IRVING, Texas – East Carolina has been selected as the unanimous preseason favorite in the 2023 American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league’s head coaches.
Pirate senior Carter Spivey has been picked as The American’s Preseason Pitcher of the Year, while Wichita State junior second baseman Brock Rodden was selected as the league’s Preseason Player of the Year.
The defending champion Pirates earned all seven possible first-place votes and a total of 49 points to be named The American’s preseason favorite. Houston was narrowly picked second with 39 points, followed by UCF with 38 points.