PROVIDENCE, R.I. – On the heels of a 43-win season that included a regular-season conference title, Houston has been chosen as the favorite to capture the 2016 American Athletic Conference championship by the league's eight head coaches.
Houston lefthanded pitcher Seth Romero and UConn southpaw Anthony Kay were named as The American's Preseason Pitchers of the Year, while Memphis outfielder Darien Tubbs was tabbed by the coaches as the conference's Preseason Player of the Year.
The American Athletic Conference enjoyed a banner year in 2015.