Western Reserve’s Andrew Chafin, a Kent State redshirt sophomore left-handed starting pitcher was named to the 60-man midseason Golden Spikes Award watch list, USA Baseball announced on Tuesday.

Chafin is the lone representative from a Mid-American Conference school on the list.

Chafin ranks sixth in the country in strikeouts (83), ninth in strikeouts per nine innings (11.80) and 14th in ERA (1.28), helping the Golden Flashes tie for 12th in team ERA (2.57) and 24th in team strikeouts per nine innings (8.2). He has allowed five or more hits in only three of his nine starts and 10 appearances, worked through the seventh inning in six of his starts And has tallied 10 or more strikeouts in four of his starts.

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