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{{short description|Annual award for the best amateur baseball player in the United States}}
{{Infobox sports award
| name           = Golden Spikes Award
| current_awards =
| image          = GoldenSpikesAward.png
| imagesize      = 200px
| alt            = The words "GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD" in gold on a brown polygonal background, with a pair of golden baseball spikes dangling from the last "S" in "Spikes".  Above the lettering reads "USA" in white colour.
| caption        = Logo for the Golden Spikes Award
| description    = Amateur baseball's best regular season player
| presenter      = [[USA Baseball]]
| country        = United States
| location       =
| reward         =
| year           = 1978
| year2          =
| holder         = [[Wehiwa Aloy]], [[Arkansas Razorbacks baseball|Arkansas]]
| website        = [http://web.goldenspikesaward.com/index.html Golden Spikes Award]
}}

The '''Golden Spikes Award''' is bestowed annually to the best [[Amateur baseball in the United States|amateur]] [[baseball]] player in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Spikes Award field narrows to three|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110606&content_id=20114340&vkey=draftcentral2011|date=June 6, 2011|access-date=August 13, 2012|first=Evan|last=Drellich|work=MLB.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|archive-date=May 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527161549/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110606&content_id=20114340&vkey=draftcentral2011|url-status=live}}</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>{{cite web|title=The official site of the Golden Spikes Award – About the Golden Spikes Award|url=http://web.goldenspikesaward.com/index.html|access-date=August 12, 2012|work=Golden Spikes Award|publisher=USA Baseball|archive-date=September 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921031143/http://web.goldenspikesaward.com/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="zunino"/> Along with the [[Dick Howser Trophy]], the Golden Spikes Award is considered the most prestigious in amateur baseball.<ref>{{cite web|title=Appel, Zunino among Golden Spikes finalists|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120605&content_id=32795086&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|date=June 5, 2012|access-date=August 12, 2012|first=Adam|last=Berry|work=MLB.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310233515/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/32795086|archive-date=March 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NC State pitcher a finalist for Golden Spikes Award|url=http://www2.nbc17.com/news/2012/jun/05/nc-state-pitcher-finalist-golden-spikes-award-ar-2334180/|date=June 5, 2012|access-date=August 12, 2012|first=Dane|last=Huffman|work=NBC17.com|publisher=NBC|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129185848/http://www2.nbc17.com/news/2012/jun/05/nc-state-pitcher-finalist-golden-spikes-award-ar-2334180/|archive-date=January 29, 2013}}</ref>

Ten winners of the Golden Spikes Award are members of the [[National College Baseball Hall of Fame]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegebaseballhall.org/hall_of_famers.jsp|title=College Baseball Hall of Fame – Hall of Famers|work=CollegeBaseballHall.com|publisher=College Baseball Hall of Fame|access-date=August 15, 2012|archive-date=October 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012212118/http://www.collegebaseballhall.org/hall_of_famers.jsp|url-status=live}}</ref> including [[Bob Horner]], the inaugural winner in 1978.<ref name="Dreifort"/> In that same year, he was the [[List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks|first overall MLB draft pick]] and proceeded to win the [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year Award]].<ref name="first pick">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/|title=1st Picks Overall in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=August 12, 2012|archive-date=October 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011075928/https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="rookie">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/roy_rol.shtml|title=Rookie of the Year Awards & Rolaids Relief Award Winners|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=August 12, 2012|archive-date=May 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530132030/https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/roy_rol.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Nine questions: Bob Horner|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/nine-questions-bob-horner-521850.html|date=May 6, 2010|access-date=August 12, 2012|first=Ken|last=Sugiura|publisher=ajc.com|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}</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 [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award#Winners|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>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/history/nohitters|title=MLB No-Hitters|work=ESPN|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=September 19, 2012|archive-date=April 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424172501/http://espn.go.com/mlb/history/nohitters|url-status=live}}</ref> while Horner is the only one to [[List of Major League Baseball hitters with four home runs in one game|hit four home runs in one MLB game]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/07/sports/national-league-horner-ties-mark-with-4-home-runs.html|title=National League; Horner Ties Mark with 4 Home Runs|date=July 7, 1986|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|page=C4|access-date=February 8, 2017|archive-date=March 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314155724/http://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/07/sports/national-league-horner-ties-mark-with-4-home-runs.