WICHITA, Kan. -- Wichita State left-handed pitcher Caden Favors was selected to the American Athletic Conference preseason all-conference team, the league announced Thursday.
Wichita State is picked seventh in the 10-team preseason coaches poll. Defending champion East Carolina tops the poll, garnering a first-place vote from the other nine conference members.
Favors is coming off a season in which he handled nearly every role on the Wichita State pitching staff, from starter to long reliever to closer. The southpaw finished the year 3-4 with a 4.04 ERA in 21 appearances, three of which were starts.