FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas has been picked to finish third in the Southeastern Conference Western Division by the league’s baseball coaches.
The Razorbacks are predicted to finish behind LSU and Ole Miss in the division. Arkansas tied for the division championship with Ole Miss last year.
LSU received 10 first-place votes by coaches, but Arkansas, Ole Miss, Auburn and Texas A&M all received one first-place vote. The Razorbacks also received a vote to win the overall league championship, which they have not won since 2004.
Vanderbilt was picked to win the SEC East and the league championship. The Commodores received six first-place votes, followed by LSU with five, Florida with two and Arkansas.
Coaches cannot vote for their own teams and the ballots are not made public.
Four Arkansas players - shortstop Casey Martin, pitcher Matt Cronin and outfielders Heston Kjerstad and Dominic Fletcher - were voted to the preseason All-SEC first team.
2019 SEC Coaches Poll
Eastern Division
1 Vanderbilt (9) - 87
2 Florida (4) - 81
3 Georgia (1) - 68
4 South Carolina - 53
5 Tennessee - 40
6 Kentucky - 30
7 Missouri - 26
Western Division
1 LSU (10) - 88
2 Ole Miss (1) - 65
3 Arkansas (1) - 59
4 Auburn (1) - 57
5 Texas A&M (1) - 48
6 Mississippi State - 47
7 Alabama - 21
2019 Coaches Preseason All-SEC Team
First Team
C: Philip Clarke, Vanderbilt
1B: Cole Zabowski, Ole Miss
2B: Austin Martin, Vanderbilt*
2B: Noah Campbell, South Carolina*
3B: Aaron Schunk, Georgia
SS: Casey Martin, Arkansas
OF: Heston Kjerstad, Arkansas
OF: Dominic Fletcher, Arkansas
OF: Jake Mangum, Mississippi State
DH/UTL: T.J. Collett, Kentucky
SP: Tanner Burns, Auburn
SP: Zack Thompson, Kentucky
RP: Matt Cronin, Arkansas
Second Team
C: Mason Meadows, Georgia
1B: Tanner Allen, Mississippi State
2B: LJ Talley, Georgia
3B: Tyler Keenan, Ole Miss
SS: Braden Shewmake, Texas A&M
OF: JJ Bleday, Vanderbilt
OF: Antoine Duplantis, LSU
OF: Daniel Cabrera, LSU
DH/UTL: Aaron Schunk, Georgia*
DH/UTL: Chase Cockrell, Ole Miss*
SP: John Doxakis, Texas A&M
SP: Tyler Dyson, Florida
RP: Parker Caracci, Ole Miss
*-Denotes voting tie