CARY, N.C. – Georgia's Charlie Condon was selected Saturday as the winner of the Golden Spikes Award as the nation's top amateur baseball player.
Condon, who last week won the Dick Howser Trophy as college baseball's national player of the year, sits atop the NCAA rankings in most major offensive categories. His 37 home runs were the most since Lance Berkman hit 41 for Rice in 1997. He also led the nation in batting average (.433), slugging percentage (1.009), total bases (233) and OPS (1.565). ).
The Southeastern Conference Player of the Year also ranked in the top six nationally in on-base percentage (.556) and runs scored (84).
Condon was the fifth Golden Spikes finalist in Georgia program history and the school's first winner. He is the 11th Southeastern Conference winner, the most of any conference.
Condon had seven games with two or more home runs and homered in eight consecutive games from April 26 to May 9.
His 37 home runs were three shy of the SEC record, and he is tied for fifth all-time in the conference with 62 home runs in two seasons.
Condon was selected through voting by the national baseball media, select professional baseball personnel and USA Baseball staff, and previous award recipients. Fan voting contributed to the voting total.
Arkansas pitcher Hagen Smith and Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana were the other finalists.
LSU outfielder Dylan Crews won the Golden Spikes award last year and was Washington's second overall pick in the amateur draft.
