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<blockquote data-quote="Vernon" data-source="post: 132420096" data-attributes="member: 1034769"><p>MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (May 22, 2023) – West Virginia sophomore second baseman JJ Wetherholt has been named a semifinalist for both the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>He is one of 25 student-athletes and the only Big 12 representative among the Golden Spikes semifinalists while he is on a list of 60 semifinalists for the Howser.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Wetherholt also becomes just the second Mountaineer to be named a Golden Spikes semifinalist, joining Alek Manoah in 2019. Harrison Musgrave and Ryan McBroom were also named to the initial watchlist in 2014.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Mars, Pennsylvania native currently leads all Power 5 players with a .447 batting average, second-highest in the country. He also leads the Big 12 with 35 stolen bases and is just the fourth player since 2002 to have at least 35 extra base hits and 35 stolen bases in a season.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In addition to batting average and stolen bases, Wetherholt leads the Mountaineers in multiple other categories including home runs (15), RBI (56), runs (65), doubles (21), and OPS (1.296).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>To stay up to date on the 2023 Golden Spikes Award, visit GoldenSpikesAward.com and follow @USAGoldenSpikes on Instagram and Twitter.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The 2023 Golden Spikes Award timeline is as follows:</p><p></p><p>• June 5: Golden Spikes Award semifinalists fan voting ends</p><p></p><p>• June 7: Golden Spikes Award finalists announced and fan voting begins</p><p></p><p>• June 21: Golden Spikes Award finalists’ fan voting ends</p><p></p><p>• June 25: Golden Spikes Award winner announced</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A complete list of the 25-player 2023 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Semifinalists is as follows:</p><p></p><p>Name; Position; School; Conference</p><p></p><p>Max Anderson; INF; Nebraska; Big Ten</p><p></p><p>Jac Caglianone; 1B; Florida; SEC</p><p></p><p>Charlie Condon; 1B/OF; Georgia; SEC</p><p></p><p>Dylan Crews; OF; LSU; SEC</p><p></p><p>Chase Davis; OF; Arizona; PAC-12</p><p></p><p>Jake Gelof; INF/OF; Virginia; ACC</p><p></p><p>Caden Grice; 1B/LHP; Clemson; ACC</p><p></p><p>Tanner Hall; RHP; Southern Miss; Sun Belt</p><p></p><p>Josh Hartle; LHP; Wake Forest; ACC</p><p></p><p>Nick Kurtz; INF/OF; Wake Forest; ACC</p><p></p><p>Wyatt Langford; OF; Florida; SEC</p><p></p><p>Rhett Lowder; RHP; Wake Forest; ACC</p><p></p><p>Quinn Mathews; LHP; Stanford; PAC-12</p><p></p><p>Yohandy Morales; INF; Miami; ACC</p><p></p><p>Ethan Petry; OF; South Carolina; SEC</p><p></p><p>Alberto Rios; C; Stanford; PAC-12</p><p></p><p>Nolan Schanuel; INF/OF; FAU; C-USA</p><p></p><p>Paul Skenes; RHP; LSU; SEC</p><p></p><p>Hagen Smith; LHP; Arkansas; SEC</p><p></p><p>Kyle Teel; C/INF; Virginia; ACC</p><p></p><p>Brock Vradenburg; INF; Michigan State; Big Ten</p><p></p><p>JJ Wetherholt; INF; West Virginia; Big 12</p><p></p><p>Ben Williamson; INF; William & Mary; CAA</p><p></p><p>Tommy White; INF; LSU; SEC</p><p></p><p>Jacob Wilson; INF; Grand Canyon; WAC</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Dick Howser Trophy, presented by The Game Headwear, given in memory of the former Florida State University All-America shortstop and major league player and manager, who died of brain cancer in 1987, is regarded as baseball's most prestigious award. Criteria for consideration of the trophy include performance on the field, leadership, moral character and courage, qualities that were exemplified by Dick Howser's life.