May 3, 2011

Durham, N.C. - Junior all-american Nick Tropeano (West Islip, N.Y.), of the Stony Brook University baseball team, has been named to the Golden Spikes Award midseason 60-man watch list, USA baseball announced on Tuesday. The Golden Spikes award is presented annually to the top amateur baseball player in the country.

Tropeano is 8-1 with 1.37 ERA in 65.2 innings pitched this season. The right-hander has allowed only 42 hits and struck out 87 batters.

The 2010 America East Co-Pitcher of the Year, Tropeano has held opponents to a .180 batting average and has given up just six extra-base hits, all doubles, this season. He is 12th in the nation in victories, 13th in ERA and fifth in strikeouts per nine innings (11.92).

The 60-man midseason list will be narrowed to 30 semifinalists on May 31 and the winner will be announced live on MLB Network on Friday, July 14.

The first-place Seawolves (30-10, 11-2 AE) return to action on Wednesday for a non-conference matchup at Marist. First pitch is set for 3:30 p.m.