Brendan McKay, Brent Rooker Highlight Golden Spikes Semifinalists

Louisville two-way star Brendan McKay and Mississippi State first baseman Brent Rooker headline the list of 25 semifinalists for USA Baseball’s Golden Spikes Award that was unveiled Wednesday.

The award will be presented on June 29 in Los Angeles and televised by ESPN.

USA Baseball will announce the finalist for the award Wednesday, June 14. Fans can participate in the voting by going to GoldenSpikesAward.com from May 31-June 9. Another round of voting begins June 14 after the finalists are announced.

Louisville, Oregon State and Virginia are the only teams with multiple semifinalists. McKay is joined by teammate Drew Ellis. The Beavers are represented by lefthander Luke Heimlich and infielder Nick Madrigal. The Cavaliers are represented by lefthander/outfielder Adam Haseley and first baseman Pavin Smith.

McKay is a semifinalist for the third time in his career. Missouri State third baseman Jake Burger made the list for the second consecutive year.

Kyle Lewis, the College Player of the Year last season, was the Golden Spikes winner in 2016. Other previous winners include Andrew Benintendi (2015), Kris Bryant (2013), Trevor Bauer (2011), Bryce Harper (2010) and Stephen Strasburg (2009).

Name, Year, Position, School
Jake Adams, Jr., IF, Iowa
J.B. Bukauskas, Jr., RHP, North Carolina
Jake Burger, Jr., IF, Missouri State
Griffin Canning, Jr., RHP, UCLA
Morgan Cooper, Jr., RHP, Texas
Greg Deichmann, Jr., OF, LSU
Drew Ellis, Jr., IF, Louisville
Alex Faedo, Jr., RHP, Florida
Stuart Fairchild, Jr., OF, Wake Forest
Steven Gingery, So., LHP, Texas Tech
Nate Harris, Sr., RHP, Louisiana Tech
Adam Haseley, Jr., LHP/OF, Virginia
Luke Heimlich, Jr., LHP, Oregon State
Keston Hiura, Jr., IF/OF, UC Irvine
Gunner Leger, Jr., LHP, Louisiana Lafayette
Nick Madrigal, So., IF, Oregon State
J.J. Matijevic, Jr., IF, Arizona
Brendan McKay, Jr., LHP/IF, Louisville
Nate Pearson, So., RHP, College of Central Florida
David Peterson, Jr., LHP, Oregon
Brent Rooker, Jr., OF, Mississippi State
JP Sears, Jr., LHP, The Citadel
Brian Shaffer, Jr., RHP, Maryland
Pavin Smith, Jr., IF/OF, Virginia
Evan White, Jr., IF, Kentucky

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