IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the year-end honors for the 2022 season. Cincinnati’s Griffin Merritt was selected as the Player of the Year, while Carter Spivey from East Carolina was honored as the Pitcher of the Year. Wichita State’s Brock Rodden and Memphis’ Landon Gartman were named the Newcomer Position Player of the Year and Newcomer Pitcher of the Year, respectively. East Carolina head coach Cliff Godwin was named The American’s Coach of the Year.
All eight American Athletic Conference programs were represented on the all-conference first team, with regular-season champion East Carolina leading with 10 all-conference selections and four first-team members.