West Virginia University Athletics

No. 7 overall selection by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2024 MLB Draft
Highest drafted player in WVU Baseball history

2024 (Jr.)

• Perfect Game Third-Team All-American
• ABCA Second-Team All-Region
• All-Big 12 First Team
• WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (May 13)
• Started 36 games, missed 24 games due to injury
• Led the Mountaineers with a .331 batting average and 1.061 OPS
• Finished the season with eight home runs, eight doubles, 30 RBI, and 30 runs scored
• Walked 30 times against just 17 strikeouts
• 6-for-6 in stolen bases
• Had four hits, four runs scored, and three stolen bases in series at Stetson before getting hurt.
• Returned against Kansas on April 5 and went 3-for-4 with two RBI and the go-ahead double in 10th inning
• Hit first home run of the season in win over UCF (April 13)
• Went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, three runs scored, and two walks in win over UCF (April 14)
• Hit a home run and drove in four in win over Baylor (April 26)
• Went 3-for-4 with a home run against Penn State (May 8)
• Had two home runs, seven RBI, and five runs scored series against Kansas State (May 10-12)
• Hit two home runs, including his 200th career hit, and drove in four in win at TCU (May 17)
• Collected three hits and scored three runs in Tucson Regional Final victory against Grand Canyon (June 2)

2023 (So.)

• Big 12 Player of the Year
• All-Big 12 First Team
• Unanimous First-Team All-American (NCBWA, Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game, D1Baseball, Baseball America, College Baseball Foundation, ABCA)
• CSC Academic All-America First Team
• CSC Academic All-District
• ABCA All-East Region First Team
• NCBWA District 2 Player of the Year
• Lexington All-Region Team
• Dick Howser Trophy Finalist
• Bobby Bragan Award Finalist
• Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist
• D1Baseball No. 1 Second Baseman (Week 6 & Week 12)
• 3x Big 12 Player of the Week
• Perfect Game College Player of the Week (May 15)
• Played in 55 games, making 54 starts
• Led the nation with a .449 batting average
• Had 16 home runs, 24 doubles, and two triples
• Led the Big 12 with 36 stolen bases
• First player since 2002 with 40 extra-base hits and 35 stolen bases
• Started the year with a 13-game hitting streak
• Had two hits and three stolen bases against Maryland (Feb. 21)
• Stole home in 11th inning against Arizona (Feb. 24)
• Went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and three runs scored against Canisius (March 8)
• Had a home run, a triple, and four RBI against Minnesota (March 10)
• Went 5-for-6 with two doubles, two stolen bases, and six RBI against App State (March 14)
• Hit walk-off double against Xavier (March 24)
• Went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBI against Xavier (March 25)
• Went 3-for-5 with a home run at Kansas State (March 31)
• Had three hits including a home run at Oklahoma State (April 14)
• Went 2-for-3 off the bench against TCU with four RBI
• Hit a grand slam and drove in five against Penn State (April 25)
• Had seven hits in series against Baylor with two home runs and seven RBI (April 28-30)
• Went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and three runs against Pitt (May 3)
• Went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and two RBI at Pitt (May 10)
• Hit a home run against Ball State in NCAA Regional (June 3)
• Went 3-for-4 at Kentucky in NCAA Regional (June 4)

2022 (Fr.)

• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
• Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Big 12 Newcomer of the Week – Feb. 21
• WVU Student-Athlete of the Week – Feb. 21
• Played in 54 games, including 53 starts
• Split time at third base and second base
• Hit .308 with five home runs and 39 RBI
• Also logged a team-leading 17 doubles, one triple and stole 15 bases
• Finished with 64 hits and scored 51 runs
• Went 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBI in his first career game on Feb. 18, against Central Michigan
• Enjoyed a four-hit day with three RBI against Canisius on March 1
• Tallied four RBI on a two-hit day against Youngstown State on March 25
• Also had four stolen bases against the Penguins on March 25
• Finished 4-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI on April 6, against Marshall
• Four more hits with four runs scored on April 24, at Texas Tech
• Collected 12 RBI in final seven games of the season
• Finished the season with 20 multi-hit performances

High School

• Played at Mars Area High for coach Jason Thompson
• Team MVP
• All-section
• All-WPIAL
• 5A Player of the Year by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and TribLive
• Scored 24 runs and drove in 19 in 2021
• Also hit .500 with four home runs during his sophomore campaign
• 2021 Perfect Game/Rawlings Preseason All-America High Honorable Mention
• 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-America Honorable Mention

Personal

• Son of Mike and Holly Wetherholt
• Has one brother
• Majoring in finance
• Birthday is Sept. 10
• President’s List
• Dean’s List
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll