News digest, Feb. 8

Coaches call Hogs as SEC favorites

Arkansas is the choice of Southeastern Conference coaches to win the league's championship in a preseason poll. Coaches pick South Carolina to finish fourth in the East Division behind Florida, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.

SEC coaches poll
First-place votes listed
Overall: Arkansas 9. LSU 3. Florida 2
East Division: 1. Florida 11. 2. Tennessee 2. 3. Vanderbilt 1. 4. South Carolina. 5. Kentucky. 6. Georgia. 7. Missouri.

West Division: 1. Arkansas 9. 2. LSU 5. 3. Texas A&M 4. Alabama. 5. Auburn. 5. Ole Miss. 7. Mississippi State.

Preseason all-conference
First team: C: Cole Messina, South Carolina. OF: Ethan Petry, South Carolina.

SEC

SoCon coaches poll

Predicted order of finish

1. Samford. 2. Mercer. 3. Wofford. 4. Western Carolina. 5. East Tennessee State. 6. UNC Greensboro. 7. VMI. 8. The Citadel.
Preseason all-conference
First team: SP: Sam Swygert, The Citadel. RP: Will Holmes, The Citadel. SS: Sawyer Reeves, The Citadel.

Second team: SP: Zac Cowan, Wofford. 2B: Brice Martinez, Wofford. SS: Jack Renwick, Wofford. 

SoCon

Weather prompts more changes

Three more series are adjusting because of forecasts of bad weather this weekend.
* Anderson's home series with King will now consist of a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Friday a noon single game on Saturday at Anderson Memorial Stadium.

* Lander will now play host to Lincoln Memorial for one game at 5 p.m. Friday and a doubleheader at 1 p.m. Saturday at Dolny Stadium.
* Limestone's home series with Emmanuel will have a 5 p.m. Friday game and a noon Saturday doubleheader at Founders FCU Stadium.