DENVER – Aggie second baseman Nick Gonzales is officially the preseason favorite to take home the 2020 Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year award.
The conference announced its Preseason Coaches Poll, Preseason All-WAC Team and Preseason Player and Pitcher of the Year Wednesday morning. The league's 10 head coaches voted on the honors, but could not select their own team or players.
A unanimous All-American in 2019, Gonzales put together one of the best offensive seasons in Aggie program history, slashing .432/.532/.773 with 16 home runs, 80 RBI, 19 doubles and four triples as a sophomore.