Sunday, May 10
Waco, Texas
1 PM
Baylor
26-25, 12-15
8
vs
7
UCF
29-19, 17-10
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCF | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| Baylor | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Armstrong’s Record Homer Sparks BSB's Power Surge Over UCF
5/10/2026 6:18:00 PM | Baseball
Bears win exciting 8-7 contest in home finale at Baylor Ballpark
WACO, Texas – Behind Tyce Armstrong's historic home run, Baylor baseball won an exciting 8-7 ballgame over UCF to salvage the weekend series on Sunday at Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark in Waco.
Armstrong's record-breaking blast was one of four BU (26-25, 12-15 Big 12) homers on the day, a season high. Freshman outfielder Brady Janusek tied the Baylor freshman record with his 11th round-tripper of the season and redshirt sophomore catcher Brayden Buchanan hit his first-career dinger in the win.
Redshirt junior infielder Travis Sanders also hit a two-run homer and freshman infielder Cole Lanclos reached all four times and scored two runs to help the Bears offensively. And BU needed all of it as the Knights (29-19, 17-10 Big 12) wouldn't go quietly in a game that saw two lead changes, one tie, and UCF pull within one run twice.
Fifth-year senior right-hander Caleb Bunch closed it down on the mound with his seventh save of the season, helping secure a win for senior left-hander Ethan Calder in his final home start of his career.
THE RUNDOWN
Both sides were held quiet in the first two innings as Calder was sharp to start the ballgame, retiring the first six in order. In the third, UCF broke the silence with a three-run home run and a solo shot, going back to back to put up the game's first runs at 4-0.
Baylor answered right back in the home half with back-to-back jacks of its own to pull within a run at 4-3. Armstrong launched a two-run shot, his 22nd long ball of the year to break BU's single-season home run record. Then, Janusek crushed his 11th of the year to tie Baylor's all-time freshman home run record, match Max Muncy's 11 from 2010.
Calder came back out and shut down the Knights in the fourth with another 1-2-3 inning. Then, Sanders joined the home run party with a two-run blast of his own to give the Bears a 5-4 lead in the home half.
UCF tied the ballgame back up at 5-5 in the top of the fifth, but the BU offense was able to get the lead right back, this time with some small ball. After redshirt freshman infielder Brytton Clements walked to lead off the inning and fifth-year senior outfielder Ty Johnson bunted for a base hit, a passed ball allowed Clements to score to break the deadlock. Then, a safety squeeze bunt from Lanclos extended the lead to 7-5 as Johnson slid in safely with a nifty swim move.
After one last three up, three down frame for Calder in the sixth, he handed the ball off to the Baylor bullpen to start the seventh. That's when another solo shot for the visitors brought UCF back within one at 7-6, but junior southpaw RJ Ruais did not allow another baserunner in the inning.
Once more, the Bears answered back promptly as Buchanan hit the first home run of his career and pushed BU back out to an 8-6 lead.
A pair of hits in the top of the eighth off Bunch cut Baylor's lead back down to 8-7, but a groundout with two runners in scoring position helped the Bears dance out of danger. In the ninth, UCF threatened again, loading the bases with two outs, but Bunch came up big with a strikeout to finish off the win and secure Baylor's spot in the upcoming Big 12 Tournament.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Today's win marked Baylor's largest comeback victory of the season, erasing a four-run deficit. It's BU's largest comeback win since March 16, 2025, at Kansas (Trailed 5-0, won 9-7).
• This was Baylor's 12th come from behind win of the season.
• With two stolen bases on the day, Baylor's 91 stolen bases are its most in a single season since 2012 (96).
• Baylor hit four home runs on the day, a season high and most since May 17, 2025, at UCF (5).
• BU pitchers combined to walk just two batters, marking the 18th time this season that Baylor has allowed two or fewer walks.
• Redshirt junior INF Travis Sanders hit his sixth home run of the season, extending his hitting streak to nine games and on-base streak to 17 games.
• Sanders also recorded his 10th multi-RBI game of the season.
• With 72 hits on the season, Sanders ties Tyriq Kemp's total from 2025 for the most hits by a Bear since Jared McKenzie's 82 in 2021.
• Redshirt senior 1B Tyce Armstrong set the BU program record for single-season home runs with his 22nd of the year.
• Armstrong logged his 14th multi-RBI game of the season and extended his on-base streak to a career-high 23 games and his hitting streak to nine games.
• Freshman OF Brady Janusek matched Max Muncy's freshman program record with his 11th home run of the year.
• This is the first game in which each Sanders, Armstrong and Janusek have all homered.
• This is the fifth time this season that Armstrong and Janusek have homered in the same game.
• Fifth-year senior OF Ty Johnson notched his eighth multi-hit game of the year and extended his on-base streak to seven games.
• Redshirt sophomore C Brayden Buchanan hit the first home run of his career.
• Freshman INF Cole Lanclos extended his on-base streak to seven games.
• Senior LHP Ethan Calder made his 31st career start and walked just one batter, marking his 27th career start with two or less walks and 18th career start with one or less.
• Calder picked up the 15th win of his career.
• Fifth-year senior RHP Caleb Bunch earned his seventh save of the season.
STAT OF THE DAY
22 – Redshirt senior 1B Tyce Armstrong broke the school record with his 22nd home run of the season.
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Mitch Thompson
On the team's response in coming from behind to win…
"There's a lot of fight, there's a lot of heart. We might not win every game, we might not play well every game, but you don't have to question this team's makeup and heart. I'm really proud of their fight."
On Tyce Armstrong's record-breaking home run…
"How cool is it that in his first game here as a Baylor Bear he hits three grand slams, and then in his last game here he breaks the all-time single-season home run record? I was here in 1998 when Charley Carter did it – I talked with him recently and Charley couldn't be any more proud of who broke his record. Those guys are so similar, two peas in a pod, as people, as players, as teammates, as hitters. Really cool that it finally is broken, I'm excited for Tyce and now I want him to hit five more."
