Portal Szn

As of June 17th the Flames have 6 portal commitments and they are currently ranked #14 nationally by 64 Analytics though that will of course change as more commitments are made nationally,  The Flames are looking to add roughly 10 new players via the portal.

Austin Irby ECU - Irby was a first team freshman All American per Perfect Game in 2025 after his freshman season where he hit .303 with 12 homers and 50 RBI's.  He's a corner infielder that should be a middle of the order bat for the Flames.  Big time acquisition here.  He hit .239 with 5 HR's and 39 RBI's to go along with a .354 OBP in a bit of a down season in 2026.  

Cole Cleveland FIU - Cleveland is a rangy OF from conference mate FIU.  He hit .232 with 4 HR's and 23 RBI's with a .359 OBP and 9 SB's in his sophomore season.  In his true freshman season in 2025 he hit .291 with 5 HR's 32 RBI's and 13 SB's.  He was also named to the All CUSA freshman team.  

Jaeden Carter Longwood - Carter was Longwood's best player and comes in as a utility player that can played OF and Catcher for the Lancers.  He hit .298 with 7 HR's and 44 RBI's and 37 runs scored.  He broke the program record for AB's with 235.  Another huge add from the portal that should plug right into the lineup somewhere.  He has 2 years of eligibility remaining after redshirting at Dayton before transferring in.  

Michael Kalinich ECU - Kalinich could be the front line catcher the Flames are searching for in the portal.  In his freshman year at ECU he played in 35 games and started 14.  He built off that in 2026 with an impressive stat line of .323 BA 7 HR's 33 RBI's and 1.048 OPS.  Kalinich is easily only of the top catchers in the portal. In HS he was the 5th ranked catcher in talent rich FL and 418th overall nationally while being ranked as a 9.5 by PG.  Highly touted and sought after high school Catcher.  

Michael Lane Delaware St.  -Lane is a hard throwing RHP that was up to 96 MPH as a sophomore at Delaware St.  Lane has a big time breaking ball and could be a draft risk for the Flames.  One to keep an eye on when the draft rolls around.  He had a 2.25 ERA in 7 starts and 39 IP while going 1-4 in 2025.  Lane took a step back in 2026 with a 7.12 ERA in 73 IP with 88 K's.  All 14 appearances were starts.  

Brandt Corley ULM - Corley is a 6'2 LHP that made 14 starts for ULM this past year and will have 1 year of eligibility left.  He struck out 61 in 58 IP while recording an ERA of 7.82 ERA.   Lot of experience and 1 of those arms that the Flames could develop as they have the past couple years.  

Julian Rondon D3 Hartford - Rondon is a LHP from D3 Hartford that has pitched as a reliever and been a 2 way player during his first 3 years in College.  He had a 3.90 ERA in 14 appearances spanning 27 2/3 innings.  What stands out most is that he had 52 K's in 27 2/3 IP while splitting duties.  He's pitching in the NECBL with Upper Valley and has allowed 1 earned run through 6 IP.  Rondon is 90-92 with the fastball and has a solid change.  The breaking ball needs a bit of development but with full time devotion to pitching that could change everything.  He's exactly the type arm you buy low on at the mid major level to see if you can develop something (aka Tyler August).  

Stay tuned as more commitments role in over the next few weeks.