FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas has been predicted to win the SEC Western Division baseball championship by league coaches.
The Razorbacks received five of 14 first-place votes in the preseason poll. Mississippi State, LSU, Auburn and Texas A&M also received at least one vote apiece. Coaches cannot vote for their own teams.
Arkansas has shared the division championship the past two years and returns several position players from last year's 46-20 team that played in the College World Series. The Razorbacks have four players - shortstop Casey Martin, catcher Casey Opitz, outfielder Heston Kjerstad and designated hitter Matt Goodheart - on the preseason All-SEC team.