NC State baseball players Patrick Bailey and Will Wilson were both named to the 2019 Golden Spikes Award preseason watch list. The Golden Spikes Award is College Baseball’s equivalent of College Football’s Heisman Trophy. Quite the nice recognition for both players, as well as the program.
Bailey, a sophomore switch-hitting catcher from Wesleyan Christian Academy in Greensboro, slashed .321/.419/.604 with 8 2B, 13 HR, 45 R, and 40 RBI last year while being named the ACC Freshman-of-the-Year and a Freshman All-American by every major collegiate baseball outlet. He’s one of the top catching prospects for the 2020 MLB Draft.