Wetherholt selected to the Perfect Game All-American Third Team

On Thursday afternoon, West Virginia University junior shortstop JJ Wetherholt was selected to the Perfect Game All-American third team despite missing 24 games this season due to a hamstring injury suffered in the third game of the season.

The honor marks the eighth All-America selection for Wetherholt, surpassing WVU great Jedd Gyorko for the 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 finished the season with a team-leading .331 batting average with eight home runs and 30 RBI. The All-Big 12 First Team selection also scored 30 runs and led the team with a .472 OBP, walking 30 against just 17 strikeouts.

Wetherholt remains only the second Mountaineer to be honored as an All-American by Perfect Game, joining Alek Manoah in 2019, who was named to the first team.

It is the 65th All-America honor in program history among 27 different players, 35 of which came in the Randy Mazey era from 2013-2024. More than 12% of WVU’s All-America selections now belong to Wetherholt.