McWhorter Named Male Sun Belt Athlete of the Year
8/16/2021 1:00:00 PM | Baseball
NEW ORLEANS, La. – On Monday afternoon, the Sun Belt Conference announced that Mason McWhorter has been selected as the 2020-21 Male Athlete of the Year.
McWhorter becomes the second Georgia Southern student-athlete to earn this honor, following golfer Steven Fisk in 2019. He is the first baseball player to earn the award since South Alabama's Kevin Hill in 2016.
Born in Cumming, Georgia, McWhorter completed his fifth season in Statesboro – and has started nearly every game during his five-year career. McWhorter broke the school record for doubles (67) and ranks in the top-5 in multiple statistical categories during his time at Georgia Southern.
In 2021, he led the Eagles back to the Sun Belt Conference Championships final and belted a home run to open the scoring in the title game. He paced the conference in batting average (.372), hits (84), home runs (18) and total bases (156). McWhorter was named the 2021 Sun Belt Player of the Year, along with collecting multiple All-America nods. Included in those All-American honors, was a CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American honor, joining three other Eagle baseball players to earn the distinction.
McWhorter becomes the second Georgia Southern student-athlete to earn this honor, following golfer Steven Fisk in 2019. He is the first baseball player to earn the award since South Alabama's Kevin Hill in 2016.
Born in Cumming, Georgia, McWhorter completed his fifth season in Statesboro – and has started nearly every game during his five-year career. McWhorter broke the school record for doubles (67) and ranks in the top-5 in multiple statistical categories during his time at Georgia Southern.
In 2021, he led the Eagles back to the Sun Belt Conference Championships final and belted a home run to open the scoring in the title game. He paced the conference in batting average (.372), hits (84), home runs (18) and total bases (156). McWhorter was named the 2021 Sun Belt Player of the Year, along with collecting multiple All-America nods. Included in those All-American honors, was a CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American honor, joining three other Eagle baseball players to earn the distinction.
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