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CARY, N.C. – George Mason junior center fielder James Quinn-Irons has been named one of the 25 semifinalists for the 47^th Golden Spikes Award, USA Baseball announced Sunday afternoon.

Quinn-Irons is the first Golden Spikes Award semifinalist in George Mason baseball program history.  The award is given annually to the best amateur baseball player in the nation.

With this nomination, Quinn-Irons becomes only the third Atlantic 10 player to be named a semifinalist. The previous two were pitchers Matt Mikulski of Fordham in 2021 and Adam Mills of Charlotte in 2007.

Twenty-three different schools are represented in this year's semifinalist group. Georgia Tech and Florida State are the only schools that have two semifinalists.

"With another terrific amateur baseball season nearing the finish line, we are thrilled to honor the twenty-five best players in the country as Golden Spikes Award semifinalists," said USA Baseball CEO/Executive Director Paul Seiler. "These athletes have put together tremendous seasons and are extremely deserving of this honor. We are excited to watch the remainder of season and to name the forty-seventh winner of the Golden Spikes Award next month."

Quinn-Irons started all 55 games in George Mason's regular season and had a batting average of .410 (89-for-217). He led the team in hits (89), doubles, (22), home runs (14) and RBI (78), is second in runs scored (67) and stolen bases (28-34) and third in walks (35).

In his junior season campaign, the Reston, Va., native had 27 multi-hit games, 24 multi-RBI games and two multi-home run games.

He was a three-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Week, the most of any player in the league. In overall stats, he led the conference in OPS (1.239), doubles (22) and total bases (157). He was second in batting average (.410), hits, (89), RBI (78) and on-base percentage (.515) and was fourth in slugging percentage (.724).

Among NCAA leaders, Quinn-Irons is third in the nation in RBI (78), seventh in hits (89), 13^th in total bases (157), 14^th in batting average (.410) and doubles (22), 16^th in on-base percentage (.515), 26^th in runs scored (67) and 41^st in slugging percentage (.724).

FAN VOTING

Fan voting will again play a part in the Golden Spikes Award in 2025. 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 4, and fan voting will once again open at GoldenSpikesAward.com before closing on June 20.

The 47^th Golden Spikes Award will be presented on June 21 on ESPN at 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. ET prior to first pitch of Game 1 of the Men's College World Series finals.

The 2025 Golden Spikes Award timeline is as follows:
• May 18: Golden Spikes Award semifinalists announced, and fan voting begins
• May 28: Golden Spikes Award semifinalists fan voting ends
• June 4: Golden Spikes Award finalists announced, and fan voting begins
• June 20: Golden Spikes Award finalists fan voting ends
• June 21: Golden Spikes Award winner announced

To stay up to date on the 2025 Golden Spikes Award, visit GoldenSpikesAward.com and follow @USAGoldenSpikes on Instagram and Twitter/X.

ABOUT GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD

Since 1978, USA Baseball has honored the top amateur baseball player in the country with the Golden Spikes Award. The award, which is presented on ESPN annually, goes to the amateur baseball player who exhibits exceptional athletic ability and exemplary sportsmanship. The 2024 Golden Spikes Award winner was Charlie Condon from the University of Georgia. Winners of this prestigious award from the past 20 years include Major League Baseball All-Stars such as Adley Rutschman ('19), Andrew Benintendi ('15), Kris Bryant ('13), Mike Zunino ('12), Trevor Bauer ('11), Bryce Harper ('10), Stephen Strasburg ('09), Buster Posey ('08), David Price ('07), Tim Lincecum ('06), Alex Gordon ('05), and Jered Weaver ('04). Fans can follow the Golden Spikes Award on Instagram and Twitter @USAGoldenSpikes.

A complete list of the 25-player 2025 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award semifinalists is as follows:

Name; School; Year; Position; Conference
Wehiwa Aloy - Arkansas - JR - SS - SEC
Kade Anderson - LSU - SO - LHP - SEC
Jamie Arnold - Florida State - JR - LHP - ACC
Aiva Arquette - Oregon State - JR - SS - Pac-12
Robbie Burnett - Georgia - SR - INF/OF - SEC
Drew Burress - Georgia Tech - SO - OF - ACC
Roch Cholowsky - UCLA - SO - SS - Big Ten
Kerrington Cross - Cincinnati - SR - 3B - Big 12
Daniel Cuvet - Miami - SO - 3B - ACC
Liam Doyle - Tennessee - JR - RHP - SEC
Joseph Dzierwa - Michigan State - JR - LHP - Big Ten
Ike Irish - Auburn - JR - OF/C - SEC
Jake Knapp - UNC - GR - RHP - ACC
Justin Lebron - Alabama - SO - SS - SEC
Kade Lewis - Wake Forest - SO - INF - ACC
Alex Lodise - Florida State - JR - INF - ACC
Kyle Lodise - Georgia Tech - JR - INF - ACC
JB Middleton - Southern Miss - JR - RHP – Sun Belt
Jacob Morrison - Coastal Carolina - R-SO - RHP - Sun Belt
Mason Neville - Oregon - JR - CF - Big Ten
Jack Ohman - Yale - FR - RHP - Ivy League
James Quinn-Irons - George Mason - JR - CF - A-10
Devin Taylor - Indiana - JR - OF - Big Ten
Dylan Volantis - Texas - FR - LHP - SEC
Kyson Witherspoon - Oklahoma - JR - RHP - SEC