American Athletic Conference Baseball Report Final 2019 Release @American_BSB Contact: Greg Barlow, Assistant Director of Communications [email protected] • 401.453.0660 15 Park Row West • Providence, RI 02903 2019 STANDINGS POSTSEASON AWARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kody Hoese * Jr. * 3B * Tulane * Griffith, Ind. AMERICAN OVERALL Hoese has had a record year, establishing himself as SCHOOL W L T PCT H A W L T PCT H A N STREAK one of the all-time top hitters in the American Athletic Conference. Batting a conference-high .388, Hoese leads ECU* % 20 4 0 0.833 10-2 10-2 47 18 0 0.723 28-6 18-10 1-2 L2 The American in hits (87), runs scored (69), home runs (23), total bases (177), on-base percentage (.484) and slugging Cincinnati* % 13 11 0 0.542 6-6 7-5 31 31 0 0.500 16-12 9-16 6-3 L2 percentage (.790). His 177 total bases lead the nation and are an American single-season record along with his 23 Tulane* 12 11 0 0.522 7-5 5-6 32 26 0 0.552 22-14 7-9 3-3 L2 home runs. The junior third baseman ranks among the top UConn* % 12 12 0 0.500 6-6 6-6 39 25 0 0.609 12-7 14-14 13-4 L1 20 in the nation in eight offensive categories. Hoese has helped power the league’s most elite offense, as Tulane Houston* 12 12 0 0.500 6-6 6-6 32 24 0 0.571 19-10 12-8 1-6 L3 ranks atop The American in 10 offensive categories. Hoese has had 26 multi-hit games and 17 multi-RBI games, UCF* 11 13 0 0.458 7-5 4-8 36 22 0 0.621 23-12 11-8 2-2 L1 sporting a 19-game hitting streak and 35-game on-base Memphis* 10 13 0 0.435 6-5 4-8 27 28 0 0.491 19-13 8-13 0-2 L2 streak this season. Hoese was named a semifinalist for both the 2019 Golden Spikes Award and the Wichita State* 9 15 0 0.375 5-7 4-8 28 31 0 0.475 16-11 8-15 4-5 L1 Dick Howser Trophy. He also earned National Hitter of the Week honors from the National USF 8 16 0 0.333 4-8 4-8 26 27 0 0.491 20-12 6-15 0-0 L1 Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, Perfect Game and Collegiate Baseball. Both * American Championship Qualifier D1 Baseball and Perfect Game named Hoese %NCAA Tournament Bid to their Midseason All-American lists as a National Polls first team selection. Baseball America: ECU 12 | Collegiate Baseball: ECU 15 | D1Baseball: ECU 13 | NCBWA: ECU 13, UConn RV | USA Today Coaches' Poll: ECU 12, UConn RV, Cincinnati RV PITCHER OF THE YEAR THE AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP Jake Agnos * Jr. * LHP * ECU * Haymarket, Va. Agnos leads The American with a 2.06 ERA. The junior southpaw struck out a conference-record 124 batters (ninth in the nation) in 83.0 innings pitched this season. Agnos went 8-2 in 14 starts on the mound, averaging 13.45 strikeouts per nine innings, which is ranked ninth nationally. He scattered 19 earned runs, 61 hits and 34 walks, holding batters a .199 average. Agnos has reached double digits in strikeouts five times this season and has pitched seven 2019 NCAA Tournament or more innings in four appearances. Agnos hasn’t given up an earned run in his past Spectrum Field · Clearwater, Fla. four outings and last 31 innings pitched. He Friday, May 31 | Regionals leads the conference in wins and strikeouts Tuesday, May 21 this season to help bolster the top pitching No. 4 UConn 4, No. 5 Houston 3 No. 3 Nebraska 8, No. 2 UConn 5 staff in The American. No. 4 Cincinnati 7, No. 1 Oregon State 6 No. 8 Wichita State 6, No. 1 ECU 2 NEWCOMER POSITION PLAYER OF THE YEAR No. 2 Cincinnati 11, No. 7 Memphis 6 Saturday, June 1 | Regionals Hunter Goodman * Fr. * DH/OF * Memphis * Arlington, Tenn. No. 3 Tulane 5, No. 6 UCF 2 Goodman has established himself as one of the top rookies in the nation, ranking top 10 in the conference in batting No. 4 Quinnipiac 5, No. 1 ECU 4 average (.332), RBIs (66), hits (53), runs scored (50), home Wednesday, May 22 No. 3 Michigan 10, No. 4 Cincinnati 4 runs (13), total bases (134) and slugging percentage (.585). ECU 13, Houston 2 (Houston eliminated) No. 2 UConn 10, No. 4 Harvard 2 Goodman’s 66 RBIs lead The American and UCF 8, Memphis 7 (10) (Memphis eliminated) rank 11th in the NCAA this season. Goodman Sunday, June 2 | Regionals has posted 24 multi-hit games and drove in multiple runs in 18 contests this season to Thursday, May 23 No. 1 ECU 9, No. 2 NC State 2 lead the Tigers. He tallied three hits in six UConn 9, Wichita State 7 games and drove in four or more runs six No. 1 ECU 13, No. 4 Quinnipiac 3 times