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McKissic, Foreman, Lee, & Rhone in 2024 class of Arkansas State Hall of Honor

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July 25, 2024

McKissic, Foreman, Lee, & Rhone in 2024 class of Arkansas State Hall of Honor

The Arkansas State Lettermen’s Club will induct four new members into A-State’s Hall of Honor during its 44th annual banquet, to be held Friday, October 25, at the Woodard McAlister Family Club inside the Johnny Allison Tower of Centennial Bank Stadium.

Women’s pole vaulter Stephanie Foreman Adams, baseball’s Jacob Lee, football’s J.D. McKissic and volleyball’s Cyndi Rhone will be inducted at the event. The event begins at 6:00 p.m. with a social gathering, followed by dinner and the program at 6:30 p.m. The quartet will also be recognized at the Red Wolves’ football game versus Troy on October 26.

The Hall of Honor induction ceremony and banquet is open to the public, and tickets can be purchased by contacting the Red Wolves Foundation at 870-972-2401 or online here. Those interested in purchasing tickets can also contact Brandon Cunningham at 870-973-3005 or by emailing redwolvesfoundation@astate.edu.

Tables seating eight people are available for $450, while single tickets cost $60. Access to the Woodard McAlister Family Club can be gained by entering the main gate (west side) of Centennial Bank Stadium and taking the elevators to level one.

Stephanie Foreman Adams (2008-13) captured eight Sun Belt Conference titles in pole vault – four indoor and four outdoor. She qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds on three occasions (2010, 2011, 2013) and was a two-time Second Team All-American (2011, 2013). She owns school records in both indoor (4.28m/14-0.5) and outdoor pole vault (4.17m/13-9.25).

Jacob Lee (2009-12) was the 2012 Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year and a Third Team Collegiate Baseball All-America selection. The Jonesboro native was a two-time Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team (2010, 2012) pick and earned First Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors in 2012. He is A-State’s all-time leader in strikeouts with 280 and finished with the most starts (54) and innings pitched (328.1) in program history. He owns the second-most wins (24) and holds the highest winning percentage in a single-season after finishing 9-1 (.900) in 2012. Lee was selected by Cleveland in the ninth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.

Three-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection J.D. McKissic (2012-15) is A-State’s career leader in receptions (289) and receiving yards (2,826). Named the league’s Freshman of the Year and a Freshman All-America selection in 2012, McKissic is one of eight players in program history with four or more 100-yard receiving games in a single season and owns the third-longest kickoff return for a touchdown in school history with a 98-yard score against Idaho in 2013. He owns the single-game record for receptions (15), the single-season record for receptions (103) and ranks fourth in single-season yards receiving with 1,022. McKissic went on to play seven seasons (2016-22) in the National Football League with Seattle, Detroit and Washington.

Cyndi Rhone is one of eight players in A-State’s 1,000-1,000 club with 1,304 career kills and 1,081 digs. Named the 1991 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, Rhone holds the school record for single-season kills (765) and service aces (104). She ranked fourth in single-season digs (667) and her 182 career service aces are the third-most in school history. She helped A-State to the American South title in 1990 and the Sun Belt title in 1991.

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Shepherd confirmed as federal judge in Arkansas’ Western District – Talk Business & Politics

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April 14, 2026

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Shepherd confirmed as federal judge in Arkansas’ Western District – Talk Business & Politics

John Thomas Shepherd of El Dorado has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be a U.S. District judge in the Western District of Arkansas, according to the offices of U.S. Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton, R-Ark.

Shepherd is a native of El Dorado and graduate of Rice University and the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville, where he was managing editor of the Arkansas Law Review.

He was a partner at Shepherd & Shepherd in El Dorado and also served as a prosecuting attorney, and later judge, for the Arkansas Circuit Court’s 13th Judicial District. He is a member of the Federalist Society, according to a press release from Cotton’s office.

His brother, Matthew Shepherd, is a partner in the El Dorado law firm and is a former speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives. Their father is Federal Judge Bobby Shepherd who sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

“I am pleased to congratulate John Thomas Shepherd on his confirmation and am confident he will serve with the same integrity, professionalism and sound judgment he has demonstrated throughout his career,” noted a statement from Boozman’s. “We are grateful for his deep commitment to public service and the rule of law.”

Shepherd succeeds U.S. District Court Judge Susan Hickey who has been on the bench since October 2011. She was chief judge of the district between 2019 and 2025. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas includes 34 counties stretching from Texarkana and El Dorado to Fayetteville and Fort Smith.

Shepherd is the second Western District judge to be confirmed so far in 2026. David Clay Fowlkes, the former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, was confirmed in early February to be a federal judge in the Western District of Arkansas. He succeeded U.S. District Court Judge P.K. Holmes III, and will be in the Fort Smith office.

Other judges now in the Western District are Chief Judge Timothy Brooks (Fayetteville bench), Magistrate Judge Christy Comstock (Fayetteville), Magistrate Judge Mark Ford (Fort Smith), and Magistrate Judge Spencer Singleton (El Dorado).

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April 14, 2026

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How far Alabama dropped in new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

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April 13, 2026

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How far Alabama dropped in new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Pitching for Alabama baseball had been fine for much of this season. Then the Crimson Tide ran into an Arkansas Razorbacks team that got hot at the plate over the weekend at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa.

Arkansas scored 25 runs in a three-game sweep of the Tide, snapping a string of three straight SEC series victories for Alabama. In all three games, the Razorbacks’ bats came alive late. Arkansas used a six-run eighth inning on Friday for a 7-5 win, then plated 11 runs over the final three innings Saturday in a 15-6 rout.

Alabama had a 2-0 lead in after five innings in Sunday’s series finale, but the Razorbacks scored single runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to complete the sweep. The Crimson Tide had won 11 of their last 12 games entering the weekend, including SEC series victories over top 25 teams Florida, Auburn and Oklahoma.

