TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State University left-hander Geremy Guerrero has been named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List, USA Baseball announced Wednesday.
 
Guerrero, a redshirt senior, owns a 6-0 record and a 1.31 ERA over seven starts this season. The Metamora, Ill. native has surrendered 28 base hits and only seven runs over 48 innings pitched while holding opponents to a .168 average against. Guerrero has struck out 56 and issued seven free passes while being a part of two combined shutouts. He tied for second-most strikeouts in a single game during the series opener at FIU on Mar. 5. The 15-strikeout performance was one shy of Dan Lazar's 16-strikeout game in 1965 while tying Blaise Ilsley's mark in 1984.
 
The last Sycamores to be named to the watch list was left-hander Sean Manaea during the 2013 season.
 
The midseason watch list features 45 of the nation's top amateur players from the high school and college ranks and includes 34 athletes who have played their way onto the watch list since the preseason list was announced on February 18. 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 June 8.
 
"We are happy to recognize forty-five amateur athletes on the Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list who put together stellar performances throughout the first half of the season," said Paul Seiler, USA Baseball's Executive Director and CEO. "Each of these athletes have proven themselves worthy of consideration for this prestigious award and we cannot wait to watch the rest of this exciting season unfold before announcing our semifinalists in June." 
 
The watch list is headlined by Adrian Del Castillo (Miami) and Kumar Rocker (Vanderbilt), who both appeared on two consecutive preseason watch lists in 2020 and 2021. Additionally, Kenyon Yovan (Oregon) was named to the 2021 midseason watch list after appearing on the preseason list in 2019.
 
Vanderbilt University leads all 40 schools represented with three athletes on the 2021 midseason watch list while Arizona, Mississippi State, and Texas Tech each placed two athletes on the list.
 
In total, 17 different NCAA conferences have at least one athlete on the list. The Southeastern Conference leads all conferences represented on the midseason watch list with nine athletes, while seven players represent the Atlantic Coast Conference and five hail from the Big 12 Conference.
 
On Tuesday, June 8, USA Baseball will announce the semifinalists for the 2021 Golden Spikes Award. The list of semifinalists will then be sent to a voting body consisting of baseball media members, select professional baseball personnel, current USA Baseball staff and the previous winners of the award, representing a group of more than 200 voters. As part of this selection process, all voters will be asked to choose three players from the list of semifinalists. On June 24, USA Baseball will announce the finalists, and voting for the winner will begin that same day.
 
Fan voting will once again be a part of the Golden Spikes Award in 2021. Beginning with the semifinalist announcement and continuing through the finalist round voting deadline, fans from across the country will be able to vote for their favorite player on GoldenSpikesAward.com.
 
The 2021 Golden Spikes Award timeline:
•              June 8: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award semifinalists announced, voting begins
•              June 15: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award semifinalists voting ends
•              June 24: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award finalists announced, voting begins
•              July 2: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award finalists voting ends
•              July: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award trophy presentation
 
After 24-straight games on the road to begin the season, Indiana State is set to make its home debut on Friday when Valparaiso comes to town for a four-game MVC series.
 
Attendance will be limited to 500 (25% of 2000 seat capacity), with 140 on the ISU pass list and 60 on visiting team pass list. A total of 250 general admission tickets will be on sale for a price of $10. A total of 50 students will be admitted for free (student ID required) on a first come first serve basis once gates are open (30 minutes prior to first pitch).
 
The ticket window will open one hour prior to game time, 30 minutes before gates open. Fans will not be allowed along the first and third base lines to maintain social distancing from student-athletes.
 
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