Baseball America this season is recognizing the top performances in the country each week with its National College Team of the Week.
The honor roll features players at every position, including the top-performing two-way player and four pitchers. It also includes a designated hitter spot, which serves as a wild card to recognize an elite performer at any position, regardless of whether he served as a DH that week.
While statistical output serves as the primary driver of selections, strength of competition and underlying data also factor into the process.
Below is BA’s Week 3 College Team of the Week.
C: Weber Neels, Minnesota
A fourth-year starter, Neels went 10-for-14 with four home runs, two doubles, three walks and no strikeouts, along with two stolen bases and nine RBIs over four games against Kansas at U.S. Bank Stadium. He is one of five Big Ten players with five or more home runs this season.
1B: Ryan Niedzwiedz, SIUE
Niedzwiedz added three home runs in Week 3, pushing his season total to five. The 6-foot-2 first baseman went 8-for-19 with three home runs, a double, seven runs and nine RBIs in a five-game week. Niedzwiedz is eligible for the 2026 draft.
2B: Jarren Advincula, Georgia Tech
Advincula went 7-for-17 with three home runs, 16 total bases and eight RBIs, helping Georgia Tech secure its third straight weekend series win, which included three consecutive double-digit run outputs. Advincula is Baseball America’s No. 85 prospect in the 2026 draft.
3B: Temo Becerra, Texas
Becerra went 6-for-12 with eight runs scored, two doubles, three home runs and seven RBIs, reaching safely in eight of his 13 plate appearances. His three-homer weekend established a new single-season career high.
SS: Jake Schaffner, North Carolina
Schaffner turned in his best week yet as a high-major player, going 11-for-17 with four doubles, a triple, a home run and four stolen bases. The North Dakota State transfer has struck out just once through 13 games to begin his career with the Tar Heels.
OF: Cider Canon, Duke
Canon went 9-for-14 with four home runs and 10 RBIs. He paired damage with discipline, drawing five walks against three strikeouts and added three stolen bases. Canon made most of his starts behind the plate but also saw time in the outfield.
OF: Drew Detlefsen, UTSA
Detlefsen has been central to UTSA’s fast start and carried that impact into Week 3, going 8-for-18 with 18 total bases, three home runs, a double, six RBIs and six runs scored. He ranks fourth in the American Conference in slugging percentage at .708.
OF: Will Gasparino, UCLA
There are hot starts, and then there is Gasparino. The UCLA center fielder and eight-hole hitter has been unconscious at the plate, launching a nation-leading 10 home runs, including four in Week 3, with three multi-homer games. Gasparino has just two singles on the season and is still batting .378, a testament to just how much damage he has done. His surge has prompted evaluators to reconsider his draft ceiling. After two years at Texas as a chase-prone power profile, the 6-foot-6 outfielder is showing a more measured approach this spring, paired with above-average athleticism.
Will Gasparino goes DEEP 💣
That’s his ninth homer of the season and THIRD in his last two games 😳 pic.twitter.com/LzN9TkDbBE
— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) March 1, 2026
DH: Daniel Jackson, Georgia
Dubbed the Bulldogs’ top breakout candidate in the preseason by coach Wes Johnson, Jackson continued to validate that label in Week 3, when he went 8-for-21 with five home runs, nine RBIs and a stolen base, driving impact in nearly every game. Johnson said before the season that Jackson could make a push for 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases as a junior. He enters Week 4 with nine bombs and five bags.
P: Michael Sharman, Clemson
Sharman authored one of the week’s most eye-catching outings, tossing a complete game against South Carolina on just 78 pitches. He allowed one run on four hits, did not issue a walk and struck out four in a hyper-efficient performance. The start lowered his season ERA to 0.90 and pushed his totals to 18 strikeouts against one walk over 20 innings. It also marked the first complete game by a Clemson pitcher since 2024.
P: Mason Edwards, USC
Edwards is off to one of the hottest starts in the country, rivaled perhaps only by Gasparino. The USC lefthander has not allowed a hit in 18 innings, dating back to the second batter he faced this season, and in Week 3, he struck out 11 over seven innings at Cal Poly. He is quickly establishing himself as a candidate to be the top college lefthander in the 2026 class, a status built on sustained dominance. That run will be tested in Week 4 when the Trojans open Big Ten play against Illinois.
P: Chris Levonas, Wake Forest
Levonas overwhelmed Loyola Marymount on Saturday, firing six perfect innings with a career-high 14 strikeouts. The 2027 draft prospect has allowed just one run over 14.2 innings to open his sophomore season, striking out 33 against four walks.
P: Andrew Herrmann, Louisiana
Herrmann turned in a career performance against a strong UC San Diego lineup, spinning a complete-game shutout while allowing just one hit and three walks and striking out 13. The Tritons’ lone hit did not come until the sixth inning. The outing lowered Herrmann’s season ERA to 1.33 through 20.1 innings.
TWP: Caylon Dygert, UT Arlington
Dygert emptied the tank Friday night against No. 9 Arkansas, striking out 11 over 8.2 innings without allowing an earned run and throwing 130 pitches in the process. The junior righthander carried the Mavericks to an upset of the Razorbacks, their second ranked win of the season. He went 2-for-10 at the plate on the week and did not record a hit against Arkansas, but his performance on the mound was too dominant to keep him off the Team of the Week.