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Furthermore, 17 players won the [[Dick Howser Trophy]] (considered to be the [[Heisman Trophy]] of college baseball)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=2488418|title=Houston pitcher Lincoln wins Howser Trophy|agency=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|work=ESPN|date=June 17, 2006|access-date=August 16, 2012|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025171044/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2488418|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/sports/rice/article/Rice-s-Rendon-claims-prestigious-Dick-Howser-1702198.php|title=Rice's Rendon claims prestigious Dick Howser Trophy|last=Martin|first=Jeffrey|date=July 2, 2010|newspaper=The Houston Chronicle|access-date=August 16, 2012|archive-date=October 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019121919/http://www.chron.com/sports/rice/article/Rice-s-Rendon-claims-prestigious-Dick-Howser-1702198.php|url-status=live}}</ref> alongside the Golden Spikes Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/dick_howser_trophy.shtml|title=Dick Howser Trophy|work=Baseball-Almanac.com|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=July 2, 2017|archive-date=October 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027101115/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/dick_howser_trophy.shtml|url-status=live}}</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">{{cite press release |url=http://web.usabaseball.com/article.jsp?ymd=20170119&content_id=236403700&vkey=news_gsa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623093759/http://web.usabaseball.com/article.jsp?ymd=20170119&content_id=236403700&vkey=news_gsa |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 23, 2017 |title=USA Baseball Names 2017 Golden Spikes Award Finalists |publisher=USA Baseball |date=June 14, 2017 |access-date=July 2, 2017 }}</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 baseball|Arkansas Razorbacks]]. Although it can be given to any amateur player, the award has always been given to a [[college baseball]] player.

==Winners==
[[File:Bob Horner.jpg|thumb|[[Bob Horner]], who won the inaugural Golden Spikes Award in 1978, also received the [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year Award]] and was the [[List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks|first overall MLB draft pick]] in the same year.|alt=Wearing a blue helmet and white jersey of the Atlanta Braves, Bob Horner clutches his bat with both hands]]
[[File:Jered Weaver on June 27, 2012.jpg|thumb|[[Jered Weaver]], the 2004 recipient, is one of three award winners to pitch a [[no-hitter]].|alt=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]]
[[File:Tim Lincecum 2009.jpg|thumb|[[Tim Lincecum]], the 2006 winner, received the [[Cy Young Award]] in 2008 and 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mvp_cya.shtml|title=Most Valuable Player MVP Awards & Cy Young Awards Winners|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=August 23, 2012}}</ref>|alt=Tim Lincecum, wearing a black baseball cap and grey baseball uniform with the words SAN FRANCISCO across, delivers a pitch]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Key
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|'''Year'''
|Links to the article about the corresponding baseball year
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|'''Player'''
|Name of the player
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|'''Position'''
|The player's [[Baseball positions|position(s)]] at the time he won the award{{#tag:ref|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">{{cite web|title=Gordon takes home first Gold Glove|url=http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111101&content_id=25856398&vkey=news_kc&c_id=kc|date=November 2, 2011|access-date=August 6, 2012|first=Dick|last=Kaegel|work=MLB.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|quote=Alex Gordon, a third baseman for the Royals until last year, is now among baseball's elite outfielders...[H]is switch from third base to the outfield in 2010 went amazingly well.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229031335/http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111101%26content_id=25856398%26vkey=news_kc%26c_id=kc|archive-date=February 29, 2012}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|'''School'''
|The player's college when he won the award
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|'''''Italics'''''
|Player was the [[List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks|first overall MLB draft pick]] in the same year
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|^
|Player won the [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year Award]]{{#tag:ref|Won either in the same year or several years later.|group=lower-alpha}}
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|§
|Player also won the [[Dick Howser Trophy]] in the same year
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{dagger}}
|Member of the [[National College Baseball Hall of Fame]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{double-dagger|alt=footnote}}
|Player is active{{#tag:ref|A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.|group=lower-alpha}}
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+Winners
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Player
!scope="col"|Position
!scope="col"|School
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|{{by|1978}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background-color: #ffffbb"|''{{sortname|Bob|Horner}}''{{sup|{{dagger}}}}{{sup|^}}
