BPort Sports' College Baseball Series Picks (Week 1)
- bryanportney01
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It's that time of the week! BPort Sports has got you covered with a wide variety of showcased series from all across Division I.
Rankings for teams are based on the D1Baseball Top 25.
Conferences without home matchups [or neutral-site matchups as home teams] will be replaced by mid-major matchups. This week: no America East, Horizon, Ivy, MAAC, Mid-American or Patriot.
Rankings for teams in all other levels (NCAA Division II/III, NAIA, NJCAA) are based on their respective mainstream rankings.
Teams in bold denote my pick to win the listed matchup. (Parentheses) denote the team's 2025 record before Friday’s games.
If multiple matchups/series in a conference, series are sorted by Game 1 start time.
Below, you can find a list of our picks for Week 1.
This Week: 0-0-0
Last Week: 9-5-1
This Season: 25-11-6
2023–2025: 766-525-37
Overall: 791-536-43
All Games are in Eastern Standard Time.
IMPORTANT Check all game times on game day. Times are subject to change.
LS = Live Stats (not a video/audio stream)
All series are Friday-Saturday-Sunday unless otherwise noted.
Away at Home- Series of the Week
Away at Home- Game of the Week
Away at Home- Mid-Major Series of the Week
Away at Home- Small College Series of the Week
Atlantic 10
Bryant (36-19-1, Am East) at Davidson (27-29) [5pm|1:30pm|1pm on ESPN+] (Sat: LS)
ACC
Indiana (32-24, Big Ten) at No. 11 North Carolina (46-13) [4pm|12pm|1pm on ACCNX]
Location: Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium (Chapel Hill, NC)
Head-to-Head History:
This is the first head-to-head meeting all-time between these teams.
Indiana is 86-126-1 against current ACC opponents.
North Carolina is 205-110-4 against current Big Ten opponents.
Below stats are from 2025 unless otherwise noted.
Indiana
Projected Starting Pitchers:
Game 1: LHP Tony Neubeck (1-5, 16.62 ERA) [Missouri]
Game 2: RHP Jackson Bergman (3-3, 5.65 ERA) [Toledo]
Game 3: TBD.
Top Bullpen Pitchers:
Saves Leader: RHP Gavin Seebold (17 app, 7.28 ERA, 3 saves)
Mr. Reliable: RHP Michael Sarhatt (21 app, 3.48 ERA, 46 strikeouts) [DII - Point Loma]
Unhittable: RHP Ian White Jr. (16 app, 3.60 ERA, .200 opponent avg) [East Carolina]
Top Hitters/Runners:
Speed Demon: 2B Aiden Stewart (.332|.469|.584, 8 stolen bases) [Delaware]
Heavy Hitter: 1B Jake Hanley (.333|.429|.575, 14 home runs)
On-Base Wiz: 3B Will Moore (.328|.514|.389, 12.8% K rate)
No. 11 North Carolina
Projected Starting Pitchers:
Game 1: RHP Jason DeCaro (9-3, 3.78 ERA)
Game 2: LHP Folger Boaz (3-0, 3.90 ERA)
Game 3: RHP Ryan Lynch (5-1, 2.93 ERA)
Top Bullpen Pitchers:
Saves Leader: RHP Walker McDuffie (28 app, 3.74 ERA, 7 saves)
Mr. Reliable: RHP Cameron Seagraves (18 app, 4.56 ERA, 34 strikeouts)
Unhittable: RHP Olin Johnson (17 app, 3.56 ERA, .225 opponent avg)
Top Hitters/Runners:
Speed Demon: RF Owen Hull (.367|.474|.557, 42 stolen bases) [George Mason]
Heavy Hitter: 3B Gavin Gallaher (.325|.409|.603, 17 home runs)
On-Base Wiz: 1B Erik Paulsen (.358|.452|.585, 5.2% K rate)
Friday single-game.
Puerto Rico Baseball Challenge (Ponce, PR)
American Athletic
Xavier (32-27, Big East) at East Carolina (35-27) [4pm|2pm|12:30pm on ESPN+]
Illinois (30-24, Big Ten) at South Florida (31-25) [6:30pm|2pm|12pm on ESPN+]
ASUN
Rhode Island (38-22, Atlantic 10) at Jacksonville (30-26) [6pm|1pm|4pm|1pm on ESPN+]
Sat DH: LS
Big 12
No. 23 Vanderbilt (43-18) vs. No. 10 TCU (39-20) [4:00 PM on KTCU 88.7 FM/LS]
Friday single-game.
