NC State’s Bailey & Wilson Named To Golden Spikes Midseason Watch List

Sophomore catcher Patrick Bailey and junior shortstop Will Wilson were recently named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List.

Presented in partnership with the Rod Dedeaux Foundation, USA Baseball’s Golden Spikes Award recognizes the nation’s top amateur baseball player. The 42nd Golden Spikes Award will be presented on June 14.

The midseason watch list features 40 players, and NC State is one of seven schools with more than one selection. In total, 32 different schools in 13 different conferences were represented on the midseason watch list.

The duo has been vital to the second-ranked Wolfpack’s 29-5 overall record and 12-3 ACC ledger halfway through the 2019 season. NC State continues to lead the NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference in wins.

The in-state products have additionally played major roles in the team’s .984 fielding percentage, which is the best in the nation.

Bailey has reached base safely in every game this season. The Greensboro, N.C., native currently leads the team with a .353 batting average and 14 doubles as well as a .647 slugging and .470 on-base percentage.

For Wilson, who hails from Kings Mountain, N.C., this is his third midseason award of the year has he recently earned Midseason All-America honors from DI Baseball and Perfect Game. He has tallied a team-best 49 hits and 91 total bases, and ranks second on the squad with 13 doubles, nine homers and 38 runs batted in.

NC State opens its series with No. 12 Louisville Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Doak Field at Dail Park.