2020 American Athletic Conference Preview: Pirates Seek Repeat

East Carolina ran away with the American Athletic Conference a year ago, going 20-4 to win the regular-season title by seven games, en route to super regionals. The Pirates remain the team to beat heading into 2020, but they’re not nearly as overwhelming a favorite after losing a host of stars from last year’s club. Houston, which won the regular-season crown in 2018, looks like ECU’s strongest challenger, but the American is almost always tightly bunched together, and this year should be no exception. Annual contender Connecticut and rejuvenated Tulane also look dangerous, and so does veteran-laden Cincinnati, last year’s[…]