this season. Cincinnati 8, Tulane 4 No. 2 UConn 16, No. 3 Nebraska 1 No. 2 UConn 5, No. 1 Oklahoma State 2 NEWCOMER PITCHER OF THE YEAR Friday, May 24 No. 2 Creighton 6, No. 4 Cincinnati 1 Devon Roedahl * Jr. * RHP * Houston * Beaumont, Texas Wichita State 12, ECU 5 (ECU eliminated) In 29 appearances this season, Roedahl has brought depth Monday, June 3 | Regionals to Houston’s pitching staff. The junior righthander holds UCF 6, Tulane 2 (Tulane eliminated) a 3.64 ERA with seven wins and four saves No. 1 ECU 10, No. 3 Campbell 3 out of the bullpen. Holding batters to a .217 Saturday, May 25 | Semifinals average, Roedahl has struck out 59 in 59.1 No. 1 ECU 12, No. 3 Campbell 3 innings pitched, while surrendering 22 walks, UConn 8, Wichita State 3 (Wichita State eliminated) No. 1 Oklahoma State 3, No. 2 UConn 1 24 earned runs and 49 hits. Roedahl shutout Cincinnati 10, UCF 6 (UCF eliminated) his opponents in 17 outings. He ranks third in Friday, June 7 | Super Regional the league in wins and appearances and fifth Sunday, May 26 | Championship in opponent’s batting average. Cincinnati 22, UConn 5 No. 7 Louisville 14, No. 10 ECU 1 COACH OF THE YEAR Cliff Godwin * ECU * Fifth Season Saturday, June 8 | Super Regional After leading his team to a 42-13 overall record and 20-4 conference mark, Godwin earns his second-career No. 7 Louisville 12, No. 10 ECU 0 American Coach of the Year nod (2015). In his fifth year at the helm of the Pirates, Godwin guided his team to its first American regular-season title and eight-straight American series wins. Godwin’s team became the first in American Athletic Conference history to win 20 league games, taking the top seed in the conference’s championship seven games ahead of second-place Cincinnati. ECU was the fifth team in the NCAA to reach 40 wins this year, and has been ranked as high as sixth nationally with a top-five RPI ranking. * Stats and records updated through May 20 AMERICAN NOTEBOOK 3-for-5 The American has had at least three NCAA tournament Pedigree 2019 All-Americans teams in each of the last five years. Current members of the American Athletic Conference Nine American Athletic Conference athletes earned All- have made a combined 16 appearances in the College America recognition from the American Baseball Coaches American In The Field of 64 World Series. Wichita State leads the conference with Association (ABCA), Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, Cincinnati, UConn and ECU were among the 64 teams seven appearances, while UConn has made five. The College Baseball Foundation, College Sports Information announced to compete in the 2019 NCAA Baseball Cham- Shockers won a national championship in 1989, while Directors of America (CoSIDA), D1Baseball.com, the Na- pionship. The American was one of seven conferences Houston was the national runner-up in 1967. The last tional Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), (SEC (10), ACC (8), Big Ten (5), Big 12 (5), Pac-12 (5) and team among The American’s current membership to reach Perfect Game/Rawlings and the Senior CLASS Award Missouri Valley (3)) to have at least three teams punch the CWS was Tulane, which advanced to Omaha in 2005. as announced by the organizations this spring. UConn tickets to the NCAA Baseball Championship. righthander Jacob Wallace, ECU lefthander Jake Agnos, Houston and Louisville both advanced to the Super Re- ECU utility player Alec Burleson, ECU designated hitter While hosting the Greenville Regional for a second- gional round in the 2014 NCAA Championship, while ECU Spencer Brickhouse, Tulane third baseman Kody Hoese, straight year, ECU advanced to its second NCAA Super reached the Super Regionals in 2019 and 2016. Tulane outfielder Hudson Haskin, Memphis outfielder Regional in four seasons. Cincinnati won The American Hunter Goodman, Memphis shortstop Alec Trela and Championship to clinch the conference's automatic bid The American has one CWS appearances to its credit. Wichita State infielder Luke Ritter all picked up awards. and earned its first NCAA berth since 1974. UConn earned Louisville advanced to Omaha in 2014, when the Cardinals its sixth NCAA regional bid since 2010. The Bearcats competed in the conference. 2019 MLB Picks competed in the Corvallis Regional, while the Huskies Tulane's Kody Hoese highlighted The American's 2019 advanced to the final of the Oklahoma City Regional.