BPort Sports' College Baseball Series Picks (Week 2)
- 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.
This week, picks will be limited to the Power 4 conferences and five select mid-major conferences. American, like Power 4, will have two matchups for picks.
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 2026 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 2.
This Week: 0-0-0
Last Week: 18-16-2
This Season: 43-27-8
2023–2025: 766-525-37
Overall: 809-551-44
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-Â Series of the Week
Away at Home-Â Game of the Week
Away at Home-Â Mid-Major Series of the Week
ACC
No. 9 Auburn (3-1) vs. No. 16 Florida State (3-0)Â [4:00 PM on 100.7 WFLA FM/LS]
Saturday single-game.
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series (Arlington, TX)
American
Dallas Baptist (4-0, C-USA)Â at UTSA (4-0) [5pm|3pm|2pm on ESPN+]
No. 10 North Carolina (4-0)Â at/vs. East Carolina (1-3) [5pm|2pm|1pm]
Big 12
St. John’s (1-3, Big East) at Arizona State (4-0) [8:35pm|3pm|3pm on ESPN+]
Saturday single-game.
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series (Arlington, TX)
Big South
Elon (4-0, CAA) at Charleston Southern (4-0)Â [4pm|1:30pm|1pm on ESPN+] (Sat: LS)
Big Ten
No. 7 TCU (2-2) at No. 1 UCLA (3-1)Â [8:00 PM on FS1 | 5:00 PM on B1G+ | 4:00 PM on B1G+]
Tune in to Saturday & Sunday games on KTCU 88.7 FM (TCU Radio) and follow along on StatBroadcast (LS).
Location: Jackie Robinson Stadium (Los Angeles, CA)
Head-to-Head History:
TCU is 6-4 against UCLA since 2010.
TCU most recently beat UCLA on February 23–25, 2024 in a sweep.
UCLA is 2-2 against TCU at home since 2010.
UCLA most recently beat TCU on June 8–9, 2012 in a sweep at the Los Angeles Super Regional.
No. 7 TCU
Projected Starting Pitchers:
Game 1:Â TBD.
Game 2: LHP Mason Brassfield (0-0, 4.50 ERA)
Game 3:Â RHP Lance Davis (0-1, 12.00 ERA)
Top Bullpen Pitchers:
Saves Leader: LHP Noah Franco (1 app, 0.00 ERA, 1 save)
Mr. Reliable: RHP Walter Quinn (2 app, 0.00 ERA, 4 strikeouts)
Unhittable: RHP Cade Nelson (1 app, 0.00 ERA, .167 opponent avg)
Top Hitters/Runners:
Speed Demon: 1B Rob Liddington (.385|.438|.615, 1 stolen base)
Heavy Hitter: CF Sawyer Strosnider (.273|.500|.545, 1 home run)
On-Base Wiz: RF Chase Brunson (.429|.500|.714, 12.5% K rate)
No. 1 UCLA
Projected Starting Pitchers:
Game 1: RHP Logan Reddemann (1-0, 5.40 ERA)
Game 2: RHP Michael Barnett (1-0, 1.80 ERA)
Game 3:Â RHP Landon Stump (0-0, 2.70 ERA)
Top Bullpen Pitchers:
Saves Leader: N/A.
Mr. Reliable: LHP Ian May (2 app, 1.93 ERA, 8 strikeouts)
Unhittable: RHP Zach Strickland (1 app, 0.00 ERA, .100 opponent avg)
Top Hitters/Runners:
Speed Demon: RF Payton Brennan (.267|.389|.533, 1 stolen base)
Heavy Hitter: SS Roch Cholowsky (.438|.500|1.188, 3 home runs)
On-Base Wiz: CF Will Gasparino (.333|.529|1.250, 11.8% K rate)
UCF (3-1, Big 12)Â vs. Indiana (1-3) [4:00 PM on HoosiersTV/LS]
Saturday single-game.
Live Like Lou Jacksonville Baseball Classic (Jacksonville, FL)
Big West
California (2-2, ACC) at UC Irvine (3-0)Â [9pm|4pm|4pm on ESPN+]
Mountain West
Oklahoma State (1-2, Big 12)Â at Grand Canyon (1-2) [8pm|8pm|4pm|3pm on MW Network]
SEC
Xavier (2-2, Big East) at No. 8 Arkansas (3-1)Â [4pm|2pm|1pm on SECN+]
Michigan State (2-1, Big Ten) at No. 3 Texas (4-0)Â [7:30pm|3pm|1pm on SECN+]
Sun Belt