Tuesday, March 10
Waco, Texas
6:30 PM
Baylor
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Baylor
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BSB Handles Sam Houston, 13-5
3/10/2026 11:46:00 PM | Baseball
Bears launch three home runs and score in six of eight offensive innings to extend home winning streak
WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball extended its home winning streak to nine games on Tuesday night by handling Sam Houston, 13-5, at Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark in Waco.
The Bears (10-6) launched three home runs as part of their 15-hit output and scored in six of eight offensive innings to distance themselves from the Bearkats (8-8). On the mound, seven BU pitchers combined to fan 12 and allowed just one walk.
Five Baylor players tallied multi-hit games, including freshman outfielder Brady Janusek and redshirt senior first baseman Tyce Armstrong, who each cleared the batter's eye in center field with solo home runs. Redshirt freshman outfielder Hunter Snow added a pinch-hit solo shot to match BU's season-high of three home runs in a single game.
Redshirt freshman right-hander Cayden Baker got the win after throwing the first two innings of the ballgame and striking out a career-high three batters. Five other BU arms recorded scoreless outings and four of them added two strikeouts to help the Bears to a perfect 4-0 start to an eight-game homestand.
THE RUNDOWN
Though SHSU struck first with one run in the top of the first, Baylor answered back right away as Janusek left the yard in the home half to knot the scoreline at 1-1.
In the second, redshirt junior infielder Travis Sanders singled up the middle to chase in another run and BU would not relinquish the lead from there. The Bears pushed across three more in the third as Armstrong homered, redshirt freshman infielder Brytton Clements singled in another and junior infielder Robert De La Garza scored on a passed ball to make it 5-1.
Snow launched his third home run of the season in the bottom of the fifth, a solo shot in pinch-hit fashion that extended the lead to 6-1. In the top of the sixth, Sam Houston pulled within a few runs at 6-4 as it plated three on a trio of hits, but that's as close as the Bearkats would get as Baylor countered with three runs of its own in the home half to keep the lead at five runs, 9-4.
Back-to-back hustle doubles by senior outfielder Caleb Bergman and Janusek ignited a four-run frame in the bottom of the eighth, as Armstrong and Clements each picked up more RBI singles, moving the total to 13-4.
SHSU plated one on a two-out double in the top of the ninth, but that would be all as BU finished off the victory.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor improved to 74-49 all-time against Sam Houston.
• BU is now 3-1 in midweek games and 3-3 against in-state rivals in 2026.
• The Bears are 30-12 all-time in midweek matchups under fourth-year head coach Mitch Thompson.
• Baylor has now won nine-straight at home to start the season and 10 home games in a row dating back to last season, marking the longest such streaks since the 2021 Bears won their first 10 home games of the season.
• BU's 26 stolen bases through 16 games are its most at this point in a season since 2011 (29).
• With 15 hits, the Bears logged their seventh double-digit hitting performance of the year.
• With 12 strikeouts on the mound, BU's pitching staff recorded its sixth double-digit punchout effort of the season.
• Baylor pitchers allowed just one walk, marking the fifth time this season that BU has allowed just one walk or fewer.
• Redshirt junior infielder Travis Sanders extended his on-base streak to 21 games, dating back to the 2025 season.
• Sophomore infielder Pearson Riebock has reached safely in all 12 games that he has played in this season.
• Freshman outfielder Brady Janusek has reached safely in all 16 games so far this season.
• Janusek tallied his seventh multi-hit game of the year and fourth in a row, in addition to driving in a personal-best three RBIs for his second multi-RBI output of 2026.
• Redshirt senior first baseman Tyce Armstrong logged his fourth multi-hit game of the year and team-leading third multi-RBI game of 2026.
• Junior infielder Robert De La Garza notched his second multi-hit game of the year.
• Redshirt freshman infielder Brytton Clements extended his on-base streak to seven games and his hitting streak to six games.
• Clements produced his third multi-hit and first multi-RBI game of the year.
• Junior catcher JJ Kennett extended his on-base streak to 10 games, dating back to 2025.
• Redshirt freshman outfielder Hunter Snow hit Baylor's first pinch-hit home run since March 25, 2025, when Caleb Bergman did so against UT Arlington.
• Redshirt freshman RHP Cayden Baker collected his first-career win and fanned a career-high three batters.
• Freshman RHP Luke McLeod notched his fifth scoreless appearance and extended his scoreless innings streak to 6.2. He added two strikeouts for his second multi-strikeout outing of the year.
