University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Tanner Hall Named Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist
5/24/2022 3:18:00 PM | Baseball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The accolades continue to roll in for Southern Miss sophomore pitcher Tanner Hall, as the Conference USA Pitcher of the Year and Ferriss Trophy winner was named as one of 25 semifinalists for its Golden Spikes Award on Monday by USA Baseball.
"We are thrilled to honor these accomplished student-athletes as semifinalists for the Golden Spikes Award," said USA Baseball Executive Director and CEO Paul Seiler. "With the huge wealth of talent in our sport right now, we are excited to recognize the contributions these athletes are making to their teams and schools. Each of these semifinalists showcase the caliber of players within amateur baseball as they each have excelled both on and off the field. We cannot wait to continue watching their journeys this season."
Hall, from Zachary, La., holds a 7-2 record this season with a 2.68 earned run average over 15 appearances, including 13 starts. In 87 1/3 innings, Hall accumulated 120 strikeouts and just 10 walks during the regular season while opponents hit just .227 off him.
He ranks in the Top 10 nationally in three different categories including No. 2 in strikeout-to-walk ratio (12.00), as well as No. 8 in both total strikeouts and walks per nine innings (1.03).
The two-time Conference USA Pitcher of the Week enjoys having thrown five or more innings in 12 of his starts, including gems against Mississippi State, Tulane, Louisiana Tech and Rice in which he went at least seven innings in all four starts and did not allow an earned run.
The Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist posted his career-high strikeout total of 14 in a start against Old Dominion and has five double-digit strikeout performances this season, including 13 punchouts against both Mississippi State and Rice.
Hall joins current Cleveland Guardians pitcher Nick Sandlin as the second Golden Eagles to earn the honor.
Fan voting will once again be a part of the Golden Spikes Award in 2022. Beginning with the semifinalist announcement and continuing through the finalist round voting deadline, fans from across the country will be able to vote for their favorite player on GoldenSpikesAward.com.
The winner of the 44th Golden Spikes Award will be named on Friday, June 24, on ESPN. To stay up-todate on the 2022 Golden Spikes Award visit GoldenSpikesAward.com and follow @USAGoldenSpikes on Twitter and Instagram.
A complete list of the 25 Golden Spikes Award semifinalists is as follows:
Name, Position, School, Conference
Chris Alleyne; OF; Maryland; Big Ten Conference
Jacob Berry; INF; LSU; Southeastern Conference
Chase Burns; RHP; Tennessee; Southeastern Conference
Justin Campbell; RHP; Oklahoma State; Big 12 Conference
Carlos Contreras; OF; Sam Houston; Western Athletic Conference
Dylan Crews; OF; LSU; Southeastern Conference
Gavin Cross; OF; Virginia Tech; Atlantic Coast Conference
Sonny DiChiara; INF; Auburn; Southeastern Conference
Kendal Ewell; OF; Eastern Kentucky; Atlantic Sun Conference
Jake Gelof; INF; Virginia; Atlantic Coast Conference
Peyton Graham; INF; Oklahoma; Big 12 Conference
Tanner Hall; RHP; Southern Miss.; Conference USA
Thomas Harrington; RHP; Campbell; Big South Conference
Cooper Hjerpe; LHP; Oregon State; Pac-12 Conference
Gabriel Hughes; RHP; Gonzaga; West Coast Conference
Jace Jung; INF; Texas Tech; Big 12 Conference
Dominic Keegan; UTIL; Vanderbilt; Southeastern Conference
Ryan Lasko; OF; Rutgers; Big Ten Conference
Brooks Lee; SS; Cal Poly; Big West Conference
Trey Lipscomb; INF; Tennessee; Southeastern Conference
Ryan McCarty; INF; Penn State Abington; United East
Ivan Melendez; INF; Texas; Big 12 Conference
Jacob Melton; OF/INF; Oregon State; Pac-12 Conference
Parker Messick; LHP; Florida State; Atlantic Coast Conference
Kevin Parada; C; Georgia Tech; Atlantic Coast Conference
Tanner Schobel; INF; Virginia Tech; Atlantic Coast Conference
Daniel Susac; C; Arizona; Pac-12 Conference
Drew Thorpe; RHP; Cal Poly; Big West Conference
Max Wagner; INF; Clemson; Atlantic Coast Conference
Tommy White; INF; NC State; Atlantic Coast Conference
Jacob Wilson; INF; Grand Canyon; Western Athletic Conference
"We are thrilled to honor these accomplished student-athletes as semifinalists for the Golden Spikes Award," said USA Baseball Executive Director and CEO Paul Seiler. "With the huge wealth of talent in our sport right now, we are excited to recognize the contributions these athletes are making to their teams and schools. Each of these semifinalists showcase the caliber of players within amateur baseball as they each have excelled both on and off the field. We cannot wait to continue watching their journeys this season."