|[[Third baseman|3B]]
|[[Arizona State Sun Devils baseball|Arizona State]]
|<ref name="Dreifort"/>
|-
|{{by|1979}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background-color: #ffffbb"|{{sortname|Tim|Wallach}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|[[Third baseman|3B]]
|[[Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball|Cal State Fullerton]]
|<ref name="Dreifort"/>
|-
|{{by|1980}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background-color: #ffffbb"|{{sortname|Terry|Francona}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|[[First baseman|1B]]
|[[Arizona Wildcats baseball|Arizona]]
|<ref name="Dreifort"/>
|-
|{{by|1981}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mike|Fuentes|dab=baseball}}
|[[Outfielder|OF]]
|[[Florida State Seminoles baseball|Florida State]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Montreal prospect Fuentes wins Golden Spikes award|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Rr4yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jO4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3462,6859341&dq=golden+spikes+award&hl=en|date=December 10, 1981|page=2C|access-date=August 5, 2012|first=Bob|last=Elliott|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|archive-date=April 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424014922/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Rr4yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jO4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3462,6859341&dq=golden+spikes+award&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|1982}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Augie|Schmidt}}
|[[Shortstop|SS]]
|[[New Orleans Privateers#Baseball|New Orleans]]
|<ref name="Dreifort"/>
|-
|{{by|1983}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background-color: #ffffbb"|{{sortname|Dave|Magadan}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|[[Third baseman|3B]]
|[[Alabama Crimson Tide baseball|Alabama]]
|<ref name="Dreifort"/>
|-
|{{by|1984}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background-color: #ffffbb"|{{sortname|Oddibe|McDowell}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|[[Outfielder|OF]]
|[[Arizona State Sun Devils baseball|Arizona State]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=McDowell Given Golden Spikes Baseball Award|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gcw8AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Xi4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2628,1071888&dq=golden+spikes+award&hl=en|date=November 8, 1984|page=16|access-date=August 5, 2012|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=The Press-Courier|location=Oxnard, California}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|1985}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background-color: #ffffbb"|{{sortname|Will|Clark}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|[[First baseman|1B]]
|[[Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball|Mississippi State]]
|<ref name="Dreifort"/>
|-
|{{by|1986}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mike|Loynd}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]
|[[Florida State Seminoles baseball|Florida State]]
|<ref name="Dreifort"/>
|-
|{{by|1987}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background-color: #ffffbb"|{{sortname|Jim|Abbott}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]
|[[Michigan Wolverines baseball|Michigan]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan pitcher wins Golden Spikes Award|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CT9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CuoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5490,2394792&dq=golden+spikes+award&hl=en|date=October 9, 1987|page=3D|access-date=August 5, 2012|newspaper=The Gainesville Sun|archive-date=April 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424002007/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CT9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CuoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5490%2C2394792&dq=golden%20spikes%20award&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|1988}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background-color: #ffffbb"|{{sortname|Robin|Ventura}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Third baseman|3B]]
|[[Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball|Oklahoma State]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Ventura wins Golden Spikes Award|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EPglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E_wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4492,291805&dq=golden+spikes+award&hl=en|date=November 2, 1988|page=17|access-date=August 5, 2012|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=The Telegraph|location=Nashua, New Hampshire|archive-date=April 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423160218/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EPglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E_wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4492%2C291805&dq=golden%20spikes%20award&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|1989}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background-color: #ffffbb"|''{{sortname|Ben|McDonald}}''{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]
|[[LSU Tigers baseball|LSU]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=McDonald selected Golden Spikes winner|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t1ceAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tMcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2024,1656006&dq=golden+spikes+award&hl=en|date=November 10, 1989|page=2B|access-date=August 5, 2012|newspaper=The Times Daily|location=Florence, Alabama}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|1990}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Alex|Fernández|Alex Fernández (baseball)}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]