• Freshman RHP Caldwell McFaddin threw his third scoreless outing of the year.
• Junior RHP Luke DeVasher pitched his fourth scoreless outing of the season and logged his second multi-strikeout effort of the year.
• Junior RHP Charlie Atkinson logged his fourth scoreless outing of the year and fourth multi-strikeout appearance of 2026.
• Freshman RHP Cole Lanclos picked up a personal-best two strikeouts.
STAT OF THE DAY
919 – The combined distance on Brady Janusek and Tyce Armstrong's two home runs over the batter's eye.
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Mitch Thompson
On the offensive performance…
"I thought offensively we swung the bats well up and down the lineup. There's a lot of guys who got in the game, too, and we had multiple guys with multiple hits and shared the wealth all the way around. It was a really good day offensively, no doubt. It was a great all-around effort. I love the fact that we played defense, we didn't make an error. I love the fact that we threw seven different arms. We're increasing our depth. It was an all-around great day and we'll take it."
Junior INF Robert De La Garza
On making the most of his opportunities…
"Talking with the coaches, they all said to keep on working and stay ready for my opportunity. When it came, I kind of took advantage of it. I want to thank my teammates for always being there for me and pushing us, and the coaches too, helping us work in practice. Just give thanks to those guys."
Redshirt Freshman RHP Cayden Baker
On the pitching staff's performance tonight…
"I thought we threw the ball well. Very competitive and against a good lineup that can swing it. I thought we threw the ball well and competed in every aspect of the game."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor (10-6) begins Big 12 Conference action on Friday, March 13, against No. 22 West Virginia (11-3). First pitch for the opening game of the three-game set is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark in Waco.
To stay up to date on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorBaseball.
The Bears (10-6) launched three home runs as part of their 15-hit output and scored in six of eight offensive innings to distance themselves from the Bearkats (8-8). On the mound, seven BU pitchers combined to fan 12 and allowed just one walk.
Five Baylor players tallied multi-hit games, including freshman outfielder Brady Janusek and redshirt senior first baseman Tyce Armstrong, who each cleared the batter's eye in center field with solo home runs. Redshirt freshman outfielder Hunter Snow added a pinch-hit solo shot to match BU's season-high of three home runs in a single game.
Redshirt freshman right-hander Cayden Baker got the win after throwing the first two innings of the ballgame and striking out a career-high three batters. Five other BU arms recorded scoreless outings and four of them added two strikeouts to help the Bears to a perfect 4-0 start to an eight-game homestand.
THE RUNDOWN
Though SHSU struck first with one run in the top of the first, Baylor answered back right away as Janusek left the yard in the home half to knot the scoreline at 1-1.
In the second, redshirt junior infielder Travis Sanders singled up the middle to chase in another run and BU would not relinquish the lead from there. The Bears pushed across three more in the third as Armstrong homered, redshirt freshman infielder Brytton Clements singled in another and junior infielder Robert De La Garza scored on a passed ball to make it 5-1.
Snow launched his third home run of the season in the bottom of the fifth, a solo shot in pinch-hit fashion that extended the lead to 6-1. In the top of the sixth, Sam Houston pulled within a few runs at 6-4 as it plated three on a trio of hits, but that's as close as the Bearkats would get as Baylor countered with three runs of its own in the home half to keep the lead at five runs, 9-4.
Back-to-back hustle doubles by senior outfielder Caleb Bergman and Janusek ignited a four-run frame in the bottom of the eighth, as Armstrong and Clements each picked up more RBI singles, moving the total to 13-4.
SHSU plated one on a two-out double in the top of the ninth, but that would be all as BU finished off the victory.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor improved to 74-49 all-time against Sam Houston.
• BU is now 3-1 in midweek games and 3-3 against in-state rivals in 2026.
• The Bears are 30-12 all-time in midweek matchups under fourth-year head coach Mitch Thompson.
• Baylor has now won nine-straight at home to start the season and 10 home games in a row dating back to last season, marking the longest such streaks since the 2021 Bears won their first 10 home games of the season.
• BU's 26 stolen bases through 16 games are its most at this point in a season since 2011 (29).
• With 15 hits, the Bears logged their seventh double-digit hitting performance of the year.
• With 12 strikeouts on the mound, BU's pitching staff recorded its sixth double-digit punchout effort of the season.
• Baylor pitchers allowed just one walk, marking the fifth time this season that BU has allowed just one walk or fewer.
