2024 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 27
JJ Wetherholt
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Mars, Pa.
- High School:
- Mars Area HS
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
Steve Sabins | Oct. 29
Wednesday, October 29
Kentucky TV Highlights (NCAA Clemson Regional Final) | June 1
Monday, June 02
Clemson TV Highlights (NCAA Clemson Regional) | May 31
Saturday, May 31
BSB: Clemson Regional Game 1 Recap (vs. Kentucky)
Saturday, May 31
