Tolle Tabbed Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist
5/20/2024 2:03:00 PM | Baseball
Junior is now a finalist for two major awards
FORT WORTH - TCU baseball's junior left-handed pitcher Payton Tolle was named a semifinalist for USA Baseball's prestigious Golden Spikes Award presented to the top college baseball player in the country. He is one of 25 athletes named a semifinalist and the lone representative from the Big 12.
Tolle has been a superstar on the mound this season for the Horned Frogs. The junior currently leads the league with a 2.96 ERA, 116 strikeouts and a .191 opponents batting average. His 76 innings pitched are tied for the seventh-most in the league. On the national level, he is tied for eight-nationally in strikeouts and ranks 14th in K/9 at 13.74.
He was the unanimous National Pitcher of the Week after his complete-game 1-0 shutout victory at Oklahoma State earlier this season. He has tallied six quality starts this season, recorded 10 or more strikeouts in a game five times and been the starting pitcher in three of TCU's four shutouts on the season.
The accolades have started to pour in for the junior from Yukon, Okla. He became the first player in Big 12 baseball history to earn Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and Big 12 Newcomer of the Year honors in the same season. Additionally, he was named a first-team all-conference performer. He is also a semifinalist for the NCBWA's Dick Howser Trophy.
The 2024 Golden Spikes Award timeline is as follows:
• May 20: Golden Spikes Award semifinalists announced, and fan voting begins
• June 3: Golden Spikes Award semifinalists fan voting ends
• June 5: Golden Spikes Award finalists announced, and fan voting begins
• June 21: Golden Spikes Award finalists fan voting ends
• June 22: Golden Spikes Award winner announced
Fan voting will again play a part in the Golden Spikes Award in 2024. 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 5, and fan voting will once again open at GoldenSpikesAward.com before closing on June 21.
Tolle has been a superstar on the mound this season for the Horned Frogs. The junior currently leads the league with a 2.96 ERA, 116 strikeouts and a .191 opponents batting average. His 76 innings pitched are tied for the seventh-most in the league. On the national level, he is tied for eight-nationally in strikeouts and ranks 14th in K/9 at 13.74.
He was the unanimous National Pitcher of the Week after his complete-game 1-0 shutout victory at Oklahoma State earlier this season. He has tallied six quality starts this season, recorded 10 or more strikeouts in a game five times and been the starting pitcher in three of TCU's four shutouts on the season.
The accolades have started to pour in for the junior from Yukon, Okla. He became the first player in Big 12 baseball history to earn Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and Big 12 Newcomer of the Year honors in the same season. Additionally, he was named a first-team all-conference performer. He is also a semifinalist for the NCBWA's Dick Howser Trophy.
The 2024 Golden Spikes Award timeline is as follows:
• May 20: Golden Spikes Award semifinalists announced, and fan voting begins
• June 3: Golden Spikes Award semifinalists fan voting ends
• June 5: Golden Spikes Award finalists announced, and fan voting begins
• June 21: Golden Spikes Award finalists fan voting ends
• June 22: Golden Spikes Award winner announced
Fan voting will again play a part in the Golden Spikes Award in 2024. 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 5, and fan voting will once again open at GoldenSpikesAward.com before closing on June 21.
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