Junior Kyle Gibson
 
Junior Kyle Gibson
  
 
Gibson Named Golden Spikes Semifinalist

Mizzou junior has 123 strikeouts on the season.

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May 26, 2009

Missouri junior Kyle Gibson has been named a semifinalist for the 2009 USA Golden Spikes Award. This year will mark the 32nd consecutive year that the award has been presented to the nation's premier amateur baseball player. Gibson is 10-3 on the year. He leads the Big 12 Conference and is third nationally with 123 strikeouts on the season.     

 

Today marks the second year in a row that GoldenSpikesAward.com - powered by MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball - will be the online home for the award.  The Web site features content devoted exclusively to the GSA, including news, voting history, past-winner photo galleries, and photographs and video highlights for the 2009 semifinalists.  Fans can follow online at GoldenSpikesAward.com as the list of 30 players is narrowed to five finalists on Tuesday, June 2, en route to the announcement of this year's winner on Tuesday, July 14.

 

The 2009 GSA will be awarded live at MLB's All-Star FanFest in St. Louis as part of a production by Major League Baseball and MLBAM.  Online footage of the event will be found shortly thereafter, exclusively at GoldenSpikesAward.com and MLB.com.


 

 

 

In 2007, USA Baseball instituted a new selection and balloting procedure for the most prestigious award in amateur baseball, and it will follow the same model again in 2009.  After accepting nominations from sports information directors across the country, a committee voted to determine the 30 semifinalists.  The names of the 30 semifinalists will now be forwarded to a voting body of 125 who will select the five finalists and the eventual 2009 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award winner.

 

"USA Baseball is proud to recognize the 30 semifinalists and their respective baseball programs for the 2009 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award," said Paul Seiler, USA Baseball Executive Director/CEO.  "With 25 schools and 14 conferences represented, it is clear that the level of competition within college baseball and for the Golden Spikes Award is as high as ever."

 

A list of the 30 semifinalists is below:

First Name

Last Name

School

Year

Position

Dustin

Ackley

North Carolina

Junior

1B

Eric

Arnett

Indiana

Junior

RHP

Buddy

Baumann

Missouri State

Junior

LHP

Kyle

Bellamy

Miami

Junior

RHP

Daniel

Bibona

UC Irvine

Junior

LHP

Bryce

Brentz

Middle Tennessee State

Sophomore

OF/RHP

Louis

Coleman

LSU

Senior

RHP

Chris

Dominguez

Louisville

Junior

3B

Josh

Fellhauer

Cal State Fullerton

Junior

OF

Kyle

Gibson

Missouri

Junior

RHP

Jason

Kipnis

Arizona State

Junior

OF

Marc

Krauss

Ohio

Junior

IF/OF

Mike

Leake

Arizona State

Junior

RHP

Justin

Marks

Louisville

Junior

LHP

Bryan

Marquez

New Mexico State

Senior

2B

Kent

Matthes

Alabama

Senior

OF

Deck

McGuire

Georgia Tech

Sophomore

RHP

Tommy

Mendonca

Fresno State

Junior

3B

A.J.

Morris

Kansas State

Junior

RHP

Josh

Phegley

Indiana

Junior

C

Rich

Poythress

Georgia

Junior

1B

Brooks

Raley

Texas A&M

Sophomore

LHP/OF

Addison

Reed

San Diego State

Sophomore

RHP

Anthony

Rendon

Rice

Freshman

3B

Tony

Sanchez

Boston College

Junior

C

Angelo

Songco

Loyola Marymount

Junior

OF

Stephen

Strasburg

San Diego State

Junior

RHP

Alex

White

North Carolina

Junior

RHP

Alex

Wimmers

Ohio State

Sophomore

RHP

J.T.

Wise

Oklahoma

Senior

C/INF

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