Hoese probably is not going to win college baseball's premier Player of the Year award it because Oregon State's catcher is putting up preposterous numbers with his bat and his arm, but if you took out that guy, Hoese's numbers would make him the frontrunner.
UNO shortstop Augie Schmidt won the Golden Spikes Award in 1982 with numbers nowhere near as good as Hoese's.
Here is an NCAA.com article on the top candidates by position:
https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/...1-golden-spikes-award-contender-each-position
UNO shortstop Augie Schmidt won the Golden Spikes Award in 1982 with numbers nowhere near as good as Hoese's.
Here is an NCAA.com article on the top candidates by position:
https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/...1-golden-spikes-award-contender-each-position