Baseball: Gyorko a Golden Spikes Award Candidate
February 18, 2010 04:52 PM | General
February 18, 2010
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| Jedd Gyorko |
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University baseball player Jedd Gyorko was one of 50 players named to the preseason Golden Spikes Award watch list, announced today by USA Baseball.
“We’re very pleased to announce the 50 members of the preseason watch list for the 2010 Golden Spikes Award,” said Paul Seiler, Executive Director/CEO of USA Baseball. “The level of amateur baseball talent in our country continues to rise each year.”
Gyorko, the preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year, batted .421 with eight home runs, 58 RBIs and a school-record 28 doubles in 2009. He has earned several preseason accolades prior to the upcoming season, including second-team All-America honors by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
On Tuesday, June 1, USA Baseball officials will cut the watch list of players to 30 names. The final list of 30 will then be sent to a voting body consisting of a select professional baseball personnel, past USA Baseball National Team coaches, select members of the media, former USA Baseball sports information directors, and current USA Baseball staff - close to 150 voters in total.
Fan voting will once again be a part of the Golden Spikes Award in 2010. June 1 will also mark the day when college baseball fans from across the country will be able to vote for their favorite player for the Golden Spikes Award on GoldenSpikesAward.com. As part of this selection process all voters will be asked to choose five players from the list of 30 names. On Tuesday, June 8, USA Baseball will announce the five finalists, and voting will once again commence that same day.
The 2010 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award will be presented nationally July 13 on an award show via live telecast from Anaheim on GoldenSpikesAward.com, USABaseball.com and MLB.com in conjunction with All-Star FanFest.
Past winners of the Golden Spikes Award include Terry Francona (1980), Will Clark (1985), Robin Ventura (1988), Jason Varitek (1994), J.D. Drew (1997), Mark Prior (2001), Jered Weaver (2004), Tim Lincecum (2006), David Price (2007), Buster Posey (2008) and last year’s winner, Stephen Strasburg.
Gyorko and the Mountaineers begin their season on Friday, Feb. 19, at 12th-ranked Coastal Carolina. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. at Charles Watson Stadium.
