Arkansas’ Wehiwa Aloy Wins Golden Spikes Award

OMAHA, Neb. – Arkansas shortstop Wehiwa Aloy has been named the 47th winner of the Golden Spikes Award, the most prestigious among college baseball’s national player of the year honors.

Aloy is Arkansas’ third winner in program history of the Golden Spikes Award, which recognizes the top amateur baseball player in the United States based on their athletic ability, sportsmanship, character and overall contribution to the sport. He joins Razorback outfielder Andrew Benintendi (2015) and pitcher Kevin Kopps (2021) in the elite company.

Aloy, who won this year’s Golden Spikes Award over Florida State shortstop Alex Lodise and Tennessee pitcher Liam Doyle, was Arkansas’ fifth finalist for the award and the fourth Razorback finalist in the Dave Van Horn era. In addition to Aloy, Kopps and Benintendi, pitcher Phillip Stidham was a finalist in 1991, and pitcher Hagen Smith was a finalist in 2024.

Arkansas becomes the fourth school in the country and the only Southeastern Conference program in Golden Spikes Award history to boast three or more award winners, joining Florida State (four), Arizona State (three) and Cal State Fullerton (three). Since 2015, Arkansas is the only school in the country with multiple Golden Spikes Award winners.

Aloy, the SEC Player of the Year, was one of college baseball’s most electrifying all-around players in 2025. The Wailuku, Hawai’i, native started all 65 games at shortstop during the season and turned in one of the best offensive campaigns in Razorback history by leading the team in nearly every major category, including slugging percentage (.673), on-base plus slugging (1.107), hits (93), runs scored (81), doubles (19), triples (2), home runs (21), extra-base hits (42), multi-hit games (30) and total bases (179). Aloy, playing alongside his younger brother Kuhio, finished second on the Razorbacks in batting average (.350), RBI (68), multi-RBI games (18), hit-by-pitches (10) and stolen bases (9).

His numbers in total bases (No. 3), home runs (No. 4), runs scored (No. 4), extra-base hits (No. 5) and hits (No. 6) all finished raked among the top 10 in the program’s single season record book. Defensively, Aloy dazzled with just five errors in 229 total chances (.978 fielding percentage) while helping turn 31 double plays during the 2025 campaign.

Aloy’s historic season was capped off by a semifinal run with the 50-win Razorbacks in the College World Series, their 12th trip in program history and first since 2022. In the NCAA Tournament, Aloy slashed .324/.415/.706 with a team-leading eight runs scored, 10 RBI and six extra-base hits, including three homers, in nine games. He matched his single-game career high in home runs (2) and RBI (5) against Creighton on May 31 in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional before becoming the first Arkansas shortstop to homer in the College World Series when he did so against UCLA on June 17.

The Razorback junior has received national recognition from numerous other outlets and organizations. Aloy was named a finalist for the Brooks Wallace Award and Dick Howser Trophy as well as was tabbed an All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball America, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Perfect Game.

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