There are 55 players who are on the 2025 Golden Spikes Watch list, the award given to the best amateur baseball player in the country. The list includes four high school players, including star prospect Ethan Holliday, and players from the Division II and Division II levels like Dennis Pierce of East Stroudsburg.
It also includes a heaping handful of players who will play at the College Baseball Showdown in February. Over three weeks, Globe Life Field will host the Shriner Children’s Baseball Showdown and the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series Weekend 1 and Weekend 2 begins starting on Feb. 14.
The three weeks, collectively known as the College Baseball Showdown, is in its fifth year and showcases the best players, teams and conferences in Division I baseball every February.
This year, the event features 15 players who are on the Golden Spikes Watch List.
College Baseball Showdown Players On The 2025 Golden Spikes Watch List
- Ben Abeldt, LHP, TCU
- Wehiwa Aloy, SS, Arkansas
- Aiva Arquette, SS, Oregon State
- Max Belyeu, OF, Texas
- Easton Carmichael, C, Oklahoma
- Cam Cannarella, OF, Clemson
- Jalin Flores, INF, Texas
- Gabe Gaeckle, RHP, Arkansas
- Ike Irish, C, Auburn
- Jared Jones, 1B, LSU
- Zion Rose, OF, Louisville
- Nolan Schubart, OF, Oklahoma State
- Brendan Summerhill, OF, Arizona
- Gavin Turley, OF, Oregon State
- Kyson Witherspoon, RHP, Oklahoma
The Complete Golden Spikes Watch List
- Ben Abeldt, LHP, TCU
- Wehiwa Aloy, SS, Arkansas
- Jamie Arnold, LHP, Florida State
- Aiva Arquette, SS, Oregon State
- RJ Austin, UTIL, Vanderbilt
- Max Belyeu, OF, Texas
- Evan Blanco, LHP, Virginia
- Caden Bodine, C, Coastal Carolina
- Tyler Bremner, RHP, UC Santa Barbara
- Brooks Bryan, C, Troy
- Drew Burress, OF, Georgia Tech
- Easton Carmichael, C, Oklahoma
- Eric Colaco, OF, Denison (DIII)
- Brandon Compton, OF, Arizona State
- Cam Cannarella, OF, Clemson
- Ethan Conrad, OF, Wake Forest
- Kayson Cunningham, SS, Johnson HS (TX)
- Dean Curley, SS, Tennessee
- Daniel Cuvet, 3B, Miami
- Jason DeCaro, RHP, North Carolina
- Harrison Didawick, OF, Virginia
- Nick Dumesnil, OF, Cal Baptist
- Jalin Flores, INF, Texas
- Henry Ford, 1B, Virginia
- Gabe Gaeckle, RHP, Arkansas
- AJ Gracia, OF, Duke
- Gavin Grahovac, UTIL, Texas A&M
- Grayson Grinsell, LHP, Oregon
- Seth Hernandez, RHP/INF, Corona HS (CA)
- Ethan Holliday, INF, Stillwater HS (OK)
- Marek Houston, SS, Wake Forest
- Ike Irish, C, Auburn
- Ben Jacobs, LHP, Arizona State
- Kyle Johnson, UTIL, Duke
- Jared Jones, 1B, LSU
- Alex Lane, 1B/OF, Northeastern
- Jace LaViolette, OF, Texas A&M
- Justin Lebron, SS, Alabama
- Anthony Martinez, 1B, UC Irvine
- Mason McConnaughey, RHP, Nebraska
- Ethan Petry, OF, South Carolina
- Tre Phelps, INF, Georgia
- Dennis Pierce, UTIL, East Stroudsburg (DII)
- Ryan Prager, LHP, Texas A&M
- Zion Rose, OF, Louisville
- Nolan Schubart, OF, Oklahoma State
- Austin Smith, LHP/OF/DH, San Diego
- Kolten Smith, RHP, Georgia
- Luke Stevenson, C, North Carolina
- Brendan Summerhill, OF, Arizona
- Devin Taylor, OF, Indiana
- Tanner Thach, 1B, UNCW
- Gavin Turley, OF, Oregon State
- Kyle Walker, 2B, Arizona State
- Kyson Witherspoon, RHP, Oklahoma
How To Watch The College Baseball Showdown
The College Baseball Showdown is streaming on FloBaseball, FloCollege and the FloSports app. Replays, highlights, exclusive video content and breaking news will be on both platforms.
Where Is The 2025 College Baseball Showdown?
The Shriners Children’s College Showdown and two-weekend Amegy Bank College Baseball Series presented by Kubota will take place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, and feature some of the top teams in the nation.
The 2025 season will mark the fifth consecutive year of college baseball at Globe Life Field – home of the world champion Texas Rangers – and the second straight year the action will span three weekends.
When Is The College Baseball Showdown?
The first weekend of the festivities, the Shriners Children’s College Showdown, will begin on Friday, Feb. 14 and will run through Feb. 16.
The following two weeks of action, the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series, will take place Feb. 21-23 and Feb. 28-March 2.
To keep the momentum going between the weekends, the series also will include four midweek games at Globe Life Field. Those contests will take place Feb. 18, Feb. 19, Feb. 26 and March 5.
All three weekends of games will be streamed live on FloCollege and FloBaseball. View the teams and schedule below.
What Teams Are Playing In the 2025 College Baseball Showdown?
Here’s a list of every team headed to Globe Life Field:
Shriners Children’s College Baseball Showdown
- Arizona
- Clemson
- Louisville
- Oklahoma State
- Ole Miss
- Texas
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series – Weekend 2
- Arkansas
- Kanas State
- TCU
- Michigan
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series – Weekend 3
- Auburn University
- Baylor University
- Ohio State University
- Oregon State University
Midweek Games
- *Texas State vs. Oklahoma State (Feb. 18)
- *Oklahoma vs. UT Arlington (Feb. 19)
- LSU vs. Dallas Baptist (Feb. 26)
- *Wichita State vs. Abilene Christian (March 5)
*Will not be broadcast live by FloSports.
Complete 2025 College Baseball Showdown Schedule
All Times Eastern
Friday, Feb. 14
Saturday, Feb. 15
Sunday, Feb. 16
Friday, Feb. 21
Saturday, Feb. 22
Sunday, Feb. 23
Wednesday, Feb. 26
Friday, Feb. 28
Saturday, March 1
Sunday, March 2
How To Stream The 2025 Shriners Children’s College Showdown
The Shriners Children’s College Showdown is taking place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, from Feb. 14-16. It is streaming live on FloCollege and the FloSports app.
Replays, highlights and breaking news from the event will be on both platforms.
How To Watch The 2025 Amegy Bank College Baseball Series – Weekend 2
The 2025 Amegy Bank College Baseball Series – Weekend 2 is taking place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, from Feb. 21-23. It is streaming live on FloCollege and the FloSports app.
Replays, highlights and breaking news from the event will be on both platforms.
How To Watch The 2025 Amegy Bank College Baseball Series – Weekend 3
The 2025 Amegy Bank College Baseball Series – Weekend 3 is taking place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, from Feb. 28-March 2. It is streaming live on FloCollege and the FloSports app.
Replays, highlights and breaking news from the event will be on both platforms.
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