TCU baseball player Nick Lodolo is one of 40 collegiate and high-school baseball players around the country who have been nominated for this year's Golden Spikes Award.
The Golden Spikes Award goes to the country's top amateur baseball player. The nominees were announced by USA Baseball.
Other nominees from the Big 12 include: Cody Bradford and Shea Langellers of Baylor, Josh Jung of Texas Tech and Alek Manoah.
Lodolo, a junior, is the ace of TCU's pitching staff. As the Frog's Friday night starter, the left-hander is 5-2 this season. He has an ERA of 1.34. He has recorded 74 strikeouts in 60.1 innings. He is holding hitters to a combined batting average of .196.
The Golden Spikes Award, created by USA Baseball and sponsored by the Major League Baseball Players Association, was first presented in 1978. Presented in partnership with the Rod Dedeaux Foundation, the winner of the 42nd Golden Spikes Award will be announced on June 14.
The 2018 award Golden Spikes Award winner was Andrew Vaughn, an infielder for the University of California.
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