After a 1-3 week in Week 9 of the 2026 NCAA baseball season, here’s where Alabama ranks in Monday’s new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

Alabama sees modest drop in Baseball Coaches Poll after Arkansas sweep

In Monday’s new Coaches Poll, Alabama (26-11 overall, 8-7 conference) fell four spots to No. 13. The Crimson Tide are ranked one spot above the West Virginia Mountaineers and one spot below Oklahoma.

Alabama is one of five teams to drop at least four spots in this week’s top 25 rankings. Florida State had a four-spot fall to No. 10, and Mississippi State tied Nebraska for the biggest slide. The Bulldogs fell eight spots to No. 16; the Cornhuskers eight spots to No. 25.

SEC slides, ACC rises in top 5 of NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll

Both Georgia Tech and North Carolina rose in the top five of the Coaches Poll after impressive weekend series against Florida State and Clemson, respectively. Texas and Georgia dropped in the top five after series losses to Texas A&M and Florida, respectively.

Here’s a look at the full top 25 rankings in the USA TODAY Sports Baseball Coaches Poll for April 13.

Rank	Team	Record	PTS	1st	Prev	Chg	Hi/Lo
1	UCLA	33-2	750	30	1	–	1/2
2	Georgia Tech	30-5	719	0	3	1	2/5
3	North Carolina	30-6	680	0	5	2	3/14
4	Texas	27-7	621	0	2	2	2/4
5	Georgia	29-8	618	0	4	1	4/13
6	Oregon State	28-7	611	0	7	1	6/18
7	Texas A&M	27-7	516	0	15	8	7/NR
8	Coastal Carolina	26-9	511	0	11	3	7/25
9	USC	30-7	506	0	10	1	8/NR
10	Florida State	24-11	437	0	6	4	6/17
11	Auburn	24-11	402	0	12	1	4/12
12	Virginia	26-11	383	0	14	2	11/NR
13	Alabama	26-11	325	0	9	4	9/NR
14	Oklahoma	24-11	319	0	18	4	8/NR
15	West Virginia	24-8	306	0	19	4	12/NR
16	Mississippi State	26-10	305	0	8	8	3/16
17	Arkansas	24-13	272	0	22	5	5/22
18	Florida	27-10	233	0	24	6	8/25
19	Oregon	26-10	216	0	20	1	10/NR
20	Southern Miss	25-11	176	0	13	7	7/20
21	Kansas	26-10	153	0	NR	12	21/NR
22	Arizona State	26-11	138	0	21	1	21/NR
23	Ole Miss	26-11	125	0	NR	3	18/NR
24	Boston College	26-12	111	0	25	1	24/25
25	Nebraska	27-9	93	0	17	8	17/NR

Schools Dropped Out

No. 16 UCF; No. 23 North Carolina State

Others Receiving Votes

North Carolina State 74; UCF 49; Jacksonville State 33; Miami (FL) 15; Tennessee 14; California Baptist 13; Missouri State 6; Wake Forest 5; Kentucky 4; UC Santa Barbara 3; Vanderbilt 2; UTSA 2; LSU 2; Liberty 1; Dallas Baptist 1

Alabama baseball 2026 schedule: When do Crimson Tide play next?

Alabama will face the UAB Blazers (23-13) at Regions Field in Birmingham on Tuesday in midweek play. First pitch for Alabama-UAB is 6 p.m. CT.

The Crimson Tide visit Austin for their next series in SEC play beginning Friday. They take on the Texas Longhorns (27-7, 9-5) at 6:30 p.m. CT Friday.

Here’s a look at Alabama’s 2026 baseball schedule. All start times Central.

Feb. 13-15: vs. Washington State (L, 8-4; W, 8-1; W, 11-1)
Feb. 17: at Samford (W, 3-2)
Feb. 18: vs. Alabama State (W, 2-1)
Feb. 20-22: vs. Rhode Island (W, 19-4; W, 8-5; W, 11-1)
Feb. 24: at Southern Miss (L, 14-4)
Feb. 27: vs. Iowa at Frisco College Baseball Classic (W, 12-2)
Feb. 28: vs. Oregon State at Frisco College Baseball Classic (W, 8-7)
March 1: vs. Houston at Frisco College Baseball Classic (L, 8-2)
March 3: vs. Jacksonville State (W, 6-5)
March 4: at Alabama State (W, 13-4)
March 6-8: vs. North Florida (W, 7-2; W, 9-3; W, 12-2)
March 10: vs. Troy (W, 7-3)
March 13-15: at Kentucky (L, 7-4; L, 8-7; L, 6-4)
March 17: at South Alabama (L, 6-3)
March 20-22: vs. Florida (W, 6-0; W, 8-4; W, 14-7)
March 24: vs. Austin Peay (W, 6-2)
March 27-29: vs. Auburn (W, 11-1; W, 3-2; W, 3-1)
March 31: at Jacksonville State (W, 4-3)
April 2-5: at Oklahoma (W, 10-7; L, 4-2; W, 3-2)
April 7: vs. Samford (W, 16-2)
April 10-12: vs. Arkansas (L, 7-5, L, 15-6, L, 3-2)
April 14: at UAB, 6 p.m.
April 17-19: at Texas (6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday)
April 21: vs. UAB, 6 p.m.
April 23-25: at Tennessee (6 p.m. Thursday, 5:30 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday)
April 30-May 2: vs. Vanderbilt (6 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday)
May 5: at Troy, 6 p.m.
May 8-10: at South Carolina (4:30 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday, 12:30 p.m. Sunday)
May 14-16: vs. Ole Miss (6 p.m. Thursday, 6 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday)
May 19-24: SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama