After winning the Dick Howser Trophy, Florida State shortstop Alex Lodise was perceived as the frontrunner to also take home the Golden Spikes Award.
It was not to be, though, as Arkansas shortstop Wehiwa Aloy was announced as the winner on Saturday just before the first game of the College World Series championship series.
The announcement certainly comes as a surprise when you compare the two shortstop's statistics this season. Aloy had four more home runs (21 to 17) and was very marginally better in fielding percentage (.978 to .977). Lodise was well better in batting average (.394 to .350), on-base percentage (.462 to .434) and slugging percentage (.705 to .673) with an identical number of RBI (68).
Regardless, Lodise had a remarkable season and made himself quite a bit of money going from off the MLB Draft radar to a projected second-round pick in July's draft.
More on Lodise's journey from overlooked and underrated high-school prospect to one of the best college baseball players nationally
It was not to be, though, as Arkansas shortstop Wehiwa Aloy was announced as the winner on Saturday just before the first game of the College World Series championship series.
The announcement certainly comes as a surprise when you compare the two shortstop's statistics this season. Aloy had four more home runs (21 to 17) and was very marginally better in fielding percentage (.978 to .977). Lodise was well better in batting average (.394 to .350), on-base percentage (.462 to .434) and slugging percentage (.705 to .673) with an identical number of RBI (68).
Regardless, Lodise had a remarkable season and made himself quite a bit of money going from off the MLB Draft radar to a projected second-round pick in July's draft.
More on Lodise's journey from overlooked and underrated high-school prospect to one of the best college baseball players nationally
