TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State baseball juniors Jamie Arnold and Alex Lodise have been named semifinalists for the 2025 Golden Spikes Award.
 
Awarded annually to the best amateur baseball player in the country, Arnold, a left-handed starter, and Lodise, a shortstop, are two of 25 players recognized on the list of semifinalists. FSU is one of two teams with multiple honorees, as the Seminoles have two semifinalists for the fourth time in program history. Arnold is one of two players in 2025 to be bestowed with semifinalist distinction for a second consecutive year.
 
Fan voting will play a part in the Golden Spikes Award again in 2025. Fans can vote for Arnold and Lodise at GoldenSpikesAward.com now until May 28. There is no voting limit, and fans are encouraged to vote for both Arnold and Lodise as many times as they’d like every day. Direct short links to share and support Arnold and Lodise’s campaigns are available below.
 
Vote for Jamie Arnold: https://noles.co/GSVoteArnold
Vote for Alex Lodise: https://noles.co/GSVoteAlex
 
Two of the best players in the country, Arnold and Lodise have helped Florida State to a top-five national ranking, a runner-up finish in the ACC and a 37-13 record in the regular season. The duo have earned numerous preseason, midseason and late-season accolades, which includes being named semifinalists for the Dick Howser Trophy late last week.
 
Arnold is 19th in the country in strikeouts per nine innings (12.27). He is second in the ACC in ERA (2.59), third in hits allowed per nine innings (6.14) and fourth in strikeouts (90) and WHIP (1.03). Arnold is 6-2 with 19 earned runs allowed on 45 hits in 66.0 innings.
 
Lodise ranks No. 4 in the NCAA in hits per game (1.74), No. 6 in batting average (.422), No. 11 in total bases (159) and hits (87) and No. 14 in slugging percentage (.772). He also is second in the ACC in RBI (63) and RBI per game (1.26), third in home runs (17) and home runs per game (0.34), fifth in on-base percentage (.483) and sixth in doubles per game (.34). Lodise has 17 doubles, two triples, 57 runs scored and 22 walks to go along with six stolen bases in six attempts.
 
Earlier this season, Lodise was recognized as the Midseason National Player of the Year by Baseball America and Perfect Game, the Midseason Top Player by D1Baseball and a Midseason First Team All-American by D1Baseball and Perfect Game. A National Player of the Week, he also was named to the Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Year Watch List by the College Baseball Foundation.
 
Arnold was named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List and the College Baseball Foundation National Pitcher of the Year Award Watch List. He was named a Midseason Second Team All-American by Perfect Game and earned numerous Preseason National Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-America honors.
 
Arnold and Lodise’s list of awards throughout the 2025 season also include ACC Player and Pitcher of the Week accolades.
 
The Seminoles begin postseason play at the 2024 ACC Baseball Championship next week as the No. 2 seed. FSU secured a double bye in the single-elimination, 16-team event. Florida State will open play in the quarterfinal on Friday, May 23, at 3 p.m. ET. The championship is set for May 20-25 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina.
 
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