Hogs up one spot in baseball poll

Chad Spanberger (24), Arkansas first baseman, shakes assistant coach Tony Vitello's hand as he rounds third base after hitting a home run Thursday, April 13, 2017, during the first inning against Georgia at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville.
Chad Spanberger (24), Arkansas first baseman, shakes assistant coach Tony Vitello's hand as he rounds third base after hitting a home run Thursday, April 13, 2017, during the first inning against Georgia at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville.

— Arkansas baseball moved up one position in the USA Today Coaches' Poll after a 4-0 week.

The Razorbacks are No. 14 in this week's poll, two spots behind its weekend opponent, No. 12 Auburn. Arkansas and Auburn are scheduled to begin their three-game series Friday at 6 p.m. The Razorbacks are scheduled to play Memphis twice in the midweek.

Arkansas (29-8, 11-4 SEC) enters the week in first place in the SEC, one game ahead of a three-way tie for second between Auburn, Mississippi State and Kentucky.

Seven SEC teams are among the 18 highest-ranked teams this week. In addition to Arkansas and Auburn, other ranked SEC teams are LSU (8), Florida (10), Kentucky (13), Mississippi State (16) and South Carolina (18).

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