May 01, 2023 02:46 PM | Baseball, General, Track & Field, Athletics Communications
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – Sophomore JJ Wetherholt of the West Virginia University baseball team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week presented by University Apartments after a big week against Penn State and Baylor.
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After missing a few games due to injury, Wetherholt returned to the starting lineup and helped the Mountaineers to a 4-0 week against the Nittany Lions and Bears, hitting .529 (9-for-17) with three home runs, a triple, nine RBIs, eight runs scored and three stolen bases. With the big week, he raised his batting average to .463, third highest in the nation.
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Against Penn State, Wetherholt hit WVU's first grand slam of the season and drove in five runs while scoring two runs in a 14-2 victory. After a hit in the opener against Baylor, he went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored on Saturday.
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The Mars, Pennsylvania, native closed out the week with a 3-for-4 performance on April 30 against the Bears and hit his team-leading 11th home run of the season while scoring four runs and driving in a pair. He also added two stolen bases in the game, giving him 31 for the season.
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This Week in Baseball: The West Virginia baseball team returns to Wagener Field at Monongalia County Ballpark this week for four games … the week begins with the Backyard Brawl on Wednesday, May 3, at 6:30 p.m. … the Mountaineers will then face Oklahoma for three games over the weekend … first pitch on Friday, May 5, is set for 6:30 p.m., Saturday, May 6, for 4 p.m. and Sunday, May 7, for 1 p.m.
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Last Week in Baseball: The Mountaineers went 4-0 for the second straight week … the week began in Morgantown on April 25 when WVU knocked of Penn State, 14-2 … sophomores JJ Wetherholt and Grant Hussey each hit grand slams in the victory … freshman Logan Sauve also added a home run against the Nittany Lions … the Mountaineers followed the midweek win with a three-game sweep of Baylor in Waco over the weekend … on April 28, WVU rallied for a 5-4 win … sophomore Evan Smith had the game-winning hit, a two-run double in the eight inning … sophomore Aidan Major and junior Carlson Reed continued their dominance as they combined for three perfect innings with six strikeouts … on April 29, graduate student Blaine Traxel tossed his fifth complete game of the season in a 10-0 win … Wetherholt and Hussey each hit home runs in the game … the Mountaineers completed the sweep on April 30 with an 18-4 victory … Wetherholt, graduate student Dayne Leonard, junior Landon Wallace, and freshman Nick Barone each hit home runs with Barone's being a grand slam to cap off the weekend.
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Notes: The Mountaineers have now won eight straight games which include two midweek wins over Pitt and Penn State along with sweeps of TCU and Baylor … the sweep of Baylor was the first road Big 12 sweep in program history … it was the first conference road sweep since taking three from UConn in 2009 … Wetherholt and Hussey became just the third pair of teammates to hit grand slams in the same game … in the four games this week, Wetherholt hit three home runs, drove in nine and scored eight runs while hitting .529 (9-for-17) … Wallace was hit by six pitches against Baylor, including three times on Saturday, setting a Baylor Ballpark record … Wetherholt and Wallace hit back-to-back home runs on Sunday, the second time the Mountaineers have done that this season, with the first being Wetherholt and junior Braden Barry against Xavier on March 25 … Nick Barone has two hits on the season, both being home runs … Traxel's complete game was his fifth of the season and his first shutout … he leads the nation in complete games, and it is the most complete games by a Power Five pitcher since 2016.
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This Week in Track and Field: West Virginia continues the campaign with split squad action at the Penn Relays hosted by the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia from April 27-29 and the Mountaineer Twilight in Morgantown at the Track and Field Complex at Mylan Park on Saturday, April 29.
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Last Week in Track and Field: Sophomore Ceili McCabe led the 3,000-meter steeplechase and finished at 9:45.40 … senior Tessa Constantine took the lead from lane five in the
400-meter hurdles and never looked back … the Sydney, Australia, native finished the race in 59.43 … redshirt senior Mikaela Lucki led the 1,500-meter run and claimed victory with a time of 4:21.99 to earn a personal best … senior Katherine Dowie ran with Lucki, as they separated themselves from the rest of the pack … redshirt senior Hayley Jackson won the 800 with a time of 2:06.40 … freshman Olivia Cress won thehigh jump by setting her personal best with a jump of 1.69 meters … senior Sada Wright claimed first in the discus throw with an effort of 45.52.
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Notes: McCabe's effort is good enough for second best in WVU's record book, only behind her 9:30.69 effort in 2022 … Constantine missed her personal record by .12 seconds, but her effort is good enough for fifth in the WVU record book … Wright's performance ranks fourth in the WVU record book.
