseball on Tuesday.
 
“This is a tremendous honor for Paul,” said head coach Tony Skole. “The Golden Spikes Award is the Heisman Trophy for college baseball.  For him to even be considered speaks volumes to how hard he has worked, and what he has accomplished thus far.”
 
The Golden Spikes Award is given to the best amateur baseball player in the country by USA baseball and Major League Baseball. The watch list includes 60 NCAA Division I baseball players, and past winners include Jason Varitek, Tim Lincecum and Stephen Strasburg. Hoilman was one of 23 players added to the “rolling” watch list as the 30 finalists will be named on June 1. The first baseman is the first ETSU player to ever be added to the Golden Spike Award Watch List.

Hoilman joins fellow A-Sun student athlete FGCU's Chris Sale on the Golden Spikes watch list.

Reeder named CollegeBaseballInsider.com Southeast Player of the Week; placed on CB360 Weekly Honor Roll

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Sophomore Bo Reeder continues to earn honors for his outstanding performance last week as he was listed on the CollegeBaseball360.com Primetime Performers Weekly Honor Roll, and was named the Southeast Player of the Week by CollegeBaseballInsider.com.

Reeder was one of 20 players selected nationally by CB360 for the 11th installment of the year. Florida senior centerfielder Matt den Dekker was named the Primetime Player of the Week, while Oregon fifth-year senior right-hander Justin LaTempa was the CB360 Primetime Pitcher of the Week.

As the Southeast Player of the Week, Reeder was selected over players from 86 other teams including schools from the ACC, SEC, Big South, and SoCon.