Shriners Children's College Showdown (Arlington, TX)
No. 7 Arkansas (50-15) vs. No. 10 TCU (39-20) [8:00 PM on KTCU 88.7 FM/LS]
Saturday single-game.
Shriners Children's College Showdown (Arlington, TX)
Big East
Nebraska (33-29, Big Ten) vs. UConn (38-21) [8:00 PM on MLBN]
Friday single-game.
MLB Desert Invitational (Scottsdale, AZ)
Big South
Saint Joseph’s (24-28, Atlantic 10) at High Point (39-19) [4pm|1pm on ESPN+]
Friday and Sunday single-game (none on Saturday).
Big Ten
Iowa (33-22-1) vs. Kansas State (32-26, Big 12) [3:00 PM on MLB.TV]
Friday single-game.
MLB Desert Invitational (Goodyear, AZ)
Penn State (33-23) vs. Kansas State (32-26, Big 12) [2:00 PM on MLB.TV]
Sunday single-game.
MLB Desert Invitational (Mesa, AZ)
Big West
Cal Baptist (30-27, WAC) at/vs. Cal State Fullerton (29-27) [9:30pm|8pm|4pm|8pm on ESPN+]
Friday & Sunday: CSUF Home
Saturday & Monday: CBU Home
Conference USA
Friday DH, Saturday and Monday single-game (none on Monday).
Cincinnati (33-26, Big 12) at Jacksonville State (37-25) [5pm|3pm|2pm on ESPN+] (Sat: LS)
Coastal Athletic
Iowa (33-22-1, Big Ten) vs. Northeastern (49-11) [3:00 PM on MLB.TV]
Sunday single-game.
MLB Desert Invitational (Scottsdale, AZ)
DI Independents
No. 24 Arizona (44-21) vs. No. 12 Oregon State (48-16-1) [4:00 PM on Varsity Network/LS]
Saturday single-game.
College Baseball Series (Surprise, AZ)
Missouri Valley
Ohio (14-37, MAC) vs. Murray State (42-14) [4pm|3pm|2pm on LS]
Itchy Jones Stadium (Carbondale, IL)
Mountain West
Northeastern (49-11, CAA) at Grand Canyon (31-27) [8:00 PM on MW Network]
Friday single-game.
Austin Peay (45-14, ASUN) at UNLV (31-23) [9pm|3pm|6pm|3pm on YouTube]
Friday and Sunday single-game, Saturday DH.
Northeast
Lafayette (14-35, Patriot) at Coppin State (15-34) [2pm|1pm|1pm on LS]
Ohio Valley
SEC
Nevada (34-23, Mtn West) at Ole Miss (43-21) [5pm|2:30pm|2:30pm on SECN+]
Sunday single-game.
Shriners Children's College Showdown (Arlington, TX)
Southern
Troy (39-21, Sun Belt) at Mercer (35-25) [6pm|2pm|1pm on ESPN+]
Southland
Kent State (38-18, MAC) at Southeastern Louisiana (38-16) [7pm|3pm|2pm on ESPN+]
Kansas (43-17, Big 12) at UTRGV (36-18) [7:30pm|7:30pm|2pm on ESPN+]
Summit League
Southern Illinois (37-20, MVC) at Oral Roberts (37-22) [4pm|3pm|2pm on LS]
Sun Belt
UC Santa Barbara (36-18, Big West) at No. 20 Southern Miss (47-16) [5pm|1pm|2pm on ESPN+]
SWAC
Eastern Illinois (31-22, OVC) at Florida A&M (33-25) [4pm|1pm|4pm|1pm on LS]
Friday and Sunday single-game, Saturday DH.
Western Athletic
UC Irvine (43-17, Big West) at Sacramento State (32-26) [9pm|5pm|3pm on ESPN+] (Sat: LS)
West Coast
Creighton (43-16, Big East) at Saint Mary’s (36-26) [5pm|4pm|1pm on ESPN+]
Tulane (33-25, American) at Loyola Marymount (29-29) [9pm|6pm|4pm on ESPN+]
SMALL COLLEGE MATCHUPS BELOW.
NAIA – Red River
No. 15 AZ Christian (7-2 in ‘26, GSAC) at No. 1 LSU Shreveport (8-2 in ‘26) [7pm|2pm|5pm on YouTube]
Friday single-game, Saturday DH.
NJCAA Division I – Region 5
No. 2 Blinn (4-2 in ‘26, Region 14) at/vs. No. 6 McLennan (2-1 in ‘26) [3pm|3pm|5pm on TSBN]
Fri: McLennan Home
Sat DH: Blinn Home
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