Arkansas baseball picked to finish 3rd by SEC coaches

Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn is shown during a scrimmage Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Fayetteville. (Hank Layton/WholeHogSports)FAYETTEVILLE — The Arkansas baseball team was projected to finish third in the SEC by league coaches in 2025, according to the poll released by the league office Wednesday.

Coaches also voted Arkansas right-handed pitcher Gabe Gaeckle to the preseason All-SEC first team, and left-hander Landon Beidelschies and right-hander Christian Foutch to the second team.

Texas A&M, the unanimous No. 1 team in national preseason polls, is the projected SEC champion. The Aggies, in the first year under head coach Michael Earley, return several prominent players from last season’s…