April 7, 2004
TEMPE, Ariz. (www.TheSunDevils.com) -- Arizona State junior shortstop Dustin Pedroia is one of 30 college baseball players named to the initial watch list for the 2004 Golden Spikes Award by USA Baseball. The Golden Spikes Award is given annual to the top amateur baseball player in the country.
Pedroia (Woodland, Calif.) is second in the Pac-10 hitting .411 (53-for-129) with 16 doubles, five home runs and 29 RBI. He has recorded at least one hit in 27 of ASU's 31 games and leads the Sun Devils with 14 multi-hit games. Pedroia is also amongst the league leaders in hits (53, 1st), runs scores (42, 1st), doubles (16, T-1st), total bases (84, 1st), slugging percentage (.651, 3rd) and on base percentage (.513, 3rd).
Pedroia was also named to the initial Golden Spikes Award watch list last season en route to an All-American campaign in which he hit .404 with an ASU and Pac-10 single-season record 34 doubles. He was the starting shortstop in 2002 and 2003 for the USA Baseball National Team.
Arizona State has had three previous winners of the Golden Spikes Award. Bob Horner (1978), Oddibe McDowell (1984) and Mike Kelly (1991) all won the prestigious award during their Sun Devil careers. USA Baseball will announce their five finalists for the 2004 Golden Spikes Award in June.
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PLAYER
|
Pos
|
Year
|
College
|
BA
|
2B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
FLD %
|
|
Dennis
Bigley
|
RHP/IF
|
Jr
|
Oral
Roberts
|
.381
|
7
|
6
|
24
|
1
|
.990
|
|
Ryan
Braun
|
IF
|
So
|
Miami-FL
|
.353
|
7
|
5
|
29
|
18
|
.927
|
|
Alex
Gordon
|
IF
|
So
|
Nebraska
|
.400
|
9
|
10
|
39
|
4
|
.938
|
|
Stephen
Head
|
LHP/IF
|
So
|
Mississippi
|
.421
|
8
|
10
|
41
|
1
|
.978
|
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J.C.
Holt
|
OF
|
Jr
|
LSU
|
.407
|
11
|
4
|
22
|
7
|
1.000
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Marshall
Hubbard
|
IF/OF
|
Jr
|
North
Carolina
|
.327
|
9
|
11
|
43
|
2
|
.983
|
|
Devin
Ivany
|
C
|
Jr
|
South
Florida
|
.404
|
10
|
3
|
35
|
6
|
.981
|
|
Jason
Jaramillo
|
C
|
Jr
|
Oklahoma
St.
|
.380
|
7
|
4
|
30
|
0
|
.995
|
|
Joe
Koshanksy
|
LHP/IF
|
Sr
|
Virginia
|
.308
|
9
|
10
|
44
|
3
|
.996
|
|
Trevor
Lawhorn
|
IF
|
So
|
East
Carolina
|
.342
|
9
|
12
|
31
|
3
|
.954
|
|
Brent
Lillibridge
|
IF
|
So
|
Washington
|
.343
|
7
|
6
|
20
|
11
|
.950
|
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Jed
Lowrie
|
IF
|
So
|
Stanford
|
.388
|
5
|
8
|
37
|
1
|
.970
|
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Eddy
Martinez-Esteve
|
OF
|
So
|
Florida
St.
|
.411
|
10
|
10
|
38
|
2
|
.970
|
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Brad
McCann
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IF
|
Jr
|
Clemson
|
.421
|
10
|
8
|
30
|
1
|
.930
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Micah
Owings
|
RHP/IF
|
So
|
Georgia
Tech
|
.333
|
7
|
10
|
35
|
1
|
.941
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Dustin
Pedroia
|
IF
|
Jr
|
Arizona
St.
|
.411
|
16
|
5
|
29
|
3
|
.959
|
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Landon
Powell
|
C
|
Sr
|
South
Carolina
|
.391
|
10
|
7
|
37
|
1
|
1.000
|
|
B.J.
Szymanski
|
OF
|
Jr
|
Princeton
|
.421
|
5
|
3
|
22
|
4
|
.935
|
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TWO-WAY
|
Pos
|
Year
|
College
|
IP
|
W-L
|
SV
|
BB
|
SO
|
ERA
|
|
Dennis
Bigley
|
RHP/IF
|
Jr
|
Oral
Roberts
|
59.2
|
5-1
|
0
|
9
|
56
|
1.96
|
|
Stephen
Head
|
LHP/IF
|
So
|
Mississippi
|
37.0
|
4-0
|
2
|
8
|
32
|
2.92
|
|
Joe
Koshanksy
|
LHP/IF
|
Sr
|
Virginia
|
51.0
|
5-1
|
0
|
16
|
40
|
2.82
|
|
Micah
Owings
|
RHP/IF
|
So
|
Georgia
Tech
|
48.1
|
3-2
|
0
|
18
|
50
|
3.91
|
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PITCHER
|
Pos
|
Year
|
College
|
IP
|
W-L
|
SV
|
BB
|
SO
|
ERA
|
|
Thomas
Diamond
|
RHP
|
Jr
|
New
Orleans
|
60.0
|
4-3
|
0
|
17
|
78
|
2.70
|
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J.P.
Howell
|
LHP
|
Jr
|
Texas
|
57.2
|
7-1
|
1
|
21
|
70
|
1.87
|
|
Philip
Humber
|
RHP
|
Jr
|
Rice
|
52.1
|
6-1
|
1
|
14
|
72
|
1.72
|
|
Mike
Pelfrey
|
RHP
|
So
|
Wichita
St.
|
40.1
|
3-0
|
0
|
9
|
37
|
2.45
|
|
Steven
Register
|
RHP
|
Jr
|
Auburn
|
27.1
|
5-0
|
6
|
5
|
26
|
1.98
|
|
Michael
Rogers
|
RHP
|
So
|
NC
State
|
55.1
|
5-1
|
0
|
9
|
57
|
2.60
|
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Jeremy
Sowers
|
LHP
|
Jr
|
Vanderbilt
|
48.0
|
5-1
|
0
|
5
|
51
|
2.81
|
|
Brett
Smith
|
RHP
|
Jr
|
UC
Irvine
|
47.0
|
5-0
|
0
|
14
|
45
|
2.30
|
|
Huston
Street
|
RHP
|
Jr
|
Texas
|
14.0
|
3-0
|
2
|
5
|
17
|
0.64
|
|
Wade
Townsend
|
RHP
|
Jr
|
Rice
|
60.1
|
6-0
|
2
|
26
|
77
|
1.49
|
|
Justin
Verlander
|
RHP
|
Jr
|
Old
Dominion
|
54.0
|
3-3
|
0
|
28
|
74
|
3.50
|
|
Jered
Weaver
|
RHP
|
Jr
|
Long
Beach St.
|
64.2
|
9-0
|
0
|
9
|
100
|
0.84
|