NEW ORLEANS — A pair of Georgia Southern student-athletes, graduate student outfielder Mason McWhorter and senior relief pitcher Nick Jones, were recognized as 2021 American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Second Team All-Americans. The teams are voted on by members of the ABCA—led by the ABCA NCAA Division I All-America Committee.
McWhorter—the Sun Belt Player of the Year and an All-Sun Belt First Team honoree—hit .372 with 16 doubles, a triple and 18 home runs on the season. The Cumming, Ga., native accumulated 52 RBIs and 50 runs scored in 57 games played.
Jones—an All-Sun Belt First Team selection—tied the Eagles program record with 17 saves on the season.