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The finalists will be announced on Thursday, June 8. The 2023 award will be presented at Charles Schwab Field in downtown Omaha, the home of the College World Series for the 11th year. The winner will be unveiled on MLB Network on Thursday, June 15, in the 9 a.m. (CDT) hour. A Friday, June 16 press conference with the winner will be held at 10 a.m., the opening day just prior to the first game of the 76th NCAA College World Series.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>2023 DICK HOWSER TROPHY SEMIFINALISTS</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Pos. Name, School</p><p></p><p>Kemp Aldersman, OF, Ole Miss</p><p></p><p>Max Anderson, 2B, Nebraska</p><p></p><p>Bryce Arnold, SS, Campbell</p><p></p><p>Jarrod Belbin, 2B, Campbell</p><p></p><p>Derek Bender, DH, Coastal Carolina</p><p></p><p>Jac Caglianone, 1B, Florida</p><p></p><p>Ryan Campos, C, Arizona State</p><p></p><p>Charlie Condon, OF, Georgia</p><p></p><p>Jonah Cox, OF, Oral Roberts</p><p></p><p>Jacob Cozart, C, NC State</p><p></p><p>Dylan Crews, OF, LSU</p><p></p><p>Chase Davis, OF, Arizona</p><p></p><p>Tyler Davis, 1B, Sam Houston State</p><p></p><p>Austin Deming, 3B, BYU</p><p></p><p>Kevin Dubrule, SS, Army-West Point</p><p></p><p>Eddie Felix, 2B, FGCU</p><p></p><p>Hunter Fitz-Gerald, 1B, Old Dominion</p><p></p><p>Ryan Galanie, 1B, Wofford</p><p></p><p>Jake Gelof, 3B, Virginia</p><p></p><p>Lucas Gordon, SP, Texas</p><p></p><p>Grant Jay, C, DBU</p><p></p><p>Tanner Hall, SP, Southern Miss</p><p></p><p>Calvin Harris, C, Ole Miss</p><p></p><p>Josh Hartle, SP, Wake Forest</p><p></p><p>Ty Hill, SS, Jackson State</p><p></p><p>Hunter Hines, DH, Mississippi State</p><p></p><p>Jack Hurley, OF, Virginia Tech</p><p></p><p>Jeremiah Jenkins, 1B, Maine</p><p></p><p>Justin Johnson, 2B, Wake Forest</p><p></p><p>Ryan Johnson, SP, DBU</p><p></p><p>Gavin Kash, 1B, Texas Tech</p><p></p><p>Luke Keaschall, 2B, Arizona State</p><p></p><p>Seth Keener, RP, Wake Forest</p><p></p><p>Joe Kinker, DH, FGCU</p><p></p><p>Nick Kurtz, 1B, Wake Forest</p><p></p><p>Wyatt Langford, OF, Florida</p><p></p><p>Shane Lewis, OF, Troy</p><p></p><p>Carson Liggett, SP, Louisville</p><p></p><p>Nick Lorruso, 3B, Maryland</p><p></p><p>Rhett Lowder, SP, Wake Forest</p><p></p><p>Brice Matthews, SS, Nebraksa</p><p></p><p>Omar Melendez, SP, Alabama State</p><p></p><p>Cole Messina, C, South Carolina</p><p></p><p>Braden Montgomery, OF, Stanford</p><p></p><p>Yohandy Morales, 3B, Miami</p><p></p><p>Ethan Petry, OF, South Carolina</p><p></p><p>Alberto Rios, OF, Stanford</p><p></p><p>Roc Riggio, 2B, Oklahoma State</p><p></p><p>Kiko Romero, 1B, Arizona</p><p></p><p>Nolan Schanuel, 1B, Florida Atlantic</p><p></p><p>Matt Shaw, SS, Maryland</p><p></p><p>Paul Skenes, SP, LSU</p><p></p><p>Kyle Teel, C, Virginia</p><p></p><p>Zach Thornton, SP, Grand Canyon</p><p></p><p>Payton Tolle, Utility, Wichita State</p><p></p><p>Brock Vradenburg, 1B, Michigan State</p><p></p><p>Bryson Ware, 3B, Auburn</p><p></p><p>JJ Wetherholt, 2B, West Virginia</p><p></p><p>Tommy White, 3B, LSU</p><p></p><p>Brock Wilken, 3B, Wake Forest</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vernon, post: 132420096, member: 1034769"] MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (May 22, 2023) – West Virginia sophomore second baseman JJ Wetherholt has been named a semifinalist for both the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy. He is one of 25 student-athletes and the only Big 12 representative among the Golden Spikes semifinalists while he is on a list of 60 semifinalists for the Howser. Wetherholt also becomes just the second Mountaineer to be named