McWhorter and Jones named ABCA All-Southeast Region
6/16/2021 12:59:00 PM | Baseball
GREENSBORO, N.C. – On Wednesday afternoon the American Baseball Coaches Association named its 2021 Southeast All-Region teams. Georgia Southern's Mason McWhorter and Nick Jones were both named to the first team All-Region.
McWhorter finished the season with a .372 average at the plate, collecting 52 RBIs and crushing 18 home runs. The senior posted a 1.135 OPS, breaking the career doubles record for Georgia Southern with 67. The senior added three stolen bases and walked 27 times in 2021.
Jones finished the season with the lowest ERA on the team, posting a 1.48 and collecting a 1-0 record. The junior appeared in 29 games this season, working 42 and 2/3 innings for the Eagles. Jones struck out 67 batters and tied the single season record for saves at Georgia Southern with 17. He ranks second in program history with 19 saves and allowed only seven earned runs in 2021.
McWhorter finished the season with a .372 average at the plate, collecting 52 RBIs and crushing 18 home runs. The senior posted a 1.135 OPS, breaking the career doubles record for Georgia Southern with 67. The senior added three stolen bases and walked 27 times in 2021.
Jones finished the season with the lowest ERA on the team, posting a 1.48 and collecting a 1-0 record. The junior appeared in 29 games this season, working 42 and 2/3 innings for the Eagles. Jones struck out 67 batters and tied the single season record for saves at Georgia Southern with 17. He ranks second in program history with 19 saves and allowed only seven earned runs in 2021.
| NCAA Div. I Southeast All-Region First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Matheu Nelson | So. | Florida State | FL |
| C | Hunter Goodman | So. | Memphis | TN |
| 1B | Dominic Keegan | Jr. | Vanderbilt | TN |
| 1B | Tyler Miller | Jr. | Auburn | AL |
| 2B | Garett Delano | Gr. | Mercer | GA |
| 2B | Peyton Wilson | So. | Alabama | AL |
| 3B | Jake Rucker | Jr. | Tennessee | TN |
| 3B | Logan Jarvis | Jr. | Belmont | TN |
| SS | Ryan Bliss | Jr. | Auburn | AL |
| SS | Liam Spence | Sr. | Tennessee | TN |
| OF | Enrique Bradfield Jr. | Fr. | Vanderbilt | TN |
| OF | Jud Fabian | So. | Florida | FL |
| OF | Logan Cerny | So. | Troy | AL |
| OF | Mason McWhorter | Gr. | Georgia Southern | GA |
| OF | Isaiah Thomas | Jr. | Vanderbilt | TN |
| DH | Tyler McManus | Jr. | Samford | AL |
| P | Jack Leiter | So. | Vanderbilt | TN |
| P | Kumar Rocker | Jr. | Vanderbilt | TN |
| P | Jake Rice | Gr. | Kennesaw State | GA |
| P | Chad Dallas | Jr. | Tennessee | TN |
| RP | Carson Palmquist | Fr. | Miami | FL |
| RP | Chase Lee | Jr. | Alabama | AL |
| RP | Nick Jones | Sr. | Georgia Southern | GA |
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