On May 18, USA Baseball announced a 25-player list of semifinalists for the 2025 Golden Spikes award. And as expected, it’s a loaded list. College baseball stars Jamie Arnold and Liam Doyle headline a deep list, one that includes some of the best sophomores and seniors across the NCAA.

Here’s the list of semifinalists for the 2025 Golden Spikes award:

Name	School	Class	Position	Conference
Wehiwa Aloy	Arkansas	JR	INF	SEC
Kade Anderson	LSU	SO	LHP	SEC
Jamie Arnold	Florida State	JR	LHP	ACC
Aiva Arquette	Oregon State	JR	INF	Pac-12
Robbie Burnett	Georgia	SR	INF/OF	SEC
Drew Burress	Georgia Tech	SO	OF	ACC
Roch Cholowsky	UCLA	SO	INF	Big Ten
Kerrington Cross	Cincinnati	INF	3B	Big 12
Daniel Cuvet	Miami	SO	INF	ACC
Liam Doyle	Tennessee	JR	LHP	SEC
Joseph Dzierwa	Michigan State	JR	LHP	Big Ten
Ike Irish	Auburn	JR	OF/C	SEC
Jake Knapp	UNC	GR	RHP	ACC
Justin Lebron	Alabama	SO	INF	SEC
Kade Lewis	Wake Forest	SO	INF	ACC
Alex Lodise	Florida State	JR	INF	ACC
Kyle Lodise	Georgia Tech	JR	INF	ACC
JB Middleton	Southern Miss	JR	RHP	Sun Belt
Jacob Morrison	Coastal Carolina	R-SO	RHP	Sun Belt
Mason Neville	Oregon	JR	OF	Big Ten
Jack Ohman	Yale	FR	RHP	Ivy League
James Quinn-Irons	George Mason	JR	OF	A-10
Devin Taylor	Indiana	JR	OF	Big Ten
Dylan Volantis	Texas	FR	LHP	SEC
Kyson Witherspoon	Oklahoma	JR	RHP	SEC

It’s a list filled with superstars across the college landscape. Among the names include pitchers Liam Doyle and Kade Anderson, SEC stars who will likely be first-round picks this July. Doyle led the NCAA in strikeouts (137) in the regular season, while Anderson came close with 133.

Both Anderson and Doyle were on the midseason watch list.

Among other notable pitchers include Kyson Witherspoon, the ace of the Sooners who finished seventh in the NCAA in strikeouts (112), plus breakout lefty Joseph Dzierwa from Michigan State.

As for the bats, FSU star Alex Lodise led the ACC in total bases (159) and headlines a deep crop of bats.

George Mason outfielder James Quinn-Irons hit .410 this season. Sophomore Kade Lewis hit .395 and helped keep things together for Wake Forest after transferring from Butler last summer.

Roch Cholowsky, meanwhile, finished tied with Mason Neville and Southern University bat Cardell Thibodeaux for 19th in the NCAA in total bases (154). Cholowsky was in the 2026 first-round conversation heading into 2025 — and firmly put himself near the top of the board after a standout season with UCLA.

The finalists for the 2025 Golden Spikes will be announced on June 4. The winner will be announced on June 21.

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