• Redshirt junior infielder Travis Sanders extended his on-base streak to 21 games, dating back to the 2025 season.
• Sophomore infielder Pearson Riebock has reached safely in all 12 games that he has played in this season.
• Freshman outfielder Brady Janusek has reached safely in all 16 games so far this season.
• Janusek tallied his seventh multi-hit game of the year and fourth in a row, in addition to driving in a personal-best three RBIs for his second multi-RBI output of 2026.
• Redshirt senior first baseman Tyce Armstrong logged his fourth multi-hit game of the year and team-leading third multi-RBI game of 2026.
• Junior infielder Robert De La Garza notched his second multi-hit game of the year.
• Redshirt freshman infielder Brytton Clements extended his on-base streak to seven games and his hitting streak to six games.
• Clements produced his third multi-hit and first multi-RBI game of the year.
• Junior catcher JJ Kennett extended his on-base streak to 10 games, dating back to 2025.
• Redshirt freshman outfielder Hunter Snow hit Baylor's first pinch-hit home run since March 25, 2025, when Caleb Bergman did so against UT Arlington.
• Redshirt freshman RHP Cayden Baker collected his first-career win and fanned a career-high three batters.
• Freshman RHP Luke McLeod notched his fifth scoreless appearance and extended his scoreless innings streak to 6.2. He added two strikeouts for his second multi-strikeout outing of the year.
• Freshman RHP Caldwell McFaddin threw his third scoreless outing of the year.
• Junior RHP Luke DeVasher pitched his fourth scoreless outing of the season and logged his second multi-strikeout effort of the year.
• Junior RHP Charlie Atkinson logged his fourth scoreless outing of the year and fourth multi-strikeout appearance of 2026.
• Freshman RHP Cole Lanclos picked up a personal-best two strikeouts.
STAT OF THE DAY
919 – The combined distance on Brady Janusek and Tyce Armstrong's two home runs over the batter's eye.
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Mitch Thompson
On the offensive performance…
"I thought offensively we swung the bats well up and down the lineup. There's a lot of guys who got in the game, too, and we had multiple guys with multiple hits and shared the wealth all the way around. It was a really good day offensively, no doubt. It was a great all-around effort. I love the fact that we played defense, we didn't make an error. I love the fact that we threw seven different arms. We're increasing our depth. It was an all-around great day and we'll take it."
Junior INF Robert De La Garza
On making the most of his opportunities…
"Talking with the coaches, they all said to keep on working and stay ready for my opportunity. When it came, I kind of took advantage of it. I want to thank my teammates for always being there for me and pushing us, and the coaches too, helping us work in practice. Just give thanks to those guys."
Redshirt Freshman RHP Cayden Baker
On the pitching staff's performance tonight…
"I thought we threw the ball well. Very competitive and against a good lineup that can swing it. I thought we threw the ball well and competed in every aspect of the game."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor (10-6) begins Big 12 Conference action on Friday, March 13, against No. 22 West Virginia (11-3). First pitch for the opening game of the three-game set is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark in Waco.
To stay up to date on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorBaseball.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Baker, Cayden (1-0)
L: Holzer, Jakob (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Dean, Easton 1 ; Orth, Kirby 1
RBI: Baker, Wes 1 ; Alvord, Hunter 1 ; Corcoran, Cade 1 ; Orth, Kirby 1
SH: Curtis, Jeric 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cotton, Caleb 1 ; Baker, Wes 1 ; Alvord, Hunter 1 ; Dean, Easton 1 ; Curtis, Jeric 1
SB: Curtis, Jeric 1
HBP: Cotton, Caleb 1
PO: Orth, Kirby 1
Batting:
2B: Kennett, JJ 1 ; Janusek, Brady 1 ; Bergman, Caleb 1
HR: Janusek, Brady 1 ; Armstrong, Tyce 1 ; Snow, Hunter 1
RBI: Clements, Brytton 2 ; Sanders, Travis 1 ; Janusek, Brady 3 ; Armstrong, Tyce 2 ; Snow, Hunter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Clements, Brytton 1 ; Kennett, JJ 1 ; Riebock, Pearson 1 ; Janusek, Brady 3 ; Armstrong, Tyce 1 ; De La Garza, Robert 2 ; Buchanan, Brayden 1 ; Snow, Hunter 1 ; Caraway, Bo 1 ; Bergman, Caleb 1
SB: Bergman, Caleb 1
HBP: Youens, John 1
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3
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2
RBI
3
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