Golden Spikes Award

The Golden Spikes Award is bestowed annually to the best amateur baseball player in the United States.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The award, created by USA Baseball and sponsored by the Major League Baseball Players Association, was first presented in 1978. It is given to an amateur player who best exhibits and combines "exceptional on-field ability and exemplary sportsmanship".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="zunino"/> Along with the Dick Howser Trophy, the Golden Spikes Award is considered the most prestigious in amateur baseball.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Ten winners of the Golden Spikes Award are members of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> including Bob Horner, the inaugural winner in 1978.<ref name="Dreifort"/> In that same year, he was the first overall MLB draft pick and proceeded to win the Rookie of the Year Award.<ref name="first pick">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="rookie">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Seven Golden Spikes Award winners went on to become the first overall MLB draft pick.<ref name="first pick"/> Only Horner achieved the MLB Rookie of the Year Award in the same year (although Jason Jennings and Buster Posey were voted the top rookies of the National League several years after winning the Golden Spikes Award).<ref name="rookie"/> Jim Abbott, Jered Weaver and Tim Lincecum are the only award winners to pitch an MLB no-hitter,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> while Horner is the only one to hit four home runs in one MLB game.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Furthermore, 17 players won the Dick Howser Trophy (considered to be the Heisman Trophy of college baseball)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> alongside the Golden Spikes Award.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> No player has won the award more than once, and no Golden Spikes recipient has yet been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

The winner has been announced annually during a live broadcast of ESPN's SportsCenter since 2014.<ref name="2017 finalists">Template:Cite press release</ref> Immediately following the announcement, the award winner and the other finalists are honored at a banquet in Los Angeles.<ref name="2017 finalists"/> The most recent recipient of the award is Wehiwa Aloy of the Arkansas Razorbacks. Although it can be given to any amateur player, the award has always been given to a college baseball player.

Winners

Wearing a blue helmet and white jersey of the Atlanta Braves, Bob Horner clutches his bat with both hands

Bob Horner, who won the inaugural Golden Spikes Award in 1978, also received the Rookie of the Year Award and was the first overall MLB draft pick in the same year.

Jered Weaver, wearing a red baseball cap and grey baseball uniform with the words ANGELS across and an "A" patch on the right sleeve, delivers a pitch

Jered Weaver, the 2004 recipient, is one of three award winners to pitch a no-hitter.

Tim Lincecum, wearing a black baseball cap and grey baseball uniform with the words SAN FRANCISCO across, delivers a pitch

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Key

Year	Links to the article about the corresponding baseball year
Player	Name of the player
Position	The player's position(s) at the time he won the award<ref group="lower-alpha">This does not necessarily reflect the player's future position at Major League level. For example, Alex Gordon was originally a third baseman, but subsequently moved to left field in 2010.<ref name="Gordon GG">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref></ref>
School	The player's college when he won the award
Italics	Player was the first overall MLB draft pick in the same year
^	Player won the Rookie of the Year Award<ref group="lower-alpha">Won either in the same year or several years later.</ref>
§	Player also won the Dick Howser Trophy in the same year
Template:Dagger	Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
Template:Double-dagger	Player is active<ref group="lower-alpha">A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.</ref>

Winners

Year	Player	Position	School	Template:Abbr
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger^	3B	Arizona State	<ref name="Dreifort"/>
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger	3B	Cal State Fullerton	<ref name="Dreifort"/>
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger	1B	Arizona	<ref name="Dreifort"/>
Template:By	Template:Sortname	OF	Florida State	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By	Template:Sortname	SS	New Orleans	<ref name="Dreifort"/>
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger	3B	Alabama	<ref name="Dreifort"/>
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger	OF	Arizona State	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger	1B	Mississippi State	<ref name="Dreifort"/>
Template:By	Template:Sortname	P	Florida State	<ref name="Dreifort"/>
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger	P	Michigan	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger§	3B	Oklahoma State	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger	P	LSU	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By	Template:Sortname§	P	Miami-Dade Community College	<ref name="Dreifort"/>
Template:By	Template:Sortname	OF	Arizona State	<ref name="Dreifort"/>
Template:By	Template:Sortname	3B	Cal State Fullerton	<ref name="Dreifort"/>
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger	P	Wichita State	<ref name="Dreifort">Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By	Template:Sortname§	C	Georgia Tech	<ref name="weaver"/>
Template:By	Template:Sortname	OF	Cal State Fullerton	<ref name="weaver"/>
Template:By	Template:Sortname	1B	San Diego State	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By	Template:Sortname§	OF	Florida State	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By	Template:Sortname	3B	Miami (FL)	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By	Template:Sortname§^	P	Baylor	<ref name="weaver"/>
Template:By	Template:Sortname	P	South Carolina	<ref name="weaver"/>
Template:By	Template:Sortname§	P	Southern California	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By	Template:Sortname§	SS	Clemson	<ref name="weaver"/>
Template:By	Template:Sortname§	2B	Southern	<ref name="weaver"/>
Template:By	Template:Sortname§	P	Long Beach State	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:By	Template:Sortname§	3B	Nebraska	<ref name="Gordon">Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By	Template:Sortname	P	Washington	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:By	Template:Sortname§	P	Vanderbilt	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By	Template:Sortname§^	C	Florida State	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:By	Template:Sortname§	P	San Diego State	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger^	C/OF	College of Southern Nevada	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger	P	UCLA	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:By	Template:Sortname§	C	Florida	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger§^	3B	San Diego	<ref name=Bryant>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By	Template:Sortname§	1B/P	Kentucky	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger§	OF	Arkansas	<ref name=Benintendi>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger^	OF	Mercer	<ref name=Lewis>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger§	1B / P	Louisville	<ref name=McKay>Template:Cite press release</ref>
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger	1B	California	<ref name=vaughn>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger§	C	Oregon State	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:By	Not awarded<ref group="lower-alpha">Due to the COVID-19 pandemic</ref>	Template:Sort dash	Template:Sort dash	<ref name="ba2020">Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger§	P	Arkansas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:By	Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger§	1B	Texas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:By	Dylan CrewsTemplate:Double-dagger	OF	LSU
Template:By	Charlie CondonTemplate:Double-dagger§	1B/OF	Georgia
Template:By	Wehiwa AloyTemplate:Double-dagger	SS	Arkansas

Winners by School

Winners

School	Amount	Most Recent
Alabama	1	1983
Arizona	1	1980
Arizona State	3	1991
Arkansas	3	2025
Baylor	1	1999
Cal State Fullerton	3	1995
California	1	2018
Clemson	1	2002
Florida	1	2012
Florida State	4	2008
Georgia	1	2024
Georgia Tech	1	1994
Kentucky	1	2014
Long Beach State	1	2004
Louisville	1	2017
LSU	2	2023
Mercer	1	2016
Miami (FL)	1	1998
Miami-Dade College	1	1990
Michigan	1	1987
Mississippi State	1	1985
Nebraska	1	2005
New Orleans	1	1982
Oklahoma State	1	1988
Oregon State	1	2019
San Diego	1	2013
San Diego State	2	2009
South Carolina	1	2000
Southern	1	2003
USC	1	2001
Southern Nevada	1	2010
Texas	1	2022
UCLA	1	2011
Vanderbilt	1	2007
Washington	1	2006
Wichita State	1	1993

See also

• List of college baseball awards

References

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