I’ll be heading to the baseball game in a little while, but here’s a couple other Arkansas related items to share with you this afternoon:

• Arkansas forward Michael Washington was named a second-team, all-SEC performer by The Associated Press today. It comes one week after he was named a second-team selection by the SEC coaches. Washington averaged 15.5 points and 9.8 rebounds for the Razorbacks.

It’s still not clear if he’ll be returning to the team. Washington was pretty vague when asked about the prospects of entering the NBA Draft last week. The situation still seems unresolved.

But back on topic, the All-SEC first team consisted of Marcus Thornton (LSU), Devan Downey (South Carolina), Jodie Meeks (Kentucky), Tyler Smith (Tennessee), Jarvis Varnado (MSU), Nick Calathes (Florida) and Tasmin Mitchell (LSU). In addition to Washington, Korvotney Barber (Auburn), Patrick Patterson (Kentucky), Alonzo Gee (Alabama), David Huertas (Ole Miss), Terrico White (Ole Miss) were second-teamers.

Thornton was the SEC Player of the Year. White was Freshman of the Year. LSU’s Trent Johnson was named Coach of the Year.

• The Arkansas football team, which is a little thin at quarterback, got some help at the position today.

Derek Hatcher of Ridgeview High in Florida, has decided he will join the Razorbacks as a “preferred walk-on” in hopes of earning a scholarship down the road. The story, which is at firstcoastnews.com, can be found by clicking this link.

According to the story, Hatcher got interest but no scholarship offers from bigger schools. Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino first learned of Hatcher thanks to a punter from the same area who is friends with the quarterback. The punter, who has since decided to walk-on elsewhere, came on an official visit and delivered some game film of Hatcher as well. The rest, as they say, is history.

Hatcher will join Brandon Mitchell as incoming quarterbacks this fall. The Razorbacks have Ryan Mallett, Tyler Wilson and Jim Youngblood on scholarship now and the three will handle the snaps during spring practice. Arkansas was hoping to have more quarterbacks, but Nathan Dick transferred in the offseason and Will Secord backed out of his oral commitment and signed with Florida State.