OMAHA — Georgia Baseball has their program’s first ever Golden Spikes Award winner as Charlie Condon was named the nation’s best baseball player on Saturday.
The best player in college baseball.
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) June 22, 2024
Charlie Condon is the first player in @BaseballUGA history to win the Golden Spikes Award 🏆 pic.twitter.com/QAtqk93ASM
In an interview with ESPN, Condon said the award “means everything” and “something I really worked hard for.”
Condon has had one of the most decorated seasons in college baseball history after having a .433 batting average, 37 home runs and 78 runs batted in.
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Over the course of his career as a starter, Condon boasts a .410 batting average with 30 doubles, two triples, 62 home runs, 145 RBI and 90 walks in 116 games, all starts.
He also led the eighth-ranked Bulldogs in 2024 to an NCAA Super Regional and final record of 43-17. Condon is also a 2024 recipient of the Dick Howser Trophy and the Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award, both firsts in school history.
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The Marietta native is expected to be a high draft pick in the upcoming MLB Draft.
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