IRVING, Texas – East Carolina has been tabbed the unanimous preseason favorite in the 2021 American Athletic Conference Preseason Baseball Poll, as voted on by the league’s head coaches.
Memphis sophomore catcher Hunter Goodman was selected as the conference’s Preseason Player of the Year, while Tulane redshirt junior Braden Olthoff has been picked as the league’s Preseason Pitcher of the Year.
East Carolina was 14-2 last season and has four selections on the Preseason All-Conference Team, including sophomore Connor Nobry, who hit .402 last year, and junior Jake Kuchmaner, was 4-0 with an 0.