FAYETTEVILLE — Somebody is watching Razorbacks baseball players Zack Cox and Brett Eibner, and it’s not that little stack of money from the Geico commercials.
The duo made the 33rd annual Golden Spikes Award watch list, the University of Arkansas announced Thursday. Arkansas is one of nine programs in the country to have two players earn a spot on the Golden Spikes list. Ten of the SEC’s 12 members have at least one player on the list, representing 15 of 50 selections, the most of any conference.
“To be in the running for the Golden Spikes Award is a tremendous honor and it speaks to the kind of players Zack and Brett are,” head coach Dave Van Horn said. “This award is basically the Heisman of college baseball so it’s a big deal to be part of the watch list. Both Zack and Brett work so hard and they put up the numbers to back it up so I think the recognition is definitely deserved.”
The Razorbacks open their season at 3 p.m. Friday in the first game of a three-game series against the Ball State Cardinals. Saturday and Sunday’s games are schedule for 1:05 p.m.
