McKeon Picks Up ABCA All-West Region Accolades

PULLMAN, Wash. (June 15, 2022) – Washington State infielder Jacob McKeon was named to the ABCA All-West Region Second Team, the American Baseball Coaches Association announced Wednesday.

McKeon gives the Cougars an All-West Region selection for the second straight season after All-American Kyle Manzardo earned first-team honors in 2021.

McKeon was named to the All-Pac-12 Conference team after finishing the regular season tenth in the conference in hitting (.348), seventh in on-base percentage (.446) and ninth in slugging percentage (.584). The Phoenix, Ariz. native recorded team-highs in extra base-hits (23), home runs (7), slugging percentage, on-base percentage and walks (28), and was second on the team in hits (56), doubles (15) and RBI (32). In conference play, McKeon led WSU in hitting (.351), doubles (7), home runs (4) and slugging (.574), and earned Pac-12 Player of the Week after hitting home runs in all three games in the series win at No. 10 Oregon.
 
McKeon put up impressive numbers in the classroom as well, earning CoSIDA Academic All-America second-team honors aand CoSIDA All-District Team accolades with a 3.98 GPA while majoring in kinesiology.