Golden Spikes Award

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amateur sports award baseball award

The Golden Spikes Award is an annual honor given to the top amateur baseball player in the United States, widely regarded as the sport’s most prestigious amateur accolade.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	amateur sports award → baseball award →
associatedWith	Major League Baseball draft → NCAA baseball →
awardedFor	top amateur baseball player in the United States →
awardType	player of the year award →
ceremonyFormat	award ceremony →
country	United States →
eligibility	United States-based amateur players → amateur baseball players →
field	college baseball → high school baseball →
firstAwarded	1978 →
frequency	annual →
genre	individual sports award →
hasAbbreviation	GSA →
hasCategory	Awards established in 1978 → Baseball awards in the United States → College baseball trophies and awards →
hasComponent	finalists list → semifinalists list → watch list →
hasLanguage	English →
hasWebsite	https://www.goldenspikesaward.com →
inception	1978 →
locationCountry	United States →
mediaCoverage	national sports media →
namedAfter	golden spikes (symbolic baseball cleats spikes) →
notableFor	prestigious amateur baseball accolade →
organizer	USA Baseball →
presentedBy	USA Baseball →
recognizes	character → on-field performance → sportsmanship →
relatedTo	Baseball America College Player of the Year Award → Dick Howser Trophy →
reputation	most prestigious amateur baseball award in the United States →
selectionProcess	baseball industry voting component → fan voting component → media voting component → voting →
sponsor	Major League Baseball →
sport	baseball →
status	active →
targetAudience	baseball community →
timeOfYear	summer →
typicalLevel	collegiate →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Terry Francona →	awardReceived
USA Baseball →	awards
Jason Varitek →	collegeAward
Most Outstanding Player of the College World Series →	isDistinctFrom