BPort Sports' College Baseball Series Picks (Week 4)
- bryanportney01
- Mar 5
- 3 min read
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.
Big Ten teams will also be denoted by the weekly BPort Sports’ Big Ten Power Rankings (found on X).
Ex: B12 Minnesota
This week, picks will be limited to the Power 4 conferences and six select mid-major conferences.
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 4.
This Week: 0-0-0
Last Week: 9-5-0
This Season: 60-37-9
2023–2025: 766-525-37
Overall: 826-562-45
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.
**Thursday-Friday-Saturday series.
Away at Home- Series of the Week
Away at Home- Mid-Major Series of the Week
ACC
Virginia (11-2, 0-0) at No. 8 North Carolina (12-1-1) [4pm|2pm|1pm on ACCNX]
Notre Dame (7-3, 0-0) at Duke (12-3, 0-0) [5pm|1pm|1pm on ACCNX]
Big 12
Cal Baptist (11-3, WAC) at BYU (6-5) [5pm|5pm|3pm on ESPN+]**
Penn State (4-6, Big Ten) at Texas Tech (7-4) [7:30pm|3pm|2pm on ESPN+]
Big Ten
B7 Illinois (7-4, 0-0) at B3 USC (12-0, 0-0) [9pm|4pm|2pm on B1G+/TVN Illinois/LS]
Location: Dedeaux Field (Los Angeles, CA)
Head-to-Head History:
USC is 2-0 against Illinois all-time.
Both results were at a neutral site before 1970.
B7 Illinois
Projected Starting Pitchers:
Game 1: TBD.
Game 2: TBD.
Game 3: TBD.
Top Bullpen Pitchers:
Saves Leader: LHP Reed Gannon (4 app, 2.08 ERA, 1 save)
Mr. Reliable: RHP Sam Mommer (3 app, 0.00 ERA, 8 strikeouts)
Unhittable: RHP Kyle Remington (3 app, 0.87 ERA, .065 opponent avg)
Top Hitters/Runners:
Speed Demon: 3B Kyle Schupmann (.333|.463|.429, 7 stolen bases)
Heavy Hitter: 1B A.J. Putty (.409|.431|.864, 4 home runs)
On-Base Wiz: 2B Michael Farina (.356|.464|.578, 10.5% K rate)
B3 USC
Projected Starting Pitchers:
Game 1: TBD.
Game 2: TBD.
Game 3: TBD.
Top Bullpen Pitchers:
Saves Leader: RHP Adam Troy (6 app, 3.38 ERA, 4 saves)
Mr. Reliable: LHP Sax Matson (7 app, 2.00 ERA, 16 strikeouts)
Unhittable: RHP Gavin Lauridsen (5 app, 1.74 ERA, .189 opponent avg)
Top Hitters/Runners:
Speed Demon: 2B Abbrie Covarrubias (.348|.464|.457, 9 stolen bases)
Heavy Hitter: RF Jack Basseer (.379|.455|.862, 3 home runs)
On-Base Wiz: 1B Adrian Lopez (.283|.364|.413, 5.5% K rate)
Big West
CSUN (7-5, 0-0) at UC Irvine (8-5, 0-0) [9pm|4pm|4pm on ESPN+]
MAAC
Fairfield (1-7, 0-0) at Siena (3-7, 0-0) [11am|2pm|1pm on LS]
MAC
Central Michigan (5-5, 0-0) at Ball State (5-6, 0-0) [1pm|1pm|1pm on ESPN+]
Northeast
FDU (2-5, 0-0) at Wagner (1-8, 0-0) [1pm|1pm|12pm on LS] (Fri: NEC Front Row)
SEC
High Point (7-6, Big South) at No. 9 Florida (13-1) [6:30pm|4pm|1pm on SECN+]
Winthrop (10-2, Big South) at No. 7 Auburn (10-2) [7pm|7pm|2pm on SECN+]
Southland
Lamar (8-5, 3-0) at Stephen F. Austin (9-5, 2-1) [7pm|7pm|2pm on ESPN+]
Sun Belt
East Carolina (7-5-1, American) at No. 16 Coastal Carolina (7-5) [6pm|2pm|1pm on ESPN+]
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