BPort Sports' College Baseball Series Picks (Week 3)
- 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 3.
This Week: 0-0-0
Last Week: 8-5-1
This Season: 51-32-9
2023–2025: 766-525-37
Overall: 817-556-45
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
ACC
No. 10 Florida (9-1) at No. 17 Miami (10-0) [7pm|6pm|1pm on ACCNX] (Fri: ACCN)
Location: Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field (Coral Gables, FL)
Head-to-Head History:
The series is tied, 136-136-1 all-time.
Miami most recently beat Florida on March 2, 2025 in a 13-7 road decision.
Florida is 53-85 against Miami on the road all-time.
Florida most recently beat Miami on March 1, 2025 in a 6-3 home decision.
No. 10 Florida
Projected Starting Pitchers:
Game 1: RHP Liam Peterson (1-0, 4.15 ERA)
Game 2: RHP Aidan King (2-0, 0.00 ERA)
Game 3: RHP Cooper Walls (1-0, 4.82 ERA)
Top Bullpen Pitchers:
Saves Leader: RHP Caden McDonald (3 app, 7.04 ERA, 1 save)
Mr. Reliable: LHP Ernesto Lugo-Canchola (4 app, 1.04 ERA, 11 strikeouts)
Unhittable: RHP Jackson Barberi (3 app, 1.50 ERA, .136 opponent avg)
Top Hitters/Runners:
Speed Demon: CF Kyle Jones (.487|.553|.769, 2 stolen bases)
Heavy Hitter: DH Brendan Lawson (.469|.630|.906, 3 home runs)
On-Base Wiz: LF Blake Cyr (.405|.467|.730, 11.1% K rate)
No. 17 Miami
Projected Starting Pitchers:
Game 1: RHP A.J. Ciscar (2-0, 2.45 ERA)
Game 2: LHP Rob Evans (2-0, 6.00 ERA)
Game 3: RHP Lazaro Collera (1-0, 4.22 ERA)
Top Bullpen Pitchers:
Saves Leader: N/A.
Mr. Reliable: LHP Jack Durso (4 app, 5.40 ERA, 12 strikeouts)
Unhittable: RHP T.J. Coats (3 app, 2.70 ERA, .130 opponent avg)
Top Hitters/Runners:
Speed Demon: SS Jake Ogden (.282|.417|.462, 3 stolen bases)
Heavy Hitter: 3B Daniel Cuvet (.323|.543|.968, 6 home runs)
On-Base Wiz: 1B Brylan West (.462|.553|.654, 7.9% K rate)
No. 15 Clemson (8-0) at/vs. South Carolina (6-3, SEC) [7pm|3pm|3pm]
Fri: SC Home, SECN+
Sat: Neutral (Segra Park - Columbia, SC), ACCNX
Sun: Clemson Home, SECN+
American
Rutgers (4-3, Big Ten) at East Carolina (4-4-1) [4:30 PM on ESPN+]
Friday single-game.
Jacksonville (8-1, ASUN) at UAB (5-4) [3pm|2pm|2pm on ESPN+]
Big 12
Austin Peay (4-4, ASUN) at Cincinnati (6-3) [3pm|3pm|1pm on ESPN+]
South Florida (7-2, American) at UCF (4-3) [6pm|1pm|1pm on ESPN+]
Big Ten
Illinois (4-4) at Michigan State (2-4) [2:00 PM on The Varsity Network/LS]
Friday single-game.
Not a conference game.
First Pitch Invitational (Fluor Field - Greenville, SC)
Kansas (6-2, Big 12) at Minnesota (5-2) [7pm|4pm|2pm on B1G+]
Conference USA
No. 12 Southern Miss (7-1) at Louisiana Tech (8-1) [7pm|5pm|2pm on ESPN+]
Coastal Athletic
SEC
No. 9 Coastal Carolina (6-2) vs. No. 3 Texas (8-0) [8:00 PM on YouTube]
Friday single-game.
BRUCE BOLT College Classic (Daikin Park - Houston, TX)
No. 1 UCLA (6-2) vs. No. 4 Mississippi State (9-0) [3:30 PM on HailState On Demand/LS]
Sunday single-game.
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series (Globe Life Field - Arlington, TX)
Southland
Incarnate Word (6-3, 0-0) at Houston Christian (4-5, 0-0) [7:30pm|3pm|3pm on LS]
Sun Belt
Friday & Sunday single-game.
College Baseball Series (La Moderna Field - Cleburne, TX)
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