Wetherholt Collects All-America Honors from Perfect Game
June 13, 2024 02:49 PM | Baseball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University junior shortstop JJ Wetherholt has been named a Perfect Game All-American, earning a spot on the third team.
Despite missing 24 games, Wetherholt led the Mountaineers with a .331 batting average while also hitting eight home runs and tallying 30 RBI. The All-Big 12 First Team selection also scored 30 runs and led the team with a .472 OBP, drawing 30 walks against just 17 strikeouts.
It is the eighth overall All-America selection for Wetherholt, surpassing Jedd Gyorko for most in program history. He also joins Gyorko as the only Mountaineers to be All-Americans in multiple years as Wetherholt was a unanimous first-team selection in 2023.
Wetherholt is still just the second Mountaineer to be honored by Perfect Game as an All-American along with Alek Manoah in 2019, who was named to the first team.
It is the 65th All-America accolade in program history among 27 different players, 35 of which came in the Randy Mazey era from 2013-24. Over 12% of WVU's All-America selections now belong to Wetherholt.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Despite missing 24 games, Wetherholt led the Mountaineers with a .331 batting average while also hitting eight home runs and tallying 30 RBI. The All-Big 12 First Team selection also scored 30 runs and led the team with a .472 OBP, drawing 30 walks against just 17 strikeouts.
It is the eighth overall All-America selection for Wetherholt, surpassing Jedd Gyorko for most in program history. He also joins Gyorko as the only Mountaineers to be All-Americans in multiple years as Wetherholt was a unanimous first-team selection in 2023.
Wetherholt is still just the second Mountaineer to be honored by Perfect Game as an All-American along with Alek Manoah in 2019, who was named to the first team.
It is the 65th All-America accolade in program history among 27 different players, 35 of which came in the Randy Mazey era from 2013-24. Over 12% of WVU's All-America selections now belong to Wetherholt.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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