| JJ Wetherholt | |
|---|---|
| West Virginia Mountaineers – No. 27 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: September 10, 2002 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right |
Jonathan David "JJ" Wetherholt (born September 10, 2002) is an American college baseball infielder for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Career
Wetherholt attended Mars Area High School in Mars, Pennsylvania. [1] He went undrafted in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at West Virginia University to play college baseball.
As a freshman at West Virginia in 2022, Wetherholt played in 54 games (making 53 starts) and hit .308 with five home runs, 39 RBIs, 17 doubles, and 15 stolen bases. [2] [3] That summer, he briefly played in the Northwoods League for the Madison Mallards with whom he batted .368 over 12 games. [4]
As a sophomore in 2023, Wetherholt garnered national attention. [5] [6] [7] He played in 55 games and batted .449 with 16 home runs, sixty RBIs, and 36 stolen bases. [8] He was named one of five finalists for the Dick Howser Trophy. [9] [10] He was also named the Big 12 Conference Baseball Player of the Year. [11] [12] [13] Following the 2023 season, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [14] [15] He also played for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. [16] Wetherholt injured his hamstring four games into the 2024 season, and missed over a month. [17] [18] Over 36 games, he batted .331 with eight home runs and thirty RBIs. [19]
References
- ^ "College sports notebook: Accolades keep rolling in for Mars grad, West Virginia's JJ Wetherholt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ "Wetherholt's rise to one of the best in WVU history". May 28, 2023.
- ^ "GSA Spotlight: West Virginia's JJ Wetherholt". USA Baseball.
- ^ "Last season and offseason shape baseball's new season". 247Sports.
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^ Writer, Jonathan Hamilton, Staff (April 12, 2023).
"WVU's JJ Wetherholt earning national attention". The Daily Athenaeum - West Virginia University.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ Santa, John (March 31, 2023). "Mars graduate JJ Wetherholt among nation's best hitters in second season at West Virginia".
- ^ "Mars native JJ Wetherholt checking off boxes for West Virginia baseball". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ MacDonald, Jared (June 6, 2023). "WVU baseball: Mazey says Wetherholt had 'the best season I've ever seen'". The Herald-Dispatch.
- ^ "College baseball: West Virginia's JJ Wetherholt, a Mars grad, named a Dick Howser Trophy finalist". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ DiPaola, Jerry (June 8, 2023). "Mars graduate JJ Wetherholt of West Virginia named 1 of 5 finalists for Dick Howser Trophy". TribLIVE.com.
- ^ "Digging into the success of JJ Wetherholt".
- ^ "JJ Wetherholt enters NCAAs as more than just a hitter".
- ^ "J.J. Wetherholt awarded Big 12 Player of the Year honors". May 23, 2023.
- ^ "Jonathan Wetherholt - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "Wetherholt and Sauve team up in CCBL". June 17, 2023.
- ^ "Wetherholt homers in first start with Team USA". 3 July 2023.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5597745/2024/07/01/jj-wetherholt-hamstring-rehab-mlb-draft/
- ^ https://www.shepherdstownchronicle.com/sports/2024/04/12/chumley-has-led-mountaineers-as-wetherholt-returns-from-injury/
- ^ https://wvmetronews.com/2024/06/10/some-guys-come-along-that-can-single-handedly-change-the-face-of-an-entire-program-wetherholts-impact-on-mountaineers-not-lost-on-mazey/
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)