LSU Outfielder Jake Brown Named To Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List

BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU junior outfielder Jake Brown was named Thursday by USA Baseball to the 2026 Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List.

The announcement of the watch list continues the process of identifying the best amateur baseball player in the country for the 2026 season. The list features 45 of the nation’s top athletes from college and high school baseball.

Brown, a product of Sulphur, La., is hitting a team-high .356 this season with seven doubles, 11 homers, 39 RBI, 36 runs and eight steals in nine attempts.

He tied the LSU single-game record with three homers on March 6 vs. Sacramento State, as he was 4-for-5 at the plate with three homers, a single, six RBI and four runs.

Brown led the Tigers to a March 15 win at Vanderbilt by delivering a three-run homer and a career-best six RBI.

He was named on February 17 to the Baseball America Team of the Week for his performance in the Tigers’ first four games of the 2026 season. Brown hit .529 (9-for-17) in LSU’s first four games versus Milwaukee and Kent State with two doubles, four homers, 10 RBI and seven runs.

The Golden Spikes Award Advisory Board will continue maintaining a rolling list of athletes throughout the season, allowing players to play themselves into consideration

for the award before the announcement of the semifinalists on May 14.

Following the 25-player semifinalist announcement, the three finalists will be revealed on June 10, and then the winner will be named on June 29 at 6:30 p.m. CT during a presentation on MLB Network.