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Baseball
J.J. Wetherholt awarded Big 12 Player of the Year honors
West Virginia second baseman JJ Wetherholt has been selected as the 2023 Big 12 Conference Player of the Year. Wetherholt, who led the league with a .447 batting average, is the first WVU player to win the award. The sophomore star was also a unanimous All-Big 12 First Team selection.
Randy Mazey named Big 12 Coach of the Year
For the second time in his tenure with the Mountaineers, head coach Randy Mazey was chosen as the Big 12 Coach of the Year for 2023.