Alabama shortstop named semifinalist for top college baseball award
Alabama shortstop named semifinalist for top college baseball award
One of the premier individual honors annually in college baseball, Alabama Crimson Tide shortstop Justin Lebron is among the list of finalists for the 2025 Golden Spikes Award.
Announced on Sunday by USA Baseball, there were 25 total semifinalists for the award, with Lebron the lone player from Alabama included on the list.
Throughout the 2025 season, Lebron has been one of Alabama's most productive hitters, and currently owns a .313 AVG with a 1.064 OPS across 55 games played, each of which the sophomore has started. Alongside those totals, Lebron also has hit 18 home runs with a team-high 69 RBI, while also 16-of-17 on stolen base attempts.
Lebron's next chance to improve on those numbers will come in the SEC Tournament later this week, with Alabama set to face Missouri in the first round Tuesday morning.
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