THE FLATS – Georgia Tech baseball sophomore catcher Kevin Parada continues to earn national attention when he made the 55-man preseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List, USA Baseball announced Tuesday.
The Golden Spikes Award is one of college baseball’s highest honors and is given annually to the top amateur baseball player in the country. He is the 11th Yellow Jacket selection since 2009 on its preseason watch list, joining Derek Dietrich, Kevin Jacob, Deck McGuire, Jed Bradley, Buck Farmer, Kel Johnson, Joey Bart, Tristin English and Luke Waddell.
Named a consensus preseason all-American this year, Parada was named a freshman all-American last season after making 48 starts behind the dish and leading the ACC in hitting the entire first half of the season. He would inevitably “cool” slightly to finish top 20 in the league with a team-best .318, becoming the first freshman to lead Georgia Tech in hitting since Matt Murton in 2001.
The California native also led the ACC with 20 doubles through the first round of the NCAA Tournament, and recorded four four-hit games on the season – only two other ACC players had three games.
Parada and No. 11-ranked Georgia Tech begin the season on Friday, Feb. 18 when they host Wright State at Mac Nease Baseball Park at Russ Chandler Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra and WREK 91.1 FM.
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