BPort Sports' Summer Baseball Weekend Picks (July 18-20)
- bryanportney01
- Jul 18
- 3 min read
It's that time of the week! BPort Sports has got you covered with a wide variety of showcased series and games. Below, you can find a list of our picks for July 18-20. Scroll to the bottom for scoreboard links.
This Week: 0-0-0
Last Week: 5-3-3
Overall: 38-39-8
All Games are in Eastern Standard Time.
IMPORTANT Check all game times on game day. Times are subject to change.
Teams in bold denote my pick to win the listed game/series. (Parentheses) denote the team's 2025 record before Friday’s games. For Atlantic League/Minor League/Northwoods League/Pioneer League games, (Parentheses) denote the team’s Second Half record before Friday’s games.
LS = Live Stats (also pregame lineups)
No. denotes league rank (exception example: 1W = No. 1 West).
If multiple series in a league, games/series are sorted by Game 1 start time.
(ABOVE) All series Friday-Saturday-Sunday unless otherwise noted.
Away at Home- Series of the Week
Away at Home- Single Game of the Week
American Association
1E Lake Country (35-24) at 2E Chicago (36-26, 0.5 GB) [7:30pm|7pm|4pm on AABaseball TV]
Atlantic League
Cape Cod League
2W Bourne (12-13-1, 25 PTS) at 1W Wareham (14-13, 28 PTS) [6:00 PM on Cape League TV] (Fri)
Minor League – AAA Series of the Week (Pacific Coast)
No. 2 El Paso (11-7, 1 GB) at No. 1 Tacoma (12-6) [10pm|9pm|4:35pm on Bally Sports]
Minor League – AA Series of the Week (Southern)
2N Knoxville (10-8, 1 GB) at 1N Birmingham (11-7) [8pm|6:30pm|5pm on Bally Sports]
Minor League – High-A Series of the Week (Midwest)
1E West Michigan (13-8) at 3E Lansing (11-10, 2 GB) [7pm|7pm|1pm on Bally Sports]
Minor League – Single-A Series of the Week (California)
1S Visalia (11-10) at 1S Inland Empire (11-10) [9:35pm|9:35pm|8:35pm on Bally Sports]
MLB Draft League
No. 1 Mahoning Valley (2-0) at No. 2 Williamsport (1-1, 1 GB) [6:35pm|4pm on Live Streams]
NECBL
2N Sanford (17-17, 6 GB) at 4S Valley (15-18, 6.5 GB) [6:30 PM on ESPN+] (Sat)
Northwoods League – Great Lakes
2W Green Bay (10-5, 0.5 GB) at/vs. 4W Fond du Lac (8-7, 2.5 GB) [7:35pm|4pm (Coverage Below)]
Fri: FDL Home, ESPN+ | Sat: GB Home, NWL+
Northwoods League – Great Plains
1E Duluth (11-4) at 2E La Crosse (9-6, 2 GB) [7:35pm|7:35pm on NWL+] (Fri-Sat)
1E Duluth
Head-to-Head (2025):
Duluth is 3-3 against La Crosse this season.
Duluth most recently swept La Crosse in a home midweek series (July 1-2).
Duluth has won the last one series dating back to July 1-2.
Projected Starting Pitchers:
Game 1: TBD
Game 2: TBD
Top Bullpen Pitchers:
The Closer: LHP Simon Murray (12 app, 7.07 ERA, 3 saves)
Mr. Reliable: LHP Jackson Smith (10 app, 5.74 ERA, 20 strikeouts)
Unhittable: RHP Devin Costa (5 app, 3.18 ERA, .190 opponent avg)
Top Hitters/Runners:
Speed Demon: 2B Elijah Fairchild (.202|.328|.273, 10 stolen bases)
Heavy Hitter: LF Ethan Surowiec (.412|.491|.809, 11 home runs)
On-Base Wiz: CF Rowan Kelly (.364|.453|.591, 1.044 on-base + slugging)
Radio Coverage:
Listen live to Huskies games on Northland FAN 106.5 FM.
2E La Crosse
Head-to-Head (2025):
La Crosse is 3-3 against Duluth this season.
La Crosse most recently was swept in a midweek series on the road (July 1-2).
La Crosse last won a head-to-head series against Duluth on June 1-2, getting the two-game sweep on the road.
Projected Starting Pitchers:
Game 1: RHP Myles Dismute (1-0, 2.16 ERA)
Game 2: LHP Aaron England (2-1, 5.01 ERA)
Top Bullpen Pitchers:
The Closer: RHP Jack Mount (8 app, 0.82 ERA, 5 saves)
Mr. Reliable: RHP Caden Richardson (10 app, 4.15 ERA, 36 strikeouts)
Unhittable: RHP Mason Beltrand (11 app, 2.50 ERA, .239 opponent avg)
Top Hitters/Runners:
Speed Demon: RF Eli Small (.307|.418|.444, 18 stolen bases)
Heavy Hitter: CF Savion Flowers (.254|.391|.451, 6 home runs)
On-Base Wiz: OF R.J. Hamilton (.379|.518|.500, 1.018 on-base + slugging)
Pioneer League
South Florida Collegiate Baseball League – Divisional Final
Winners face off on Saturday-Sunday for the Championship Series. Streaming information will be the same as the below games.
Game 1 – 2:00 PM
Game 2 – 1:00 PM
Game 3 – 1 hour after Game 2 (if necessary)
2N Boca Raton (24-11) at 1N Palm Beach (33-10) [11:00 AM on SFCBL YouTube] (Fri)
3S Coconut Creek (22-20) at 1S West Boca (26-12) [3:00 PM on SFCBL YouTube] (Fri)
Scoreboard Links
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