CARY, N.C. — Georgia’s Charlie Condon on Saturday was chosen the winner of the Golden Spikes Award because the nation’s prime beginner baseball participant.
Condon, who final week received the Dick Howser Trophy as faculty baseball’s nationwide participant of the yr, sits atop the NCAA leaderboard in most main offensive classes. His 37 house runs had been probably the most since Lance Berkman hit 41 for Rice in 1997. He additionally led the nation in batting common (.433), slugging proportion (1.009), whole bases (233) and OPS (1.565).
The Southeastern Convention participant of the yr additionally ranked within the prime six nationally in on-base proportion (.556) and runs scored (84).
Condon was the fifth Golden Spikes finalist in Georgia program historical past and the varsity’s first winner. He’s the eleventh winner from the Southeastern Convention, most of any convention.
Condon had seven video games with two or extra homers and he went deep in eight straight video games from April 26 to Might 9.
His 37 homers had been three behind the SEC file, and he’s tied for fifth all-time within the convention with 62 profession homers in two seasons.
Condon was chosen by voting of nationwide baseball media, choose skilled baseball personnel and USA Baseball employees, and the earlier winners of the award. Fan voting contributed to the voting whole.
Arkansas pitcher Hagen Smith and Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana had been the opposite finalists.
LSU outfielder Dylan Crews received the Golden Spikes Award final yr and was the No. 2 general decide by Washington within the beginner draft.
