Tuesday, March 24
Waco, Texas
6:30 PM
Baylor
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Incarnate Word
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Baylor
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BSB Takes Care of Cardinals, 16-7
3/24/2026 11:34:00 PM | Baseball
Bears score season-high 16 runs in midweek defeat of UIW
WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball took care of Incarnate Word on Tuesday night with a 16-7 victory at Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark in Waco.
The Bears (13-11) showed off the bats with a season-high 16 runs on 16 hits, their ninth double-digit hitting performance of the season, including redshirt senior first baseman Tyce Armstrong's eighth home run of the year. BU had a six-run fifth inning and plated seven in the seventh to pull away from UIW (13-12).
Redshirt freshman right-hander Cayden Baker picked up his second win of the season with a personal-best 3.2 innings of work. Juniors Charlie Atkinson and RJ Ruais added scoreless appearances, while redshirt freshman Brayden Bergman worked his sixth scoreless outing of the year.
Redshirt senior right-hander Jake Kolkhorst made his collegiate debut at the Division I level and recorded the final two outs, ending the game with his first-career strikeout. Kolkhorst had redshirted as a true freshman in 2022, played two seasons of junior college baseball, then missed the 2025 campaign due to injury before finally making his debut on the mound.
THE RUNDOWN
Baylor jumped out in front quickly with back-to-back singles by sophomore utility man Pearson Riebock and freshman outfielder Brady Janusek in the bottom of the first inning. The duo combined to swipe three bases in the frame and each scored runs to give the Bears the early 2-0 advantage.
A two-run homer for UIW evened the score in the top of the third, but BU answered right back in the home half on Armstrong's solo shot, his eighth of the year and fourth in a midweek ballgame this season, making it 3-2.
Baylor broke it open in the fifth with a six-run inning that included RBI knocks from Janusek, Armstrong, fifth-year senior outfielder Ty Johnson and redshirt freshman infielder Brytton Clements, extending the lead to 9-2.
The Cardinals scored one in the top of the sixth and pulled within three with a three-spot in the seventh, but that's as close as it would get as Janusek once again sparked the Bears to a seven-run inning with an RBI single and his third stolen base of the night.
Freshman catcher Cash McDade delivered a two-run single, then Clements added another run-scoring knock and sophomore infielder Cade Dodson put the cherry on top with an RBI single to make it 16-6 once the seventh was over.
In the ninth, UIW plated one run as Kolkhorst finished the deal and put Baylor back in the win column.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor improved to 8-1 all-time against Incarnate Word and 3-1 against the Cardinals under fourth-year head coach Mitch Thompson.
• BU is now 4-2 in midweek games this season and 31-12 all-time in midweek contests under Thompson.
• The Bears scored a season-high 16 runs, their most in a single game since scoring 18 at Texas Tech on April 12, 2025.
• Baylor racked up 16 hits for its ninth double-digit hit output of the year.
• BU swiped a season-high seven bases, its most in a single game since stealing seven against Tennessee on March 5, 2022.
• The Bears allowed just two walks, marking their 10th game this season with two or fewer walks allowed.
• BU's seven runs in the seventh inning were a season high for a single frame this year.
• Sophomore INF/OF Pearson Riebock logged his fifth multi-hit game of the year.
• Freshman OF Brady Janusek drove in a career-high four runs and matched his personal best with three hits.
• Janusek tallied his 10th multi-hit and fourth multi-RBI games of the year.
• Janusek also extended his hitting streak to five games.
• Janusek's three stolen bases were the most by a Bear in a single game since Ty Johnson stole three against Sam Houston on April 23, 2024.
• Redshirt senior 1B Tyce Armstrong hit his team-leading eighth home run of the season and notched his fifth multi-hit and fifth multi-RBI efforts of 2026.
• Redshirt freshman INF Brytton Clements recorded his sixth multi-hit and second multi-RBI game of the season.
• Sophomore INF Cade Dodson produced his second multi-hit performance of the year.
• Redshirt sophomore C Brayden Buchanan extended his on-base streak to six games.
• Freshman C Cash McDade had a two-run single, for his first-career multi-RBI game.
• Redshirt freshman RHP Cayden Baker picked up his second win of the year with a career-high 3.2 innings of work.
• Junior RHP Charlie Atkinson recorded his sixth multi-strikeout and sixth scoreless appearance of the year.