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After missing a few games due to injury, Wetherholt returned to the starting lineup and helped the Mountaineers to a 4-0 week against the Nittany Lions and Bears, hitting .529 (9-for-17) with three home runs, a triple, nine RBIs, eight runs scored and three stolen bases. With the big week, he raised his batting average to .463, third highest in the nation.
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Against Penn State, Wetherholt hit WVU's first grand slam of the season and drove in five runs while scoring two runs in a 14-2 victory. After a hit in the opener against Baylor, he went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored on Saturday.
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The Mars, Pennsylvania, native closed out the week with a 3-for-4 performance on April 30 against the Bears and hit his team-leading 11th home run of the season while scoring four runs and driving in a pair. He also added two stolen bases in the game, giving him 31 for the season.
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This Week in Baseball: The West Virginia baseball team returns to Wagener Field at Monongalia County Ballpark this week for four games … the week begins with the Backyard Brawl on Wednesday, May 3, at 6:30 p.m. … the Mountaineers will then face Oklahoma for three games over the weekend … first pitch on Friday, May 5, is set for 6:30 p.m., Saturday, May 6, for 4 p.m. and Sunday, May 7, for 1 p.m.
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Last Week in Baseball: The Mountaineers went 4-0 for the second straight week … the week began in Morgantown on April 25 when WVU knocked of Penn State, 14-2 … sophomores JJ Wetherholt and Grant Hussey each hit grand slams in the victory … freshman Logan Sauve also added a home run against the Nittany Lions … the Mountaineers followed the midweek win with a three-game sweep of Baylor in Waco over the weekend … on April 28, WVU rallied for a 5-4 win … sophomore Evan Smith had the game-winning hit, a two-run double in the eight inning … sophomore Aidan Major and junior Carlson Reed continued their dominance as they combined for three perfect innings with six strikeouts … on April 29, graduate student Blaine Traxel tossed his fifth complete game of the season in a 10-0 win … Wetherholt and Hussey each hit home runs in the game … the Mountaineers completed the sweep on April 30 with an 18-4 victory … Wetherholt, graduate student Dayne Leonard, junior Landon Wallace, and freshman Nick Barone each hit home runs with Barone's being a grand slam to cap off the weekend.
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Notes: The Mountaineers have now won eight straight games which include two midweek wins over Pitt and Penn State along with sweeps of TCU and Baylor … the sweep of Baylor was the first road Big 12 sweep in program history … it was the first conference road sweep since taking three from UConn in 2009 … Wetherholt and Hussey became just the third pair of teammates to hit grand slams in the same game … in the four games this week, Wetherholt hit three home runs, drove in nine and scored eight runs while hitting .529 (9-for-17) … Wallace was hit by six pitches against Baylor, including three times on Saturday, setting a Baylor Ballpark record … Wetherholt and Wallace hit back-to-back home runs on Sunday, the second time the Mountaineers have done that this season, with the first being Wetherholt and junior Braden Barry against Xavier on March 25 … Nick Barone has two hits on the season, both being home runs … Traxel's complete game was his fifth of the season and his first shutout … he leads the nation in complete games, and it is the most complete games by a Power Five pitcher since 2016.
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This Week in Track and Field: West Virginia continues the campaign with split squad action at the Penn Relays hosted by the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia from April 27-29 and the Mountaineer Twilight in Morgantown at the Track and Field Complex at Mylan Park on Saturday, April 29.
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Last Week in Track and Field: Sophomore Ceili McCabe led the 3,000-meter steeplechase and finished at 9:45.40 … senior Tessa Constantine took the lead from lane five in the
400-meter hurdles and never looked back … the Sydney, Australia, native finished the race in 59.43 … redshirt senior Mikaela Lucki led the 1,500-meter run and claimed victory with a time of 4:21.99 to earn a personal best … senior Katherine Dowie ran with Lucki, as they separated themselves from the rest of the pack … redshirt senior Hayley Jackson won the 800 with a time of 2:06.40 … freshman Olivia Cress won thehigh jump by setting her personal best with a jump of 1.69 meters … senior Sada Wright claimed first in the discus throw with an effort of 45.52.
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Notes: McCabe's effort is good enough for second best in WVU's record book, only behind her 9:30.69 effort in 2022 … Constantine missed her personal record by .12 seconds, but her effort is good enough for fifth in the WVU record book … Wright's performance ranks fourth in the WVU record book.
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