Wetherholt Captures Big 12 Baseball Player of the Week

On Monday, the Big 12 Conference announced West Virginia sophomore J.J. Wetherholt and Oklahoma junior Chase Adkinson as the Co-Big 12 Baseball Player's of the Week.

Wetherholt recorded eight hits last week, batting .500 with a pair of home runs and four RBIs while the Mountaineers went 3-1, notching a season series win over Pitt and claimed their program tying seven Big 12 Conference series with a series deciding 5-3 win over Texas Tech on Sunday.

The All-American candidate is batting an NCAA-leading .466 while leading the conference in slugging percentage (.829), on base percentage (.530), OPS (1.359), runs (64). hits (90), and stolen bases (35) to go with a team-high 14 home runs. The Mars, PA native is coming off a 3-4 performance in the Backyard Brawl, highlighted by a two-run home run, to help propel the Mountaineers for a 9-8 win a season series sweep of the Pitt Panthers.

Big 12 Baseball Player of the Week:

Feb. 20: Austin Davis, TCU

Feb. 27: JJ Wetherholt, West Virginia

March 6: Nolan McLean, Oklahoma State

March 13: Roc Riggio, Oklahoma State

March 20: Austin Green, Texas Tech

March 27: Porter Brown, Texas

April 3: Roberto Pena, Kansas State

April 10: Anthony SIlva, TCU

April 17: Gavin Kash, Texas Tech

April 24: Tevin Tucker, West Virginia

May 2: JJ Wetherholt, West Virginia

May 8: Roc Riggio, Oklahoma State

Big 12 Baseball Pitcher of the Week:

Feb. 20: Brendan Girton, Texas Tech

Feb. 27: Blaine Traxel, West Virginia

March 6: Cam Brown, TCU

March 13: Juaron Watts-Brown, Oklahoma State

March 20: Will Rigney, Baylor

March 27: Cam Brown, TCU

April 3: Juaron Watts-Brown, Oklahoma State

April 10: Tyson Neighbors, Kansas State & Robby Porco, West Virginia

April 17: Ryan Free, Texas Tech

April 24: Carter Campbell, Oklahoma

May 2: Lucas Gordon, Texas & Blaine Traxel, West Virginia

May 8: Lebarron Johnson Jr., Texas

Big 12 Baseball Newcomer of the Week:

Feb. 20: Kevin Bazzell, Texas Tech

Feb. 27: Janzen Keisel, Oklahoma State

March 6: Nolan Schubart, Oklahoma State & Louis Rodriguez, TCU

March 13: Easton Carmichael, Oklahoma

March 20: Dakota Harris, Oklahoma & Austin Green, Texas Tech

March 27: Carson Benge, Oklahoma State

April 3: Gage Harrelson, Texas Tech

April 10: Cole Elvis, Kansas

April 17: Gage Harrelson, Texas Tech

April 24: Tyler Wulfert, Oklahoma State

May 2: Blaine Traxel, West Virginia

May 8: Nolan Schubart, Oklahoma State

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