Arkansas outfielder Andrew Benintendi has won the Golden Spikes Award as the top amateur baseball player.

The award was announced Tuesday by the U.S. Baseball Federation during a live presentation on "SportsCenter" at ESPN's Los Angeles studio.

LSU shortstop Alex Bregman, Vanderbilt right-hander Carson Fulmer and Vanderbilt shortstop Dansby Swanson were the other finalists.

"These four finalists are excellent ambassadors for the game and have represented their universities exceptionally well on and off the field," USA Baseball's executive director/CEO Paul Seiler said. "Ultimately, Andrew's season stood out above many deserving candidates, and we are honored to present him with the Golden Spikes Award this year."

Benintendi, who is the 38th recipient of the award, was selected by the Boston Red Sox with the seventh overall pick in the first round of last month's amateur draft after leading the SEC in batting average, home runs, slugging percentage and walks. He was also the winner of the Dick Howser Trophy as the top player in college baseball.

A sophomore, Benintendi led the nation with 20 home runs and is the first Division I player since 2009 with at least 20 homers and 20 or more steals. He hit .376 and ranked third in the nation with a .717 slugging percentage.

Benintendi is the seventh outfielder to win the Golden Spikes Award, the first since J.D. Drew in 1997.

Information from The Associated Press was included in this report.