IRVING, Texas – East Carolina has been selected as the preseason favorite in the 2025 American Athletic Conference Baseball Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league’s head coaches.
UTSA senior outfielder Mason Lytle has been picked as The American’s Preseason Player of the Year, while UAB junior Colin Daniel was selected as the league’s Preseason Pitcher of the Year.
The five-time defending regular season champion Pirates earned eight first-place votes and a total of 80 points to be named the preseason favorite. Wichita State, the 2024 American Baseball Championship runner-up, was picked second with 72 total points and the two remaining first-place votes.