• Junior LHP RJ Ruais worked his seventh scoreless outing of the year and recorded multiple strikeouts for the fifth time.
• Redshirt freshman RHP Brayden Bergman tossed his sixth scoreless relief appearance of the season.
• Redshirt senior RHP Jake Kolkhorst made his collegiate debut and recorded two outs, including his first-career strikeout.
STAT OF THE DAY
4 – Freshman OF Brady Janusek racked up a career-high four RBIs and Tyce Armstrong hit his fourth home run of the season in a midweek ballgame.
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Mitch Thompson
On the offense's aggressiveness…
"I give Coach [Jim] Blair and the guys credit for it, we took off running right off the bat. It needs to be part of our offense. We've got some speed, we've got the ability to do that, and if you can take advantage and move runners around, obviously good things happen. We scored 16 tonight, a season high, and got a whole bunch of guys in, had some really nice swings and at-bats."
Sophomore INF/OF Pearson Riebock
On the victory and the offensive gameplan…
"Everyone did their part tonight. The pitchers did their part and the hitters, through the lineup, a lot of hits and a lot of stolen bases. It was a fun game. We're a very athletic team and we know it's going to be a part of our game. Running the bases, hard 90's all the time, getting bunts down when it needs to be done. One through nine, most guys can all run so we've got to take advantage of that."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor (13-11, 2-4) heads to Houston for another weekend series on the road in the Big 12. First pitch against the Cougars (13-11, 1-5) is set for 6:30 p.m. on Friday night, March 27, at Schroeder Park.
To stay up to date on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorBaseball.
The Bears (13-11) showed off the bats with a season-high 16 runs on 16 hits, their ninth double-digit hitting performance of the season, including redshirt senior first baseman Tyce Armstrong's eighth home run of the year. BU had a six-run fifth inning and plated seven in the seventh to pull away from UIW (13-12).
Redshirt freshman right-hander Cayden Baker picked up his second win of the season with a personal-best 3.2 innings of work. Juniors Charlie Atkinson and RJ Ruais added scoreless appearances, while redshirt freshman Brayden Bergman worked his sixth scoreless outing of the year.
Redshirt senior right-hander Jake Kolkhorst made his collegiate debut at the Division I level and recorded the final two outs, ending the game with his first-career strikeout. Kolkhorst had redshirted as a true freshman in 2022, played two seasons of junior college baseball, then missed the 2025 campaign due to injury before finally making his debut on the mound.
THE RUNDOWN
Baylor jumped out in front quickly with back-to-back singles by sophomore utility man Pearson Riebock and freshman outfielder Brady Janusek in the bottom of the first inning. The duo combined to swipe three bases in the frame and each scored runs to give the Bears the early 2-0 advantage.
A two-run homer for UIW evened the score in the top of the third, but BU answered right back in the home half on Armstrong's solo shot, his eighth of the year and fourth in a midweek ballgame this season, making it 3-2.
Baylor broke it open in the fifth with a six-run inning that included RBI knocks from Janusek, Armstrong, fifth-year senior outfielder Ty Johnson and redshirt freshman infielder Brytton Clements, extending the lead to 9-2.
The Cardinals scored one in the top of the sixth and pulled within three with a three-spot in the seventh, but that's as close as it would get as Janusek once again sparked the Bears to a seven-run inning with an RBI single and his third stolen base of the night.
Freshman catcher Cash McDade delivered a two-run single, then Clements added another run-scoring knock and sophomore infielder Cade Dodson put the cherry on top with an RBI single to make it 16-6 once the seventh was over.
In the ninth, UIW plated one run as Kolkhorst finished the deal and put Baylor back in the win column.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor improved to 8-1 all-time against Incarnate Word and 3-1 against the Cardinals under fourth-year head coach Mitch Thompson.
• BU is now 4-2 in midweek games this season and 31-12 all-time in midweek contests under Thompson.
• The Bears scored a season-high 16 runs, their most in a single game since scoring 18 at Texas Tech on April 12, 2025.
• Baylor racked up 16 hits for its ninth double-digit hit output of the year.
• BU swiped a season-high seven bases, its most in a single game since stealing seven against Tennessee on March 5, 2022.
• The Bears allowed just two walks, marking their 10th game this season with two or fewer walks allowed.
• BU's seven runs in the seventh inning were a season high for a single frame this year.