|[[Miami-Dade Community College]]
|<ref name="Dreifort"/>
|-
|{{by|1991}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mike|Kelly|Mike Kelly (outfielder)}}
|[[Outfielder|OF]]
|[[Arizona State Sun Devils baseball|Arizona State]]
|<ref name="Dreifort"/>
|-
|{{by|1992}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|''{{sortname|Phil|Nevin}}''
|[[Third baseman|3B]]
|[[Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball|Cal State Fullerton]]
|<ref name="Dreifort"/>
|-
|{{by|1993}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background-color: #ffffbb"|{{sortname|Darren|Dreifort}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]
|[[Wichita State Shockers baseball|Wichita State]]
|<ref name="Dreifort">{{cite news|title=Shocks' Dreifort chosen for Golden Spikes award|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZiMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WeYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3673,3808011&dq=golden+spikes+award&hl=en|date=October 28, 1993|page=4C|access-date=August 5, 2012|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Lawrence Journal-World|archive-date=January 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109082656/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZiMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WeYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3673,3808011&dq=golden+spikes+award&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|1994}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jason|Varitek}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Catcher|C]]
|[[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball|Georgia Tech]]
|<ref name="weaver"/>
|-
|{{by|1995}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mark|Kotsay}}
|[[Outfielder|OF]]
|[[Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball|Cal State Fullerton]]
|<ref name="weaver"/>
|-
|{{by|1996}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Travis|Lee}}
|[[First baseman|1B]]
|[[San Diego State Aztecs#Baseball|San Diego State]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Lee wins Golden Spikes Award as top amateur|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VSRUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S44DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4569,3526272&dq=golden+spikes+award&hl=en|date=November 13, 1996|page=2B|access-date=August 5, 2012|newspaper=The News|location=Boca Raton, Florida|archive-date=April 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423221016/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VSRUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S44DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4569%2C3526272&dq=golden%20spikes%20award&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|1997}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|J. D.|Drew}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Outfielder|OF]]
|[[Florida State Seminoles baseball|Florida State]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Drew wins Golden Spikes Award|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XrMsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zCYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2229,5129797&dq=golden+spikes+award&hl=en|date=November 12, 1997|page=3C|access-date=August 5, 2012|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Star-News|location=Wilmington, North Carolina|archive-date=April 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423170540/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XrMsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zCYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2229,5129797&dq=golden+spikes+award&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|1998}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|''{{sortname|Pat|Burrell}}''
|[[Third baseman|3B]]
|[[Miami Hurricanes baseball|Miami (FL)]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Burrell wins Golden Spikes Award|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zUZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5278,7377878&dq=golden+spikes+award&hl=en|date=October 30, 1998|page=2C|access-date=August 5, 2012|newspaper=The Gainesville Sun|archive-date=April 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423225115/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zUZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5278,7377878&dq=golden+spikes+award&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|1999}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jason|Jennings}}{{sup|§}}{{sup|^}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]
|[[Baylor Bears baseball|Baylor]]
|<ref name="weaver"/>
|-
|{{by|2000}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Kip|Bouknight}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]
|[[South Carolina Gamecocks baseball|South Carolina]]
|<ref name="weaver"/>
|-
|{{by|2001}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mark|Prior}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]
|[[USC Trojans baseball|Southern California]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Prior wins Golden Spikes Award|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1exVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5kANAAAAIBAJ&pg=2979,3124971&dq=golden+spikes+award&hl=en|date=December 11, 2001|page=B7|access-date=August 5, 2012|newspaper=The Beaver County Times|archive-date=October 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018013237/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1exVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5kANAAAAIBAJ&pg=2979,3124971&dq=golden+spikes+award&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2002}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Khalil|Greene}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Shortstop|SS]]
