A one-game sample is all you need, right? Well, probably not, but that’s all we have to work with for now, so let’s overreact to college baseball’s opening day and the implications of the draft and our rankings.
Jackson Flora is the top pitcher in the 2026 college class
Flora is a 6-foot-5-inch carved-up righty hailing from the same school that produced the second overall pick in last year’s draft, Tyler Bremner. While it wasn’t the cleanest of games, beaning three Golden Eagles in six innings, Flora held Southern Miss scoreless with five punchouts and just three hits. He sat upper-90s early in his outing, hitting triple digits on multiple occasions, still holding his velocity towards the end of his outing. His double-plus slider was effectively separated into two shapes: his typical big sweeper in the high-70s, and a shorter, harder slider with lift and lateral tilt. The new changeup …