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Nolan McLean
Cowboy Baseball Duo Lands On Golden Spikes Watch List
February 10, 2023 | Cowboy Baseball
CARY, N.C.ย โ Oklahoma State's Nolan McLean and Juaron Watts-Brown have been named to the 2023 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List.
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The Cowboy duo is on a list that includes 55 athletes from high school and college baseball; the Golden Spikes Award is presented annually to the nation's top amateur baseball player.
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McLean was an All-American as a sophomore in 2022 after starring as a two-way player, and he spurned professional baseball to return to Stillwater after being selected in the third round of last year's Major League Baseball Draft by the Baltimore Orioles.
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McLean slugged a team-high 19 home runs last season and hit .285 with 16 doubles and 47 RBIs while spending the majority of his time at third base.
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On the mound, McLean made 23 relief appearances and posted a 2-1 record and five saves while recording 39 strikeouts in 25 1/3 innings.
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In 102 career games in an OSU uniform, McLean has 27 home runs and 26 doubles while posting a .277 batting average and 67 RBIs.
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Watts-Brown transferred to OSU after earning Freshman All-America honors at Long Beach State last season. The right-handed pitcher went 4-4 with a 3.68 ERA in 15 appearances, including 12 starts, for the Dirtbags and racked up 111 strikeouts in 73 1/3 innings.
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During the month of May, Watts-Brown went 3-0 with a 1.64 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 33 innings, and he posted double-digit strikeout games in four of his last five starts of the season.
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Watts-Brown's first collegiate season also saw him toss the first complete game no-hitter in LBSU history, and he set the school record for strikeouts per nine innings in a season with 13.62.
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The Cowboy duo is on a list that includes 55 athletes from high school and college baseball; the Golden Spikes Award is presented annually to the nation's top amateur baseball player.
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McLean was an All-American as a sophomore in 2022 after starring as a two-way player, and he spurned professional baseball to return to Stillwater after being selected in the third round of last year's Major League Baseball Draft by the Baltimore Orioles.
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McLean slugged a team-high 19 home runs last season and hit .285 with 16 doubles and 47 RBIs while spending the majority of his time at third base.
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On the mound, McLean made 23 relief appearances and posted a 2-1 record and five saves while recording 39 strikeouts in 25 1/3 innings.
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In 102 career games in an OSU uniform, McLean has 27 home runs and 26 doubles while posting a .277 batting average and 67 RBIs.
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Watts-Brown transferred to OSU after earning Freshman All-America honors at Long Beach State last season. The right-handed pitcher went 4-4 with a 3.68 ERA in 15 appearances, including 12 starts, for the Dirtbags and racked up 111 strikeouts in 73 1/3 innings.
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During the month of May, Watts-Brown went 3-0 with a 1.64 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 33 innings, and he posted double-digit strikeout games in four of his last five starts of the season.
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Watts-Brown's first collegiate season also saw him toss the first complete game no-hitter in LBSU history, and he set the school record for strikeouts per nine innings in a season with 13.62.
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