|[[Clemson Tigers baseball|Clemson]]
|<ref name="weaver"/>
|-
|{{by|2003}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|{{sortname|Rickie|Weeks}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Second baseman|2B]]
|[[Southern Jaguars#Baseball|Southern]]
|<ref name="weaver"/>
|-
|{{by|2004}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|{{sortname|Jered|Weaver}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]
|[[Long Beach State Dirtbags baseball|Long Beach State]]
|<ref name="weaver">{{cite web|title=Programs & Events – Golden Spikes – Jered Weaver wins 2004 Golden Spikes Award|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/pa/programs/spikes.jsp|access-date=August 6, 2012|work=MLB Players Association|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|archive-date=July 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726232601/http://mlb.mlb.com/pa/programs/spikes.jsp|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2005}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|{{sortname|Alex|Gordon}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Third baseman|3B]]
|[[Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball|Nebraska]]
|<ref name="Gordon">{{cite news|title=Nebraska's Gordon wins Golden Spikes Award|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/baseball/2005-06-24-golden-spikes-award_x.htm|date=June 24, 2005|access-date=August 6, 2012|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=USA Today}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2006}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|{{sortname|Tim|Lincecum}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]
|[[Washington Huskies baseball|Washington]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lincecum named Golden Spikes winner|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060623&content_id=1519516&fext=.jsp&c_id=sf|date=June 23, 2006|access-date=March 5, 2014|first=Jonathan|last=Mayo|work=MLB.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|archive-date=March 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305171610/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060623&content_id=1519516&fext=.jsp&c_id=sf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2007}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center|''{{sortname|David|Price|David Price (baseball)}}''{{sup|§}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]
|[[Vanderbilt Commodores baseball|Vanderbilt]]
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=2922132|title=Former Vanderbilt star Price named nation's top amateur player|agency=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|work=ESPN|date=June 30, 2007|access-date=August 5, 2012|archive-date=July 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728174226/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2922132|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2008}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Buster|Posey}}{{sup|§}}{{sup|^}}
|[[Catcher|C]]
|[[Florida State Seminoles baseball|Florida State]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Giants pick nabs Golden Spikes Award|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080716&content_id=3142837&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|date=July 16, 2008|access-date=August 5, 2012|first=Bryan|last=Hoch|work=MLB.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|archive-date=August 10, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080810215405/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080716&content_id=3142837&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2009}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Stephen|Strasburg}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]
|[[San Diego State Aztecs#Baseball|San Diego State]]
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=4327170|title=Strasburg garners another award|agency=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|work=ESPN|date=July 14, 2009|access-date=August 5, 2012|archive-date=July 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728154714/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=4327170|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2010}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|''{{sortname|Bryce|Harper}}''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{sup|^}}
|[[Catcher|C]]/[[Outfielder|OF]]
|[[2010 College of Southern Nevada Coyotes baseball team|College of Southern Nevada]]
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=5377697|title=Harper wins Golden Spikes Award|agency=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|work=ESPN|date=July 13, 2010|access-date=August 5, 2012|archive-date=July 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728162853/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5377697|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2011}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Trevor|Bauer}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]
|[[UCLA Bruins baseball|UCLA]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=D-backs Draft pick Bauer wins Golden Spikes|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110715&content_id=21810850&c_id=mlb&vkey=news_mlb|date=July 15, 2011|access-date=August 5, 2012|first=Jonathan|last=Mayo|work=MLB.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|archive-date=April 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408212207/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110715&content_id=21810850&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2012}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mike|Zunino}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Catcher|C]]
