Golden Spikes Award 2025 Nominees

LSU sophomore Kade Anderson is No. 2 in the nation and SEC this season with 133 strikeouts, more than doubling his 2024 mark.

Florida State junior left-handed ace and team captain Jamie Arnold has led the Seminoles to a top-five national ranking in 2025.

Aiva Arquette has thrilled Beaver Nation this season, making numerous web gems while being one of the nation’s top offensive players.

Georgia’s Robbie Burnett ranks among the national home run leaders with 20, third in the SEC, to go with 66 RBI and 17 stolen bases.

Drew Burress, the reigning National Freshman of the Year, began his second season with a bang, launching a walk-off grand slam.

Sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky is hitting a team-best .371 with 20 home runs and 63 RBI during his excellent campaign.

Cincinnati redshirt senior third baseman Kerrington Cross has improved every season since arriving at UC in 2021.

Miami’s Daniel Cuvet has emerged as one of the nation’s premier power bats, delivering a standout sophomore campaign in 2025.

Junior left-hander Joseph Dzierwa ranks among the Big Ten and NCAA statistical leaders in strikeouts, ERA, WHIP and wins.

Ike Irish has been a hitter since he stepped foot on the Plains in fall 2022, and has turned in a .346 career batting average in 154 games played.

North Carolina’s two-year captain Jake Knapp has been a tremendous story on and off the field in his return from Tommy John surgery.

Alabama’s Justin Lebron stands out as one of college baseball’s most dynamic players and more potent run producers.

Kade Lewis has made an immediate impact since joining Wake this season, leading the team with a .395 average and .498 OBP.

Kyle Lodise took Division I by storm in 2025, transferring to Georgia Tech from DII Augusta and leading the ACC in extra-base hits.

A two-time Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week, JB Middleton leads the league in ERA, strikeouts and opponents’ batting average.

Coastal Carolina sophomore pitcher Jacob Morrison has been one of the nation’s leaders this season on the bump.

Mason Neville has proven to be an elite offensive weapon for the Oregon Ducks, shattering their single-season home run record.

Yale freshman Jack Ohman has quickly established himself as one of the nation’s most dominant starting pitchers in 2025.

Junior outfielder James Quinn-Irons has been named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week three times in the 2025 season.

Devin Taylor has been one of the most prolific college hitters over the last three seasons, already owning Indiana's home run record.

Texas lefty Dylan Volantis is sixth nationally in saves while becoming the first SEC freshman to notch at least 11 saves since 2013.

Oklahoma right-hander Kyson Witherspoon has been one of the most dominant pitchers in the country in 2025.