PROVIDENCE, R.I., Jan. 9, 2019 – Following an American Athletic Conference regular season championship in 2019, USF was picked to finish first by the conference coaches in the 2019 preseason poll, the league announced Wednesday.
USF received a total of 45 votes with four first place votes to clinch the top spot in the poll. USF will return to the diamond after the program's 14 trip to the NCAA tournament in 2018 with the reigning American Athletic Conference co-Pitcher and Rookie of the year . USF also boasts The American coaching staff of the year, head coach and assistant coaches and , who will continue to lead the program in 2019.