As you well know, the VERY anticipated start of the 2026 D1 college baseball season is this Friday! College Baseball opening day is a beautiful holliday, but it can be overwhelming. Don’t worry though, for today’s Slice, I am giving TO YOU, my personal curated watch list for this Friday’s games. These aren’t necessarily the BEST games, but it’s a jumping off point for you. Grab the ranch and pepper flakes because it’s time to dig in!
Starting at 8:30am, the very first game of the season bats off in Puerto Rico as Houston takes on #21 Wake Forest. This game is on something called Victory+ so, unfortunately, I will not be able to watch it but somebody probably can!
At 11am we get some Big 12 on SEC action when the Red Raiders and Oklahoma face off at Globe Life field in Austin for the Shriner’s Children’s College Showdown! That one is available on everybody’s favorite, Flo Sports! Remember Flo Sports?!
Moving on to 1pm it’s friend of The Slice, University of Maryland Eastern Shore playing host to La Salle University at Hawk Stadium! Where is that one streaming? It might not be but that’s fine because watching the live stats of UMES is,honestly, a treat.
At 2pm, while you keep up with the hawks, you can watch..The Hawks! The Iowa Hawkeyes are down in Scottsdale Arizona taking on Kansas State. That one will be on MLB network, as well as a tiny baby corner of the tv in the background of Unsportsmanlike Conduct’s video stream (which you can see here on our home page!).
3PM we get a ranked on ranked matchup (football could never) as Vandy and TCU take each other on in Arlington! This one is ALSO on FloSports! Fun!
At the same time Michigan and #12 Oregon State FloSports
Jumping ahead to 7pm, Your Nebraska Cornhuskers are welcomed to the Big East as they try to show UCON what B1G baseball really is. Also on MLB Network.
At 7:35pm The Omaha Mavs are hosted by Arizona State down in Phoenix. UNO loves to upset teams in southern states. That’s an ESPN+ game!
The Big East goes West at 8:00pm as Creighton says “hello” to St. Mary’s in Moraga, California. Also on ESPN+
Finally, to finish off your curated baseball experience, we turn our heads to Honolulu, O’ahu as the Rainbow Warriors, one of my favorite baseball teams, hosts Gonzaga. 10:35 PM. ESPN+
Baseball.