Ivan Melendez becomes Texas Baseball’s first Golden Spikes Award recipient.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Baseball's Ivan Melendez was named the 44th winner of the Golden Spikes Award, announced in a live presentation during the College World Series Special on ESPN. Created in 1978, the Golden Spikes Award honors the top amateur baseball player in the United States based on their athletic ability, sportsmanship, character, and overall contribution to the sport.
Melendez is the first Longhorn to win the award in the program's heralded history. Texas boasts the second-most Golden Spikes Award finalists all-time with 11 and is one of three schools to have a finalist in 11 different seasons.