2019 American Athletic Conference Preseason Baseball Poll

Team (First-Place Votes) Points

1.    ECU (6)          60

2.    Houston (2)   55

3.    UConn (1)      52

4.    UCF                44

5.    USF                 35

6.    Tulane            30

7.    Wichita State 23

8.    Cincinnati      16

9.    Memphis          9

PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR              

OF        Bryant Packard  – ECU        .406, 89 H, 14 HR, 16 2B, .671 SLG, 50 RBI

PRESEASON PITCHER OF THE YEAR        

LHP      Mason Feole* – UConn            9-2, 2.50 ERA, 100.2 IP, 120 K

2019 PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM         

Pos  Name                                 2018 Statistics

P      Chris Williams*  – UCF      4-3, 2.81 ERA, 93.0 IP, 79 K

P      Mason Feole* – UConn       9-2, 2.50 ERA, 100.2 IP, 120 K

P      Jake Agnos – ECU                4-4, 4.10 ERA, 63.2 IP, 86 K

P      Tyler Smith – ECU               7-1, 1.78 ERA, 60.2 IP, 34 K

RP    Jake Wallace – UConn         1-0, 3.95 ERA, 3 SV, 43.1 IP, 63 K

C      Jake Washer – ECU              .287, 6 HR, 40 RBI, 10 2B, 1 3B, .436 SLG

1B    Joe Genord – USF                 .306, 16 HR, 53 RBI, 11 2B, .633 SLG, 114 TB

2B    Luke Ritter – Wichita State .341, 6 HR, 31 RBI, 12 2B, 1 3B, 76 H, 108 TB, .484 SLG

SS    Anthony Prato* – UConn      .320, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 11 2B, 2 3B, 18 SB, 78 H, .406 SLG

3B   Jared Triolo* – Houston        .344, 85 H, 5 HR, 28 RBI, 11 2B, 1 3B, 17 SB, .457 SLG

OF   Ray Alejo – UCF                     .299, 1 HR, 25 RBI, 14 2B, 3 3B, 34 SB

OF   Bryant Packard – ECU           .406, 89 H, 14 HR, 16 2B, .671 SLG, 50 RBI

OF   Kyle Phillips  – USF               .333, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 13 2B, .477 SLG

DH  Joe Davis* – Houston             .318, 77 H, 18 2B, 13 HR, 62 RBI, 134 TB, .554 SLG