University of Pittsburgh Athletics
USA Baseball Names Carrier to Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List
4/2/2026 1:08:00 PM | Baseball
PITTSBURGH – Pitt outfielder Lorenzo Carrier was named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List, USA Baseball announced today.
The Golden Spikes Award is given annually to the best amateur baseball player in the country. The list features 45 of the nation's top athletes from college and high school baseball.
Lorenzo Carrier has been one of the best hitters in the entire country so far this season. He is batting .433 with 50 RBI, 39 hits, 38 runs scored, 13 home runs, five doubles and a .967 slugging percentage. Carrier has worked a nation-leading 35 walks while posting a 1.565 OPS through Pitt's first 27 games of the season.
Nationally, Carrier ranks first in walks (35), second in RBI (50) and on-base percentage (.598), third in slugging percentage (.967) and twelfth on home runs (13). Carrier's .433 batting average leads the entire ACC.
The redshirt senior went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Pitt's 27-3 win over Mercyhurst. Carrier contributed to the Panthers' 27-run output on Tuesday, the second-most runs scored in a game in program history.
Carrier is one of the 26 athletes to have played his way onto the list since the announcement of the preseason watch list on February 6th.
Following the 25-player semifinalist announcement on May 10, the three finalists will be revealed on June 10, and then the winner will be named on June 29 at 7:30 p.m. ET during a presentation on MLB Network.
A complete list of the 45-player 2026 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List is as follows:
Name - Year - Position - School - Conference
Jarren Advincula - JR - INF - Georgia Tech - ACC
Myles Bailey - SO - INF - Florida State - ACC
Trey Beard - JR - LHP - Florida State - ACC
Tristan Bissetta - SR - OF - Ole Miss - SEC
Ben Blair - JR - RHP - Liberty - CUSA
Jake Brown - JR - OF - LSU - SEC
Lorenzo Carrier - R-SR - OF - Pittsburgh - ACC
Roch Cholowsky - JR - INF - UCLA - Big Ten
Quinton Coats - SO - INF - Cincinnati - Big 12
Daniel Cuvet - JR - INF - Miami - ACC
Tague Davis - SO - INF - Louisville - ACC
Jason DeCaro - JR - RHP - North Carolina - ACC
Evan Dempsey - JR - RHP/OF - FGCU - A-SUN
Mason Edwards - JR - LHP - Southern Cal - Big Ten
Grady Emerson - SR (HS) - INF - Fort Worth Christian (HS)
Jackson Flora - JR - RHP - UC Santa Barbara - Big West
Henry Ford - JR - INF/OF - Tennessee - SEC
Will Gasparino - JR - OF - UCLA - Big Ten
Grant Govel - SO - RHP - Southern Cal - Big Ten
AJ Gracia - JR - OF - Virginia - ACC
Landon Hairston - SO - INF - Arizona State - Big 12
Ryder Helfrick - JR - C - Arkansas - SEC
Daniel Jackson - JR - C/OF - Georgia - SEC
Dee Kennedy - JR - INF - Kansas State - Big 12
Vahn Lackey - JR - C/INF - Georgia Tech - ACC
Brendan Lawson - SO - INF - Florida - SEC
Justin Lebron - JR - INF - Alabama - SEC
Chris Levonas - SO - RHP - Wake Forest - ACC
Mulivai Levu - JR - INF - UCLA - Big Ten
Jake Marciano - SO - LHP - Auburn - SEC
Wes Mendes - JR - LHP - Florida State - ACC
LJ Mercurius - JR - RHP - Oklahoma - SEC
Tre Phelps - JR - INF/OF - Georgia - SEC
Jack Radel - JR - RHP - Notre Dame - ACC
Logan Reddemann - JR - RHP - UCLA - Big Ten
Ace Reese - JR - INF - Mississippi State - SEC
Ruger Riojas - SR - RHP - Texas - SEC
Aiden Robbins - JR - OF - Texas - SEC
Drew Smith - SR - INF/OF - Oregon - Big Ten
Caden Sorrell - JR - OF - Texas A&M - SEC
Sawyer Strosnider - SO - OF - TCU - Big 12
Tomas Valincius - SO - LHP - Mississippi State - SEC
Dylan Volantis - SO - LHP - Texas - SEC
Dax Whitney - SO - RHP - Oregon State - Pac-12
Derek Williams - SR - OF - Miami – ACC
