Wetherholt Selected as a 2023 Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist

On Monday, West Virgina sophomore J.J. Wetherholt was one of 25 collegiate baseball players from around the country to be selected as a 2023 Golden Spikes Award semifinalist.

Wetherholt finished the regular season second in the country with a .447 batting average while leading the Big 12 Conference in slugging percentage (.786), OPS (1.296), runs (65), hits (92) and stolen bases (35).

Fan voting will again play a part in the Golden Spikes Award in 2023. Amateur baseball fans can vote for their favorite players on GoldenSpikesAward.com, beginning on May 22 with the naming of the semifinalists. USA Baseball will announce the finalists for the award on June 7, and fan voting will once again open at GoldenSpikesAward.com before closing on June 21.

The 2023 Golden Spikes Award timeline is as follows:

June 5: Golden Spikes Award semifinalists fan voting ends
June 7: Golden Spikes Award finalists announced and fan voting begins
June 21: Golden Spikes Award finalists fan voting ends
June 25: Golden Spikes Award winner announced

To stay up to date on the 2023 Golden Spikes Award, visit GoldenSpikesAward.com and follow @USAGoldenSpikes on Instagram and Twitter.

2023 Golden Spikes Award Semifinalists

Name; Position; School; Conference

Max Anderson; INF; Nebraska; Big Ten

Jac Caglianone; 1B; Florida; SEC

Charlie Condon; 1B/OF; Georgia; SEC

Dylan Crews; OF; LSU; SEC

Chase Davis; OF; Arizona; PAC-12

Jake Gelof; INF/OF; Virginia; ACC

Caden Grice; 1B/LHP; Clemson; ACC

Tanner Hall; RHP; Southern Miss; Sun Belt

Josh Hartle; LHP; Wake Forest; ACC

Nick Kurtz; INF/OF; Wake Forest; ACC

Wyatt Langford; OF; Florida; SEC

Rhett Lowder; RHP; Wake Forest; ACC

Quinn Mathews; LHP; Stanford; PAC-12

Yohandy Morales; INF; Miami; ACC

Ethan Petry; OF; South Carolina; SEC

Alberto Rios; C; Stanford; PAC-12

Nolan Schanuel; INF/OF; FAU; C-USA

Paul Skenes; RHP; LSU; SEC

Hagen Smith; LHP; Arkansas; SEC

Kyle Teel; C/INF; Virginia; ACC

Brock Vradenburg; INF; Michigan State; Big Ten

JJ Wetherholt; INF; West Virginia; Big 12

Ben Williamson; INF; William & Mary; CAA

Tommy White; INF; LSU; SEC

Jacob Wilson; INF; Grand Canyon; WAC

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