USA Baseball, the national governing body for the amateur version of the sport, has presented the Golden Spikes Award to the country's best amateur player since 1978.
Although it doesn't have to go to a college player, in practice the winner has always been a current or recent college star, often someone who distinguished himself with the national team, in the Olympics or other international competition.
The award is co-sponsored by the Major League Baseball Players Association.
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| Year | Player, School, Pos. |
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| 1978 | Bob Horner, Ariz. St, 2B |
| 1979 | Tim Wallach, Cal St.-Fullerton, 1B |
| 1980 | Terry Francona, Arizona, OF |
| 1981 | Mike Fuentes, Fla. St., OF |
| 1982 | Augie Schmidt, N. Orleans, SS |
| 1983 | Dave Magadan, Alabama, 1B |
| 1984 | Oddibe McDowell, Ariz. St., OF |
| 1985 | Will Clark, Miss St., 1B |
| 1986 | Mike Loynd, Fla. St., P |
| 1987 | Jim Abbott, Michigan, P |
| 1988 | Robin Ventura, Okla. St., 3B |
| 1989 | Ben McDonald, LSU, P |
| 1990 | Alex Fernandez, Miami-Dade, P |
| 1991 | Mike Kelly, Ariz. St., OF |
| 1992 | Phil Nevin, Cal St.-Fullerton, 3B |
| 1993 | Darren Dreifort, Wichita St., P |
| 1994 | Jason Varitek, Ga. Tech, C |
| 1995 | Mark Kotsay, Cal St.-Fullerton, OF |
| 1996 | Travis Lee, San Diego St., 1B |
| 1997 | J. D. Drew, Florida St., OF |
| 1998 | Pat Burrell, Miami-FL, 3B |
| 1999 | Jason Jennings, Baylor, P-DH |
| 2000 | Kip Bouknight, South Carolina, P |
| 2001 | Mark Prior, Southern Cal, P |
| 2002 | Khalil Greene, Clemson, SS |
| 2003 | Richie Weeks, Southern, 2B |
| 2004 | Jered Weaver, Long Beach St., P |
| 2005 | Alex Gordon, Nebraska, 3B |
| 2006 | Tim Lincecum, Washington, P |
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