|[[Florida Gators baseball|Florida]]
|<ref name="zunino">{{cite web |last=Finkelstein |first=Zachary |date=July 6, 2012 |title=Zunino named Golden Spikes Award winner |url=http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120706&content_id=34593510&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425173413/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/34593510 |archive-date=2016-04-25 |work=MLB.com}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2013}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Kris|Bryant}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}{{sup|^}}
|[[Third baseman|3B]]
|[[San Diego Toreros baseball|San Diego]]
|<ref name=Bryant>{{cite news|title=San Diego's Bryant wins 36th Golden Spikes Award as nation's best player|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2013-07-20/san-diegos-bryant-wins-36th-golden-spikes-award-nations-best-player|date=July 20, 2013|access-date=August 11, 2013|work=USA Baseball|publisher=NCAA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908002258/http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2013-07-20/san-diegos-bryant-wins-36th-golden-spikes-award-nations-best-player|archive-date=2013-09-08|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2014}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|{{sortname|A. J.|Reed}}{{sup|§}}
|[[First baseman|1B]]/[[Pitcher|P]]
|[[2014 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team|Kentucky]]
|<ref name=Reed>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/astros-prospect-aj-reed-wins-golden-spikes-award?ymd=20140717&content_id=85006888&vkey=news_mlb |title=Astros' prospect Reed wins Golden Spikes Award |first=Spencer |last=Fordin |website=[[MLB.com]] |date=July 17, 2014 |access-date=July 22, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2015}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Andrew |Benintendi}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Outfielder|OF]]
|[[2015 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team|Arkansas]]
|<ref name=Benintendi>{{cite news|title=Benintendi wins Golden Spikes Award|url=http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/jun/23/benintendi-wins-golden-spikes-award/?breaking|date=June 23, 2015|access-date=June 23, 2015|work=USA Baseball|publisher=NCAA.com|archive-date=July 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730140434/http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/jun/23/benintendi-wins-golden-spikes-award/?breaking|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2016}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Kyle|Lewis}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}^
|[[Outfielder|OF]]
|[[Mercer Bears baseball|Mercer]]
|<ref name=Lewis>{{cite news|title=Mercer's Kyle Lewis wins the Golden Spikes Award|url=http://web.usabaseball.com/article.jsp?ymd=20140508&content_id=187148296&vkey=news_gsa|date=June 30, 2016|access-date=July 21, 2016|work=USA Baseball|publisher=NCAA.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707231752/http://web.usabaseball.com/article.jsp?ymd=20140508&content_id=187148296&vkey=news_gsa|archive-date=July 7, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2017}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Brendan|McKay|dab=baseball}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}
|[[First baseman|1B]] / [[Pitcher|P]]
|[[2017 Louisville Cardinals baseball team|Louisville]]
|<ref name=McKay>{{cite press release |url=http://web.usabaseball.com/article.jsp?ymd=20170629&content_id=239476650&vkey=news_gsa |title=Louisville's Brendan McKay Wins 2017 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award |publisher=USA Baseball |date=June 29, 2017 |access-date=July 2, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630121932/http://web.usabaseball.com/article.jsp?ymd=20170629&content_id=239476650&vkey=news_gsa |archive-date=June 30, 2017 }}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2018}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Andrew|Vaughn}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|[[First baseman|1B]]
|[[California Golden Bears baseball|California]]
|<ref name=vaughn>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/collegesports/article/Andrew-Vaughn-becomes-Cal-s-first-ever-Golden-13035508.php|title=Andrew Vaughn becomes Cal's first Golden Spikes winner|date=2018-06-29|work=SFChronicle.com|access-date=2018-06-29|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-06-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630024752/https://www.sfchronicle.com/collegesports/article/Andrew-Vaughn-becomes-Cal-s-first-ever-Golden-13035508.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2019}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|''{{sortname|Adley|Rutschman}}''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Catcher|C]]
|[[Oregon State Beavers baseball|Oregon State]]
|<ref name="Rutschman">{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2019/06/oregon-states-adley-rutschman-claims-the-2019-golden-spikes-award-nations-top-individual-honor-for-amateur-baseball.html|title=Oregon State's Adley Rutschman claims the 2019 Golden Spikes Award, nation's top individual honor for amateur baseball|author=Nick Daschel|date=June 14, 2019|publisher=The Oregonian|work=www.oregonlive.com|access-date=June 15, 2019|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201603/https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2019/06/oregon-states-adley-rutschman-claims-the-2019-golden-spikes-award-nations-top-individual-honor-for-amateur-baseball.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2020}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|Not awarded{{#tag:ref|Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]|group=lower-alpha}}
