ECU baseball recognized with more preseason team rankings, All-American honors

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - East Carolina baseball nationally ranked 12th by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and 13th by USA Today/Coaches preaseason polls.

The Pirates are American Athletic Conference favorites and preaseson ranked No. 8 by Collegiate Baseball, No. 12 by D1Baseball, No. 13 by Perfect Game and No. 15 by Baseball America.

East Carolina sophomore pitchers Carson Whisenhunt (first-team) and C.J. Mayhue (third-team) named 2022 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Preseason All-Americans. Whisenhunt has four preseason All-America selections this season.