Jordan Named Golden Spikes Semifinalist

CARY, N.C. – Mississippi State sophomore Dakota Jordan has been named a semifinalist for the 2024 Golden Spikes Award, USA baseball announced on Monday. The Golden Spikes Award is awarded annually to the top amateur baseball player in the nation.

Jordan is the eighth Diamond Dawg to tabbed as a semifinalist. He is the first MSU player to earn semifinalists' honors since Landon Sims and Tanner Allen in 2021. Chris Stratton, Dakota Hudson, Brent Rooker, Jake Mangum and Ethan Small were also semifinalists for the Golden Spikes Award.

The only Bulldog to ever win the Golden Spikes Award is Will Clark in 1985.

Over his sophomore season at MSU, Jordan has shined for the Diamond Dawgs led the team in home runs (17) and RBIs (61). Jordan has the seventh-best batting average in the SEC hitting .363.

His 17 home runs are two shy of joining the single season top 10 mark at Mississippi State. His 61 runs batted in are the sixth-most in the SEC. He has 23 multi-hit games this season, the most on the team. He is one of only five players to have a four-hit game this season for MSU. Jordan also leads the team with a .691 slugging percentage and 74 hits.

In his two years wearing the Maroon and White, Jordan has hit 27 home runs while posting a .339 batting average and driving in 101 runs, while appearing in 99 career games.

The 46th Golden Spikes Award will be presented on June 22 at 6 p.m. on ESPN ahead of Game 1 of the College World Series finals.

The 2024 Golden Spikes Award timeline is as follows:
• May 20: Golden Spikes Award semifinalists announced, and fan voting begins
• June 3: Golden Spikes Award semifinalists fan voting ends
• June 5: Golden Spikes Award finalists announced, and fan voting begins
• June 21: Golden Spikes Award finalists fan voting ends
• June 22: Golden Spikes Award winner announced

Fan voting will again play a part in the Golden Spikes Award in 2024. Baseball fans can vote for their favorite players on GoldenSpikesAward.com, beginning today with the naming of the semifinalists. USA Baseball will announce the finalists for the award on June 5, and fan voting will once again open at GoldenSpikesAward.com before closing on June 21.

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Jordan Named Golden Spikes Semifinalist

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