Bridgeport, W.Va. – The Mountain East Conference announced the 2024 selections of the baseball all-conference teams on Tuesday afternoon, as a pair of West Liberty University student-athletes garnered recognition from the league. Highlighting the accolades for the Hilltoppers was James Salvatori who was named to the All-MEC First Team while Trevor Thomas collected an All-MEC Honorable Mention honor.

Earning a spot on the All-MEC First Team as an outfielder, Salvatori collected his first career all-conference accolade. The junior from Wheeling, West Virginia, made 44 starts and appearances while recording a .355 batting average, a .409 on-base percentage, a .748 slugging percentage, and a 1.157 on-base plus slugging percentage. He totaled 55 hits, ten doubles, six triples, 13 homeruns, 47 RBI, and 37 runs scored. He notched 20 multi-hit games this year, including a season-high of four in a game at California (PA). The 2-time MEC Player of the Week (March 11 and 25) also claimed one NCBWA Atlantic Region Hitter of the Week award on March 12. He tied the West Liberty single-season triples, homeruns, and RBI records, while also ranking first, fourth, and seventh in the conference respectively. Nationally in NCAA Division II he ranked 11^th in triples and 33^rd in slugging percentage.  

Earning an All-MEC Honorable Mention selection as a shortstop, Thomas collected his first career all-conference accolade. The junior from Wheeling, West Virginia, appeared and started in all 50 games this season while recording a .259 batting average, a .305 on-base percentage, a .500 slugging percentage, and an .805 on-base plus slugging percentage. He totaled 41 hits, 13 doubles, two triples, seven homeruns, 38 RBI, and 26 runs scored. He notched nine multi-hit games this year, including a season-high of three in a regionally-ranked home win over Salem. While he helped turn 20 double plays in the field, he recorded 59 putouts with 112 assists and 12 errors for a fielding percentage of .934.