Golden Spikes Award
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The Golden Spikes Award is awarded annually to the best amateur baseball player. It is awarded by USA Baseball and sponsored by the Major League Baseball Players Association. Though the award can be presented to any amateur player, it usually goes to a college baseball player.
[edit] Past winners
| Year | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Bob Horner | Arizona State |
| 1979 | Tim Wallach | Cal State Fullerton |
| 1980 | Terry Francona | Arizona |
| 1981 | Mike Fuentes | Florida State |
| 1982 | Augie Schmidt | New Orleans |
| 1983 | Dave Magadan | Alabama |
| 1984 | Oddibe McDowell | Arizona State |
| 1985 | Will Clark | Mississippi State |
| 1986 | Mike Loynd | Florida State |
| 1987 | Jim Abbott | Michigan |
| 1988 | Robin Ventura | Oklahoma State |
| 1989 | Ben McDonald | Louisiana State |
| 1990 | Alex Fernández | Miami-Dade Community College |
| 1991 | Mike Kelly | Arizona State |
| 1992 | Phil Nevin | Cal State Fullerton |
| 1993 | Darren Dreifort | Wichita State |
| 1994 | Jason Varitek | Georgia Tech |
| 1995 | Mark Kotsay | Cal State Fullerton |
| 1996 | Travis Lee | San Diego State |
| 1997 | J. D. Drew | Florida State |
| 1998 | Pat Burrell | University of Miami |
| 1999 | Jason Jennings | Baylor |
| 2000 | Kip Bouknight | South Carolina |
| 2001 | Mark Prior | Southern California |
| 2002 | Khalil Greene | Clemson |
| 2003 | Rickie Weeks | Southern University |
| 2004 | Jered Weaver | Long Beach State |
| 2005 | Alex Gordon | University of Nebraska |
| 2006 | Tim Lincecum | University of Washington |
