Hogs get highest seed ever for SEC Tournament; face Kentucky

By ESPN Arkansas News Services

BATON ROUGE, La. — Having tallied the program’s highest SEC wins total since 2013, Arkansas will be the No. 7 seed in next week’s SEC Tournament and play 20th-ranked and No. 10 seed Kentucky in Wednesday’s first round.

The 2018 SEC Softball Tournament will be played at the Mizzou Softball Stadium in Columbia, Mo.

The 7-10 matchup between Arkansas and Kentucky will be the second game of the opening round and is set for a 1:30 p.m. first pitch on the SEC Network and through the WatchESPN app.

This season marks Arkansas’ 11th appearance in the SEC Tournament and second consecutive under coach Courtney Deifel. The Razorbacks finished the regular season with a 37-14 overall record and 12-12 mark in SEC play.

Wednesday’s game will be just the second time Arkansas and Kentucky will play in the conference tournament, and first time since 2001. The two teams did not play during the regular season.

RAZORBACK FOOTBALL

Sat, Sep 5vs North AlabamaW 31-14
Sat, Sep 12@ UtahL, 43-10
Sat, Sep 19GeorgiaL, 45-17
Sat, Sep 26TulsaW 34-6
Sat, Oct 3@ Texas A&ML, 34-7
Sat, Oct 10TennesseeL, 24-17
Sat, Oct 17@ VanderbiltW 31-21
Sat, Oct 31vs MissouriL, 34-10
Sat, Nov 7@ Auburn11:45 AM
SEC Network
Sat, Nov 14South Carolina6:45 PM
SEC Network
Sat, Nov 21@ TexasAfternoon
2:30-3:30 PM
Sat, Nov 28vs LSUEarly Kickoff
11:00 AM-Noon

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

OVERALLRecordPts
1.Conway (13)8-11801
2.Shiloh Christian (4)8-11542
3.Bentonville (2)8-11383
4.Joe T. Robinson9-01205
5.North Little Rock8-11096
6.Sheridan9-0807t
7.Bentonville West7-2737t
8.Springdale Har-Ber6-3664
9.Greenwood7-2519
10Van Buren8-119—
Others receiving votes: Bryant 17, Benton 8, LR Christian 8, Mountain Home 6, Stuttgart 5, Searcy 4, LR Mills 2, Nashville 2, Rogers 2, Farmington 1.
CLASS 7A
1.Conway (13)8-1851
2.Shiloh Christian (4)8-1692
3.Bentonville (2)8-1554
4.North Little Rock8-1395
5.Springdale Har-Ber6-3183
Others receiving votes: Bentonville West 15, Bryant 4.
CLASS 6A
1.Sheridan (19)9-0951
2.Benton6-3563
3.Van Buren8-1544t
4.Searcy7-2394t
5.Mountain Home (2)7-2381
Others receiving votes: Sylvan Hills 2, Lake Hamilton 1.
CLASS 5A

1.		Joe T. Robinson (18)9-0941
2.Greenwood (1)7-2762
3.Little Rock Mills8-140
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4.Farmington8-1294
5.Jacksonville7-2233
Others receiving votes: LR Mills 8, HS Lakeside 4, Greenbrier 1.
CLASS 4A
1.Stuttgart (17)8-0771
2.Nashville (2)8-0642
3.Ozark8-0373
4.Elkins7-1194
5.Lonoke7-114—
Others receiving votes: Southside Batesville 9, Fountain Lake 9, Gravette 5, Highland 4, Arkadelphia 1.

CLASS 3A
1.Mansfield (11)8-2771
2.Prescott (3)8-1664
3.Fordyce (2)6-232—
4.Atkins (1)8-128—
5.Smackover7-2233
Bismarck7-2235
Others receiving votes: Walnut Ridge 19, Newport (2) 14, Rivercrest 2, Lake Village 1.
CLASS 2A
1.Baptist Prep (9)9-0832
2.Mount Ida (10)9-0801
3.Earle8-1503
4.Gurdon7-2404
5.Marked Tree7-2265
Others receiving votes: Magnet Cove 2, Des Arc 2, Hazen 2.
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Corning (7)7-0291
Cedar Ridge (4)8-0292
3.Magazine (3)8-0223
Others receiving votes: Izard County 3.

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