• Sophomore INF/OF Pearson Riebock logged his fifth multi-hit game of the year.
• Freshman OF Brady Janusek drove in a career-high four runs and matched his personal best with three hits.
• Janusek tallied his 10th multi-hit and fourth multi-RBI games of the year.
• Janusek also extended his hitting streak to five games.
• Janusek's three stolen bases were the most by a Bear in a single game since Ty Johnson stole three against Sam Houston on April 23, 2024.
• Redshirt senior 1B Tyce Armstrong hit his team-leading eighth home run of the season and notched his fifth multi-hit and fifth multi-RBI efforts of 2026.
• Redshirt freshman INF Brytton Clements recorded his sixth multi-hit and second multi-RBI game of the season.
• Sophomore INF Cade Dodson produced his second multi-hit performance of the year.
• Redshirt sophomore C Brayden Buchanan extended his on-base streak to six games.
• Freshman C Cash McDade had a two-run single, for his first-career multi-RBI game.
• Redshirt freshman RHP Cayden Baker picked up his second win of the year with a career-high 3.2 innings of work.
• Junior RHP Charlie Atkinson recorded his sixth multi-strikeout and sixth scoreless appearance of the year.
• Junior LHP RJ Ruais worked his seventh scoreless outing of the year and recorded multiple strikeouts for the fifth time.
• Redshirt freshman RHP Brayden Bergman tossed his sixth scoreless relief appearance of the season.
• Redshirt senior RHP Jake Kolkhorst made his collegiate debut and recorded two outs, including his first-career strikeout.
STAT OF THE DAY
4 – Freshman OF Brady Janusek racked up a career-high four RBIs and Tyce Armstrong hit his fourth home run of the season in a midweek ballgame.
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Mitch Thompson
On the offense's aggressiveness…
"I give Coach [Jim] Blair and the guys credit for it, we took off running right off the bat. It needs to be part of our offense. We've got some speed, we've got the ability to do that, and if you can take advantage and move runners around, obviously good things happen. We scored 16 tonight, a season high, and got a whole bunch of guys in, had some really nice swings and at-bats."
Sophomore INF/OF Pearson Riebock
On the victory and the offensive gameplan…
"Everyone did their part tonight. The pitchers did their part and the hitters, through the lineup, a lot of hits and a lot of stolen bases. It was a fun game. We're a very athletic team and we know it's going to be a part of our game. Running the bases, hard 90's all the time, getting bunts down when it needs to be done. One through nine, most guys can all run so we've got to take advantage of that."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor (13-11, 2-4) heads to Houston for another weekend series on the road in the Big 12. First pitch against the Cougars (13-11, 1-5) is set for 6:30 p.m. on Friday night, March 27, at Schroeder Park.
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 (2-1)
L: Pitts, Samuel (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Lyssy, Thomas 1 ; Carrion, Enrico 1
HR: Cymbalista, Colin 1
RBI: Anderson, Drake 1 ; Carrion, Enrico 1 ; Cymbalista, Colin 2 ; Enriquez, Cris 2
SF: Enriquez, Cris 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Weaver, Jake 2 ; Lyssy, Thomas 1 ; Cymbalista, Colin 1 ; Garritano, Tyler 1 ; Newberry, Preston 2
HBP: Garritano, Tyler 1 ; Rumfield, Justin 1 ; Tabor, Cole 1
Batting:
2B: Armstrong, Tyce 1
HR: Armstrong, Tyce 1
RBI: Clements, Brytton 2 ; Dodson, Cade 1 ; Janusek, Brady 4 ; Armstrong, Tyce 2 ; Snow, Hunter 1 ; McDade, Cash 2 ; Johnson, Ty 1
SF: Snow, Hunter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Clements, Brytton 1 ; Dodson, Cade 1 ; Riebock, Pearson 3 ; Janusek, Brady 3 ; Armstrong, Tyce 3 ; Buchanan, Brayden 1 ; Snow, Hunter 1 ; McDade, Cash 1 ; Caraway, Bo 1 ; Johnson, Ty 1
SB: Riebock, Pearson 2 ; Janusek, Brady 3 ; Armstrong, Tyce 1 ; De La Garza, Robert 1
HBP: Clements, Brytton 1 ; Buchanan, Brayden 1 ; McDade, Cash 1 ; Johnson, Ty 1
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