|{{sort dash}}
|{{sort dash}}
|<ref name="ba2020">{{cite news|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/usa-baseball-will-not-name-2020-golden-spikes-award-winner/|title=USA Baseball Will Not Name 2020 Golden Spikes Award Winner|last=Collazo|first=Carlos|date=April 14, 2020|work=[[Baseball America]]|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-date=April 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416080945/https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/usa-baseball-will-not-name-2020-golden-spikes-award-winner/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2021}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Kevin|Kopps}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]
|[[Arkansas Razorbacks baseball|Arkansas]]
|<ref name=kopps>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox16.com/sports/local-sports/kevin-kopps-wins-2021-golden-spikes-award/|title=Kevin Kopps Wins 2021 Golden Spikes Award|date=15 July 2021|access-date=15 July 2021|archive-date=15 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715231211/https://www.fox16.com/sports/local-sports/kevin-kopps-wins-2021-golden-spikes-award/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2022}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Ivan|Melendez}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}
|[[First baseman|1B]]
|[[Texas Longhorns baseball|Texas]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2022-06-24/texas-ivan-melendez-wins-2022-golden-spikes-award-first-program-history|title=Texas' Ivan Melendez wins 2022 Golden Spikes Award, first in program history &#124; NCAA.com|website=www.ncaa.com|access-date=2022-06-26|archive-date=2022-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625165524/https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2022-06-24/texas-ivan-melendez-wins-2022-golden-spikes-award-first-program-history|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2023}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|[[Dylan Crews]]{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|[[Outfielder|OF]]
|[[LSU Tigers baseball|LSU]]
|
|-
|{{by|2024}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|[[Charlie Condon (baseball)|Charlie Condon]]{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}
|[[First baseman|1B]]/[[Outfielder|OF]]
|[[Georgia Bulldogs baseball|Georgia]]
|
|-
|{{by|2025}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|[[Wehiwa Aloy]]{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|[[Shortstop|SS]]
|[[Arkansas Razorbacks baseball|Arkansas]]
|
|}

==Winners by School==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+Winners
!scope="col"|School
!scope="col"|Amount
!scope="col"|Most Recent
|-
|[[Alabama Crimson Tide baseball|Alabama]]
|1
|1983
|-
|[[Arizona Wildcats baseball|Arizona]]
|1
|1980
|-
|[[Arizona State Sun Devils baseball|Arizona State]]
|3
|1991
|-
|[[Arkansas Razorbacks baseball|Arkansas]]
|3
|2025
|-
|[[Baylor Bears baseball|Baylor]]
|1
|1999
|-
|-
|[[Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball|Cal State Fullerton]]
|3
|1995
|-
|[[California Golden Bears baseball|California]]
|1
|2018
|-
|[[Clemson Tigers baseball|Clemson]]
|1
|2002
|-
|[[Florida Gators baseball|Florida]]
|1
|2012
|-
|[[Florida State Seminoles baseball|Florida State]]
|4
|2008
|-
|[[Georgia Bulldogs baseball|Georgia]]
|1
|2024
|-
|[[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball|Georgia Tech]]
|1
|1994
|-
|[[Kentucky Wildcats baseball|Kentucky]]
|1
|2014
|-
|[[Long Beach State Dirtbags|Long Beach State]]
|1
|2004
|-
|[[Louisville Cardinals baseball|Louisville]]
|1
|2017
|-
|[[LSU Tigers baseball|LSU]]
|2
|2023
|-
|[[Mercer Bears baseball|Mercer]]
|1
|2016
|-
|[[Miami Hurricanes baseball|Miami (FL)]]
|1
|1998
|-
|[[Miami-Dade Community College|Miami-Dade College]]
|1
|1990
|-
|[[Michigan Wolverines baseball|Michigan]]
|1
|1987
|-
|[[Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball|Mississippi State]]
|1
|1985
|-
|[[Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball|Nebraska]]
|1
|2005
|-
|[[New Orleans Privateers baseball|New Orleans]]
|1
|1982
|-
|[[Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball|Oklahoma State]]
|1
|1988
|-
|[[Oregon State Beavers|Oregon State]]
|1
|2019
|-
|[[San Diego Toreros baseball|San Diego]]
|1
|2013
|-
|[[San Diego State Aztecs baseball|San Diego State]]
|2
|2009
|-
|[[South Carolina Gamecocks baseball|South Carolina]]
|1
|2000
|-
|[[Southern Jaguars baseball|Southern]]
|1
|2003
|-
|[[Southern California Trojans baseball|USC]]
|1
|2001
|-
|[[College of Southern Nevada|Southern Nevada]]
|1
|2010
|-
|[[Texas Longhorns baseball|Texas]]
|1
|2022
|-
|[[UCLA Bruins baseball|UCLA]]
|1
|2011
|-
|[[Vanderbilt Commodores baseball|Vanderbilt]]
|1
|2007
|-
|[[Washington Huskies baseball|Washington]]
|1
|2006
|-
|[[Wichita State Shockers baseball|Wichita State]]
|1
|1993
|-
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Baseball}}
*[[List of college baseball awards]]

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

==References==
'''General'''
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_goldenspikes.shtml|title=Golden Spikes Award by USA Baseball|work=Baseball-Almanac.com|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=August 5, 2012|archive-date=September 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911200709/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_goldenspikes.shtml|url-status=live}}
{{refend}}
'''Specific'''
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[[Category:1978 establishments in the United States]]