Former Vanderbilt pitcher wins baseball’s award for top amateur
June 30, 2007
Former Vanderbilt pitcher David Price won the Golden Spikes Award on Saturday as the nation’s best amateur baseball player. Taken first in the draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Price was a finalist in 2006 for the award, given out annually by USA Baseball. Price, the first Golden Spikes Award winner from Vanderbilt, finished his junior season with an 11-1 record, a 2.63 ERA and 194 strikeouts.
