Alabama Shortstop Justin Lebron Named Semifinalist for Golden Spikes Award

Alabama baseball shortstop Justin Lebron has had a memorable week as it pertains to individual recognition. He received more on Sunday when USA Baseball announced the 25 semifinalists for the Golden Spikes Award, a list that includes Lebron.

The Crimson Tide sophomore has a team-high 18 home runs, and 69 runs batted in, during the 2025 season. Alabama recorded 40 wins in a regular season for the first time since 2002, before Lebron was born. He was named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy on Thursday and the Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week on Tuesday.

Dave Magadan is the only winner of the Golden Spikes in Alabama's program history. Magadan took home the hardware in 1983, batting an eye-popping .525 that year. The Golden Spikes is given annually to the best amateur baseball player in the country.

Georgia slugger Charlie Condon won the award last season. The 2025 list of semifinalists, with finalists being announced June 4, follows below. Lebron is the sole Crimson Tide player among these 25 athletes. This season's winner will be revealed on June 21.

Wehiwa Aloy, Arkansas
Kade Anderson, LSU
Jamie Arnold, Florida State
Aiva Arquette, Oregon State
Robbie Burnett, Georgia
Drew Burress, Georgia Tech
Roch Cholowsky, UCLA
Kerrington Cross, Cincinnati
Daniel Cuvet, Miami
Liam Doyle, Tennessee
Joseph Dzierwa, Michigan State
Ike Irish, Auburn
Jake Knapp, UNC
Justin Lebron, Alabama
Kade Lewis, Wake Forest
Alex Lodise, Florida State
Kyle Lodise, Georgia Tech
JB Middleton, Southern Miss
Jacob Morrison, Coastal Carolina
Mason Neville, Oregon
Jack Ohman, Yale
James Quinn-Irons, George Mason
Devin Taylor, Indiana
Dylan Volantis, Texas
Kyson Witherspoon, Oklahoma

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