Hall, from Zachary, La., holds a 7-2 record this season with a 2.68 earned run average over 15 appearances, including 13 starts. In 87 1/3 innings, Hall accumulated 120 strikeouts and just 10 walks during the regular season while opponents hit just .227 off him.
He ranks in the Top 10 nationally in three different categories including No. 2 in strikeout-to-walk ratio (12.00), as well as No. 8 in both total strikeouts and walks per nine innings (1.03).
The two-time Conference USA Pitcher of the Week enjoys having thrown five or more innings in 12 of his starts, including gems against Mississippi State, Tulane, Louisiana Tech and Rice in which he went at least seven innings in all four starts and did not allow an earned run.
The Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist posted his career-high strikeout total of 14 in a start against Old Dominion and has five double-digit strikeout performances this season, including 13 punchouts against both Mississippi State and Rice.
Hall joins current Cleveland Guardians pitcher Nick Sandlin as the second Golden Eagles to earn the honor.
Fan voting will once again be a part of the Golden Spikes Award in 2022. Beginning with the semifinalist announcement and continuing through the finalist round voting deadline, fans from across the country will be able to vote for their favorite player on GoldenSpikesAward.com.
The winner of the 44th Golden Spikes Award will be named on Friday, June 24, on ESPN. To stay up-todate on the 2022 Golden Spikes Award visit GoldenSpikesAward.com and follow @USAGoldenSpikes on Twitter and Instagram.
A complete list of the 25 Golden Spikes Award semifinalists is as follows:
Name, Position, School, Conference
Chris Alleyne; OF; Maryland; Big Ten Conference
Jacob Berry; INF; LSU; Southeastern Conference
Chase Burns; RHP; Tennessee; Southeastern Conference
Justin Campbell; RHP; Oklahoma State; Big 12 Conference
Carlos Contreras; OF; Sam Houston; Western Athletic Conference
Dylan Crews; OF; LSU; Southeastern Conference
Gavin Cross; OF; Virginia Tech; Atlantic Coast Conference
Sonny DiChiara; INF; Auburn; Southeastern Conference
Kendal Ewell; OF; Eastern Kentucky; Atlantic Sun Conference
Jake Gelof; INF; Virginia; Atlantic Coast Conference
Peyton Graham; INF; Oklahoma; Big 12 Conference
Tanner Hall; RHP; Southern Miss.; Conference USA
Thomas Harrington; RHP; Campbell; Big South Conference
Cooper Hjerpe; LHP; Oregon State; Pac-12 Conference
Gabriel Hughes; RHP; Gonzaga; West Coast Conference
Jace Jung; INF; Texas Tech; Big 12 Conference
Dominic Keegan; UTIL; Vanderbilt; Southeastern Conference
Ryan Lasko; OF; Rutgers; Big Ten Conference
Brooks Lee; SS; Cal Poly; Big West Conference
Trey Lipscomb; INF; Tennessee; Southeastern Conference
Ryan McCarty; INF; Penn State Abington; United East
Ivan Melendez; INF; Texas; Big 12 Conference
Jacob Melton; OF/INF; Oregon State; Pac-12 Conference
Parker Messick; LHP; Florida State; Atlantic Coast Conference
Kevin Parada; C; Georgia Tech; Atlantic Coast Conference
Tanner Schobel; INF; Virginia Tech; Atlantic Coast Conference
Daniel Susac; C; Arizona; Pac-12 Conference
Drew Thorpe; RHP; Cal Poly; Big West Conference
Max Wagner; INF; Clemson; Atlantic Coast Conference
Tommy White; INF; NC State; Atlantic Coast Conference
Jacob Wilson; INF; Grand Canyon; Western Athletic Conference
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