OMAHA, NEB. — Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman has won the Golden Spikes Award as the nation's outstanding college baseball player.
The No. 1 overall draft pick by the Orioles was the Pac-12 player of the year after batting .411 with 17 home runs and 58 RBIs and an NCAA-leading .575 on-base percentage. Last year, he was the College World Series Most Outstanding Player for the national champion Beavers.
Rutschman is the first Oregon State player and ninth from the Pac-12 to win the award. California's Andrew Vaughn won last year, making this the first time the Pac-12 has had back-to-back winners.
Golden Spikes winners
2019—Adley Rutschman, c, Oregon State
2018—Andrew Vaughn, 1b, California
2017—Brendan McKay, lhp/1b, Louisville
2016—Kyle Lewis, of, Mercer
2015—Andrew Benintendi, of, Arkansas
2014—A.J. Reed, inf-p, Kentucky
2013—Kris Bryant, inf, San Diego
2012—Mike Zunino, c, Florida
2011—Trevor Bauer, p, UCLA
2010—Bryce Harper, c, Southern Nevada
2009—Stephen Strasburg, p, San Diego State
2008—Buster Posey, c, Florida State
2007—David Price, p, Vanderbilt
2006—Tim Lincecum, p, Washington
2005—Alex Gordon, 3b, Nebraska
2004—Jered Weaver, p, Long Beach State
2003—Rickie Weeks, inf, Southern U.
2002—Khalil Greene, ss, Clemson
2001—Mark Prior, p, Southern California
2000—Kip Bouknight, p, South Carolina
1999—Jason Jennings, p-dh, Baylor
1998—Pat Burrell, 3b, Miami
1997—J.D. Drew, of, Florida State
1996—Travis Lee, 1b, San Diego State
1995—Mark Kotsay, of, Cal State-Fullerton
1994—Jason Varitek, c, Georgia Tech
1993—Darren Dreifort, p, Wichita State
1992—Phil Nevin, c, Cal State-Fullerton
1991—Mike Kelly, of, Arizona State
1990—Alex Fernandez, p, Miami-Dade South
1989—Ben McDonald, p, Louisiana State
1988—Robin Ventura, 3b, Oklahoma State
1987—Jim Abbott, p, Michigan
1986—Mike Loynd, p, Florida State
1985—Will Clark, 1b, Mississippi State
1984—Oddibe McDowell, of, Arizona State
1983—Dave Magadan, inf, Alabama
1982—Augie Schmidt, inf, New Orleans
1981—Mike Fuentes, of, Florida State
1980—Terry Francona, of, Arizona
1979—Tim Wallach, inf, Cal State-Fullerton
1978—Bob Horner, inf, Arizona State