Five Cougars Named All-Conference

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Baseball program was well represented as The American Athletic Conference announced its postseason honors Monday.

Redshirt sophomore catcher Anthony Tulimero and senior first baseman Ryan Hernandez were recognized on the All-American Athletic Conference First Team. Houston's two first-team honorees were the most since totaling three in 2017.

Redshirt junior shortstop Ian McMillan, junior reliever Ben Sears and junior utility player Brandon Uhse were named to the league's Second Team. With five honorees on the 2022 team, Houston upped its all-time total to an American-best 41 across nine seasons.

Combined All-Conference

Tulimero leads The American with 22 runners caught stealing while pacing the Cougars offensively in batting average (.324) and hits (68). Hernandez is third in the league in RBIs (51) and is tied for fourth with 12 home runs.

McMillan, who leads The American with 173 assists, has totaled 14 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games. Sears paces the conference with 12 saves and is second in ERA (2.95) and fourth in opponent average (.230). Uhse is fourth in The American with 46 runs and leads the Cougars in doubles (15) and multi-RBI performances (14).

2022 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BASEBALL HONORS

Player of the Year (or Position Player of the Year)
Griffin Merritt, R-Jr., OF, Cincinnati

Pitcher of the Year
Carter Spivey, Jr., East Carolina

Newcomer Position Player of the Year
Brock Rodden, So., 2B, Wichita State

Newcomer Pitcher of the Year
Landon Gartman, Fr., Memphis

Coach of the Year
Cliff Godwin, East Carolina

First-Team All-Conference
P – Landon Gartman, Memphis*
P – Ben Vespi, So., UCF
P – Cameron Bye, So., Wichita State
P – Connor Staine, R-So., UCF
P – Dylan Carmouche, So., Tulane
RP – Carter Spivey, Jr., East Carolina
C – Anthony Tulimero, R-So., Houston
1B – Ryan Hernandez, Sr., Houston
2B – Brock Rodden, So., Wichita State
SS – Zach Agnos, So., East Carolina
3B – Carmine Lane, R-So., South Florida
OF – Griffin Merritt, R-Jr., Cincinnati
OF – Lane Hoover, Jr., East Carolina
OF – Chuck Ingram, So., Wichita State
DH – Jacob Compton, So., Memphis
UTL – Ryder Giles, Jr., East Carolina

Second-Team All-Conference
P – Beau Keathley, Sr., Cincinnati
P – C.J. Mayhue, So., East Carolina
P – Garrett Saylor, Jr., East Carolina
P – Connor Linn, So., Cincinnati
P – Grant Siegel, Fr., Tulane
RP – Ben Sears, Jr., Houston
C – Andrew Sundean, Fr., UCF
1B – Ryan Nicholson, R-So., Cincinnati
2B – Jacob Starling, East Carolina
SS – Ian McMillan, R-Jr., Houston
3B – Alec Makarewicz, So., East Carolina
OF – Paul Komistek, R-Jr., Cincinnati
OF – Bryson Worrell, Sr., East Carolina
OF – Gephry Pena, R-Jr., UCF
DH – Cam Clonch, So., East Carolina
UTL – Brandon Uhse, Jr., Houston

* denotes unanimous selection

UP NEXT
Houston opens the TicketSmarter American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship as the No. 3 seed from Clearwater, Fla. The Cougars will face No. 6-seed Wichita State on Tuesday night with first pitch set for 47 minutes following the 3 p.m. CT Game 3.

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