Notebook: Wake Forest’s Craig on Golden Spikes Award watch list
Wake Forest junior Will Craig received his second honor of the day when he was named to the Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list by USA Baseball on Wednesday afternoon.
The award is given to the top amateur baseball player in the country. Sixty of the nation’s top players from the high school and college ranks were selected to the watch list. Craig is one of 18 previously identified on the preseason list.
Craig is on the watch list for a second straight season.
In the ACC, Craig leads the way in hitting (.435), slugging (.861) and RBIs (47), also ranking second in homers (11) and on-base percentage (.556).
He also has a 1-0 record and 1.80 ERA to go along with five saves, tied for the team-high. Opponents are hitting just .189 against him.
The ACC has 13 representatives on the watch list, second to only the SEC (14). Semifinalists for the award will be announced June 1, and finalists will be picked June 13.
Wake Forest will return home this weekend to face No. 16 North Carolina.
Men’s Basketball
Wake Forest: The Deacons announced the addition of Austin Arians, who will compete as a graduate student in 2016-17. A 6-foot-6 forward, Arians transfers from Milwaukee, where he averaged 11.4 points and 3.8 rebounds for the Panthers last season.
Women’s Basketball
Campbell: Coach Ronny Fisher announced the coaching staff for the 2016-17 season. Lindsay Bowen and Pierre Miller joined the staff in addition to current coaches Megan Hall and Adam Surguine.
Men’s Tennis
Elon: Freshman Felipe Sarrasague was named the Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year, marking the first time a Phoenix has earned that conference honor time since Stefan Fortman in 2012.
Women’s Tennis
N.C. State: The 10th-seeded Wolfpack dominated in the first round of the ACC women’s tennis championship on Wednesday morning, knocking out No. 15-seeded Louisville 4-0. The Wolfpack advanced it to second-round play at 10 a.m. Thursday against No. 7 seed Syracuse.
Elon: Coach Elizabeth Anderson was named coach of the year, and the Phoenix placed three on the all-conference teams as the Colonial Athletic Association announced the postseason awards.
Track & Field
Saint Augustine’s: The Falcons head the NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field national team rankings for the third consecutive week, according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Tuesday.
This story was originally published April 20, 2016 at 7:30 PM with the headline "Notebook: Wake Forest’s Craig on Golden Spikes Award watch list."