a Golden Spikes semifinalist, joining Alek Manoah in 2019. Harrison Musgrave and Ryan McBroom were also named to the initial watchlist in 2014. The Mars, Pennsylvania native currently leads all Power 5 players with a .447 batting average, second-highest in the country. He also leads the Big 12 with 35 stolen bases and is just the fourth player since 2002 to have at least 35 extra base hits and 35 stolen bases in a season. In addition to batting average and stolen bases, Wetherholt leads the Mountaineers in multiple other categories including home runs (15), RBI (56), runs (65), doubles (21), and OPS (1.296). 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. To stay up to date on the 2023 Golden Spikes Award, visit GoldenSpikesAward.com and follow @USAGoldenSpikes on Instagram and Twitter. 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 A complete list of the 25-player 2023 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Semifinalists is as follows: 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 The Dick Howser Trophy, presented by The Game Headwear, given in memory of the former Florida State University All-America shortstop and major league player and manager, who died of brain cancer in 1987, is regarded as baseball's most prestigious award. Criteria for consideration of the trophy include performance on the field, leadership, moral character and courage, qualities that were exemplified by Dick Howser's life. The finalists will be announced on Thursday, June 8. The 2023 award will be presented at Charles Schwab Field in downtown Omaha, the home of the College World Series for the 11th year. The winner will be unveiled on MLB Network on Thursday, June 15, in the 9 a.m. (CDT) hour. A Friday, June 16 press conference with the winner will be held at 10 a.m., the opening day just prior to the first game of the 76th NCAA College World Series. 2023 DICK HOWSER TROPHY SEMIFINALISTS Pos. Name, School Kemp Aldersman, OF, Ole Miss Max Anderson, 2B, Nebraska Bryce Arnold, SS, Campbell Jarrod Belbin, 2B, Campbell Derek Bender, DH, Coastal Carolina Jac Caglianone, 1B, Florida Ryan Campos, C, Arizona State Charlie Condon, OF, Georgia Jonah Cox, OF, Oral Roberts Jacob Cozart, C, NC State Dylan Crews, OF, LSU Chase Davis, OF, Arizona Tyler Davis, 1B, Sam Houston State Austin Deming, 3B, BYU Kevin Dubrule, SS, Army-West Point Eddie Felix, 2B, FGCU Hunter Fitz-Gerald, 1B, Old Dominion Ryan Galanie, 1B, Wofford Jake Gelof, 3B, Virginia Lucas Gordon, SP, Texas Grant Jay, C, DBU Tanner Hall, SP, Southern Miss Calvin Harris, C, Ole Miss Josh Hartle, SP, Wake Forest Ty Hill, SS, Jackson State Hunter Hines, DH, Mississippi State Jack Hurley, OF, Virginia Tech Jeremiah Jenkins, 1B, Maine Justin Johnson, 2B, Wake Forest Ryan Johnson, SP, DBU Gavin Kash, 1B, Texas Tech Luke Keaschall, 2B, Arizona State Seth Keener, RP, Wake Forest Joe Kinker, DH, FGCU Nick Kurtz, 1B, Wake Forest Wyatt Langford, OF, Florida Shane Lewis, OF, Troy Carson Liggett, SP, Louisville Nick Lorruso, 3B, Maryland Rhett Lowder, SP, Wake Forest Brice Matthews, SS, Nebraksa Omar Melendez, SP, Alabama State Cole Messina, C, South Carolina Braden Montgomery, OF, Stanford Yohandy Morales, 3B, Miami Ethan Petry, OF, South Carolina Alberto Rios, OF, Stanford Roc Riggio, 2B, Oklahoma State Kiko Romero, 1B, Arizona Nolan Schanuel, 1B, Florida Atlantic Matt Shaw, SS, Maryland Paul Skenes, SP, LSU Kyle Teel, C, Virginia Zach Thornton, SP, Grand Canyon Payton Tolle, Utility, Wichita State Brock Vradenburg, 1B, Michigan State Bryson Ware, 3B, Auburn JJ Wetherholt, 2B, West Virginia Tommy White, 3B, LSU Brock Wilken, 3B, Wake Forest For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 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