BPort Sports' College Baseball Series Picks (Week 5)
- bryanportney01
- 14 hours ago
- 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: B1 UCLA
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 Thursday’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 5.
This Week: 0-0-0
Last Week: 6-7-0
This Season: 66-44-9
2023–2025: 766-525-37
Overall: 832-569-46
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
America East
Binghamton (5-8, 0-0) at Bryant (6-7, 0-0) [12pm|1pm|1pm on America East TV]
ACC
No. 4 Georgia Tech (15-2) at No. 11 Clemson (15-2) [7pm|8pm|3pm on ACCN]** (Sat: ACCNX)
No. 20 Florida State (13-3) at No. 12 Wake Forest (15-2) [6pm|4pm|3pm on ACCNX] (Sun: ACCN)
Big 12
Kansas (10-6, 0-0) at Texas Tech (11-5, 0-0) [7:30pm|3pm|2pm on ESPN+]
No. 17 TCU (10-6) at Arizona State (12-4, 0-0) [9:35pm|9:35pm|4pm on ESPN+]
Big South
High Point (10-7, 0-0) at USC Upstate (8-10, 0-0) [3pm|2pm|1pm on ESPN+]
Big Ten
B4 Michigan (9-6, 0-0) at B1 UCLA (14-2, 3-0) [9pm|5pm|4pm on B1G+/LS]
Conference USA
Missouri State (10-6, 0-0) at Liberty (12-3, 0-0) [4pm|2pm|11am on ESPN+]
Mountain West
Nevada (8-6, 0-0) at Fresno State (7-8, 0-0) [9pm|6pm|4pm on MW Network]
SEC
No. 3 Mississippi State (15-2) at No. 5 Arkansas (12-5) [7pm|2pm|3pm on SECN] (Fri: SECN+)
Location: Baum-Walker Stadium (Fayetteville, AR)
Head-to-Head History: Arkansas is 61-58 against Mississippi State all-time.
No. 3 Mississippi State
Projected Starting Pitchers:
Game 1: TBD.
Game 2: TBD.
Game 3: TBD.
Top Bullpen Pitchers:
Saves Leader: RHP Ben Davis (5 app, 4.50 ERA, 2 saves)
Mr. Reliable: RHP Jack Gleason (8 app, 2.45 ERA, 21 strikeouts)
Unhittable: RHP Duke Stone (5 app, 3.06 ERA, .169 opponent avg)
Top Hitters/Runners:
Speed Demon: LF Bryce Chance (.422|.534|.533, 7 stolen bases)
Heavy Hitter: 3B Ace Reese (.397|.468|.765, 5 home runs)
On-Base Wiz: 1B Reed Stallman (.457|.587|.829, 19.6% K rate)
No. 5 Arkansas
Projected Starting Pitchers:
Game 1: TBD.
Game 2: TBD.
Game 3: TBD.
Top Bullpen Pitchers:
Saves Leader: LHP Parker Coil (5 app, 3.72 ERA, 1 save)
Mr. Reliable: LHP Cole Gibler (4 app, 0.63 ERA, 15 strikeouts)
Unhittable: RHP Steele Eaves (5 app, 0.00 ERA, .146 opponent avg)
Top Hitters/Runners:
Speed Demon: LF Damian Ruiz (.340|.467|.383, 6 stolen bases)
Heavy Hitter: 2B Camden Kozeal (.359|.440|.750, 6 home runs)
On-Base Wiz: RF Kuhio Aloy (.339|.391|.559, 15.6% K rate)
No. 22 Texas A&M (15-1) at No. 9 Oklahoma (15-2) [7:30pm|5pm|3pm on SECN+]
Southland
Stephen F. Austin (11-7, 4-2) at Southeastern Louisiana (9-8, 2-1) [7pm|3pm|2pm on ESPN+]
Sun Belt
No. 7 Southern Miss (15-2) at Arkansas State (13-5, 0-0) [7pm|7pm|2pm on ESPN+]
Comments