Riley Adams, C, Jr., San Diego, West Coast Conference

Luken Baker, RHP/IF, So., TCU, Big 12 Conference

Elliott Barzilli, IF, Sr., TCU, Big 12 Conference

Tristan Beck, RHP, So., Stanford, Pac-12 Conference

Andrew Beckwith, RHP, Sr., Coastal Carolina, Sun Belt Conference

Seth Beer, OF, So., Clemson, Atlantic Coast Conference

Quinn Brodey, OF, Jr., Stanford, Pac-12 Conference

J.B. Bukauskas, RHP, Jr., North Carolina, Atlantic Coast Conference

Jake Burger, IF, Jr., Missouri State, Missouri Valley Conference

Dylan Busby, IF, Jr., Florida State, Atlantic Coast Conference

Griffin Canning, RHP, Jr., UCLA, Pac-12 Conference

Carl Chester, OF, Jr., Miami, Atlantic Coast Conference

Wil Crowe, RHP, Jr., South Carolina, Southeastern Conference

Joe Davis, C/IF, So., Houston, American Athletic Conference

Joe Dunand, IF/IF, Jr., NC State, Atlantic Coast Conference

Colton Eastman, RHP, So., Cal State Fullerton, Big West Conference

Alex Faedo , RHP, Jr., Florida, Southeastern Conference

Stuart Fairchild, OF, Jr., Wake Forest, Atlantic Coast Conference

Nick Feight, C, Jr., UNC Wilmington, Colonial Athletic Conference

Michael Gigliotti, OF, Jr., Lipscomb, Atlantic Sun Conference

Luis Gonzalez, LHP/OF, Jr., New Mexico, Mountain West Conference

Hunter Greene, RHP/IF, HS-Sr., Notre Dame High School,

Dalton Guthrie , IF, Jr., Florida, Southeastern Conference

K.J. Harrison, IF, Jr., Oregon State, Pac-12 Conference

Adam Haseley, UT, Jr., Virginia, Atlantic Coast Conference

Keston Hiura, OF, Jr., UC Irvine, Big West Conference

Colton Hock, RHP, Jr., Stanford, Pac-12 Conference

Tanner Houck, RHP, Jr., Missouri, Southeastern Conference

Kel Johnson, OF, Jr., Georgia Tech, Atlantic Coast Conference

Jeren Kendall, OF, Jr., Vanderbilt, Southeastern Conference

Zach Kirtly, IF, Jr., St. Mary's, West Coast Conference

Alex Lange, RHP, Jr., LSU, Southeastern Conference

Royce Lewis, IF/OF, HS-Sr., JSerra Catholic High School,

Brendon Little, LHP, So., State JC of Florida, Suncoast Conference

Nick Madrigal, IF, So., Oregon State, Pac-12 Conference

Jake Mangum, OF, So., Mississippi State, Southeastern Conference

Corbin Martin, RHP, Jr., Texas A&M, Southeastern Conference

Brendan McKay, LHP/IF, Jr., Louisville, Atlantic Coast Conference

Brian Miller, OF, Jr., North Carolina, Atlantic Coast Conference

Brian Mims, IF, Jr., UNC Wilmington, Colonial Athletic Conference

Glenn Otto, P, Jr., Rice, Conference USA

Kramer Robertson, IF, Sr., LSU, Southeastern Conference

Seth Romero, LHP, Jr., Houston, American Athletic Conference

Jayson Rose, RHP, Jr., Utah, Pac-12 Conference

Clarke Schmidt, RHP, Jr., South Carolina, Southeastern Conference

JJ Schwarz, C/1B, Jr., Florida, Southeastern Conference

Colton Shaver, C/IF, Jr., BYU, West Coast Conference

Evan Skoug, C, Jr., TCU, Big 12 Conference

Kevin Smith, IF, Jr., Maryland, Big 10 Conference

Pavin Smith, IF/OF, Jr., Virginia, Atlantic Coast Conference

Peter Solomon, RHP, Jr., Notre Dame, Atlantic Coast Conference

Trey Truitt, OF, Jr., Mercer, Southern Conference

Taylor Walls, IF, Jr., Florida State, Atlantic Coast Conference

Evan White, IF, Jr., Kentucky, Southeastern Conference

Kyle Wright, RHP, Jr., Vanderbilt, Southeastern Conference

DURHAM, N.C. – Three Gators were named to the Golden Spikes Award watch list on Wednesday, the most from any school in the country.The award is given annually to the top amateur baseball player in the country. Former Gators catcher Mike Zunino won the award in 2012 and is the only player in school history to win the award.Included on the watch list are Gators right-handed pitcher, shortstopand catcher/first basemanThis marks the 40th anniversary of the Golden Spikes Award, presented by USA Baseball in partnership with the Rod Dedeaux Foundation. The winner will be announced June 29 in Los Angeles.The preseason watch list features 55 of the nation's top amateur players, from high school and college baseball. The Golden Spikes Award Advisory Board will maintain a rolling list of players, allowing athletes to play themselves into consideration for the award throughout the season.Starting on March 27 and ending April 2, fans will be able to nominate their favorite players for the Golden Spikes Award prior to the reveal of Midseason Watch List on April 12. The semifinalists list will be sent to a voting body consisting of past USA Baseball National Team coaches and press officers, members of the media that follow the amateur game 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.Fan voting will continue to be a part of the Golden Spikes Award in 2017, starting on May 31 with the naming of the Golden Spikes Award semifinalists. Amateur baseball fans across the country will be able to vote for their favorite semifinalists at GoldenSpikesAward.com. On June 14, USA Baseball will announce the finalists and voting will begin that day and last until June 23.Last year, Mercer University outfielder Kyle Lewis took home the prestigious award, joining a group of recent winners that include Andrew Benintendi (2015), A.J. Reed (2014), Kris Bryant (2013), Zunino (2012), Trevor Bauer (2011), Bryce Harper (2010), Stephen Strasburg (2009), Buster Posey (2008), and David Price (2007).A complete list of the 55-player USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award watch list is as follows: