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. The left-handed pitcher out of Johns Creek, Ga., compiled a 1.48 ERA and struck out 67 batters over 42.2 innings pitched. 

McWhorter and Jones are among the 66 honorees on the ABCA All-America Teams, while six Sun Belt student-athletes—including McWhorter and Jones—earned ABCA All-Region nods. 
 
ABCA/Rawlings All-America Selections
Second Team
Mason McWhorter, Georgia Southern (Gr., OF – Cumming, Ga.) 
Nick Jones, Georgia Southern (Sr., RP – Johns Creek, Ga.)