American Athletic Conference/Mark Brown
IRVING, Texas – East Carolina has been selected as the preseason favorite in the 2022 American Athletic Conference Preseason Baseball Poll, as voted on by the league’s head coaches.
Pirate sophomore Carson Whisenhunt was picked as the conference’s Preseason Pitcher of the Year, while Cincinnati redshirt junior outfielder Paul Komistek was selected as the conference’s Preseason Player of the Year.
East Carolina received six first-place votes and a total of 48 points to be named the league’s preseason favorite. Tulane was selected second and received 36 points (and one first-place vote).