TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State baseball junior shortstop Alex Lodise has been named a finalist for two major national player of the year accolades, the Golden Spikes Award and Brooks Wallace Award.
 
Awarded annually to the best amateur baseball player in the country by USA Baseball, Lodise is one of three finalists for the Golden Spikes Award. He is one of five Brooks Wallace Award finalists, which is presented to the best shortstop by the College Baseball Foundation.
 
Lodise is the only ACC player named a finalist for either award.
 
Fan voting will play a part in the Golden Spikes Award again in 2025. Fans can vote for Lodise at GoldenSpikesAward.com now until June 20. There is no voting limit, and fans are encouraged to vote for Lodise as many times as they’d like every day. Direct short links to share and support Lodise’s campaign is available below.
 
Vote for Alex Lodise: https://noles.co/GSVoteAlex
 
Lodise is the 11th FSU player to be named a Golden Spikes Award finalist and first since Buster Posey in 2008, who ultimately won the award. Posey is one of four Seminoles to have won the Golden Spikes Award since it was first presented in 1978, joining Mike Fuentes (1981), Mike Loynd (1986) and JD Drew (1997). Posey also earned the Brooks Wallace Award in 2008. That accolade was first presented in 2004 and recognized the national player of the year from 2004-08 before honoring the top shortstop beginning in 2009.
 
One of the nation’s most prolific hitters and best defenders, Lodise is having a breakout 2025 campaign while leading the Seminoles to a top-10 national ranking and a second consecutive NCAA Super Regional appearance. The ACC Player of the Year and ACC Defensive Player of the Year, Lodise was recognized as the midseason National Player of the Year and the country’s No. 1-ranked shortstop late in the season. He is a team captain and also was honored as a Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist.
 
Lodise is No. 10 in the country in hits (92) and hits per game (1.67), No. 11 in batting average (.405), No 12 in total bases (167) and No. 21 in slugging percentage (.736). He also is second in the ACC in RBI per game (1.22), third in RBI (67), fifth in triples (3) and sixth in home runs (17) and runs per game (1.11). He has scored 61 runs with a .473 on-base percentage, 18 doubles and 26 walks. He is a perfect 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts.
 
While starting all 55 of FSU’s games at shortstop, Lodise has at least one hit in 46 of those 55 games played, with 30 multi-hit games. He has notched three or more hits in 13 games, which is more than the number of times he has been held hitless (nine) and almost as many games as he has just one hit (16).
 
Lodise is believed to be the first player in major college or professional baseball history to complete the cycle with a walk-off grand slam. The historic performance to beat rival Florida in his hometown of Jacksonville on March 25 is one of seven game-winning hits for Lodise in 2025. It was FSU’s first cycle since 2019, the 10th in program history and second to include a grand slam. At the end of the week, Lodise was bestowed with National and ACC Player of the Week honors on April 1.
 
Away from baseball, Lodise spends time volunteering at a local middle school, where he builds relationships with students, helps them with homework and plays games during recess. He was selected as a member of FSU’s CGS Leadership Academy.
 
Up next, Lodise and the Seminoles continue their postseason run at the Corvallis Super Regional from June 6-8. No. 9-seeded Florida State travels to No. 8-seeded Oregon State for a best-of-three series. The winner of the Super Regional will advance to the 2025 Men’s College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.
 
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