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
|
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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
|
