TUCSON, Arizona (Ticker) -- Clemson shortstop Khalil Greene, a first-round pick of the San Diego Padres in the June draft, was named the winner of the 2002 Golden Spikes Award, honoring the top amateur baseball player in the country.

The presentation of the award, which is sponsored by the Major League Baseball Players Associatoon, will be held at a date and time to be determined at Clemson.

Greene led the Tigers to a third-place finish in the College World Series, batting .470 with a school record 27 home runs and 91 RBI. He became just the second NCAA player to collect 400 hits and broke the NCAA career doubles record with 95.

"I wanted to go out and play every game as hard as I could this season, with it being my last year in college," Greene said. "To be able to look back on the year and know that I was named the best amateur player as the Golden Spikes Award winner, it's just a very special honor."

Past winners include Robin Ventura of the New York Yankees, Jason Varitek of the Boston Red Sox, Phil Nevin of the San Diego Padres and Mark Prior of the Chicago Cubs.