Redshirt Senior 1B Tyce Armstrong
On breaking the program's single-season home run record…
"My swing has felt really good, I just hadn't had the opportunity to do it. There were a few balls that I felt like I could have done it on before, but it was awesome today to do it for the guys in a big spot and lift them up. They've had my back, so it was awesome to be able to do that."
Fifth-Year Senior RHP Caleb Bunch
On salvaging the series…
"That's something that's hard to do, coming back out after losing the first two. To come back on Sunday and win a game, that's something we were really trying to do today. Everybody on this team works so hard. When you put in that work and see it put to use in a tight ballgame against a really good team, that's big for us."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor (26-25, 12-15 Big 12) heads to Utah (24-22, 11-16 Big 12) for its final weekend series of the 2026 season, beginning on Thursday, May 14, at 7 p.m. CT at Charlie Monfort Field at America First Ballpark in Salt Lake City.
To stay up to date on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorBaseball.
Armstrong's record-breaking blast was one of four BU (26-25, 12-15 Big 12) homers on the day, a season high. Freshman outfielder Brady Janusek tied the Baylor freshman record with his 11th round-tripper of the season and redshirt sophomore catcher Brayden Buchanan hit his first-career dinger in the win.
Redshirt junior infielder Travis Sanders also hit a two-run homer and freshman infielder Cole Lanclos reached all four times and scored two runs to help the Bears offensively. And BU needed all of it as the Knights (29-19, 17-10 Big 12) wouldn't go quietly in a game that saw two lead changes, one tie, and UCF pull within one run twice.
Fifth-year senior right-hander Caleb Bunch closed it down on the mound with his seventh save of the season, helping secure a win for senior left-hander Ethan Calder in his final home start of his career.
THE RUNDOWN
Both sides were held quiet in the first two innings as Calder was sharp to start the ballgame, retiring the first six in order. In the third, UCF broke the silence with a three-run home run and a solo shot, going back to back to put up the game's first runs at 4-0.
Baylor answered right back in the home half with back-to-back jacks of its own to pull within a run at 4-3. Armstrong launched a two-run shot, his 22nd long ball of the year to break BU's single-season home run record. Then, Janusek crushed his 11th of the year to tie Baylor's all-time freshman home run record, match Max Muncy's 11 from 2010.
Calder came back out and shut down the Knights in the fourth with another 1-2-3 inning. Then, Sanders joined the home run party with a two-run blast of his own to give the Bears a 5-4 lead in the home half.
UCF tied the ballgame back up at 5-5 in the top of the fifth, but the BU offense was able to get the lead right back, this time with some small ball. After redshirt freshman infielder Brytton Clements walked to lead off the inning and fifth-year senior outfielder Ty Johnson bunted for a base hit, a passed ball allowed Clements to score to break the deadlock. Then, a safety squeeze bunt from Lanclos extended the lead to 7-5 as Johnson slid in safely with a nifty swim move.
After one last three up, three down frame for Calder in the sixth, he handed the ball off to the Baylor bullpen to start the seventh. That's when another solo shot for the visitors brought UCF back within one at 7-6, but junior southpaw RJ Ruais did not allow another baserunner in the inning.
Once more, the Bears answered back promptly as Buchanan hit the first home run of his career and pushed BU back out to an 8-6 lead.
A pair of hits in the top of the eighth off Bunch cut Baylor's lead back down to 8-7, but a groundout with two runners in scoring position helped the Bears dance out of danger. In the ninth, UCF threatened again, loading the bases with two outs, but Bunch came up big with a strikeout to finish off the win and secure Baylor's spot in the upcoming Big 12 Tournament.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Today's win marked Baylor's largest comeback victory of the season, erasing a four-run deficit. It's BU's largest comeback win since March 16, 2025, at Kansas (Trailed 5-0, won 9-7).
• This was Baylor's 12th come from behind win of the season.
• With two stolen bases on the day, Baylor's 91 stolen bases are its most in a single season since 2012 (96).
• Baylor hit four home runs on the day, a season high and most since May 17, 2025, at UCF (5).
• BU pitchers combined to walk just two batters, marking the 18th time this season that Baylor has allowed two or fewer walks.
• Redshirt junior INF Travis Sanders hit his sixth home run of the season, extending his hitting streak to nine games and on-base streak to 17 games.
• Sanders also recorded his 10th multi-RBI game of the season.
• With 72 hits on the season, Sanders ties Tyriq Kemp's total from 2025 for the most hits by a Bear since Jared McKenzie's 82 in 2021.
• Redshirt senior 1B Tyce Armstrong set the BU program record for single-season home runs with his 22nd of the year.
• Armstrong logged his 14th multi-RBI game of the season and extended his on-base streak to a career-high 23 games and his hitting streak to nine games.
• Freshman OF Brady Janusek matched Max Muncy's freshman program record with his 11th home run of the year.
• This is the first game in which each Sanders, Armstrong and Janusek have all homered.
• This is the fifth time this season that Armstrong and Janusek have homered in the same game.
• Fifth-year senior OF Ty Johnson notched his eighth multi-hit game of the year and extended his on-base streak to seven games.
• Redshirt sophomore C Brayden Buchanan hit the first home run of his career.
• Freshman INF Cole Lanclos extended his on-base streak to seven games.
• Senior LHP Ethan Calder made his 31st career start and walked just one batter, marking his 27th career start with two or less walks and 18th career start with one or less.
• Calder picked up the 15th win of his career.
• Fifth-year senior RHP Caleb Bunch earned his seventh save of the season.
STAT OF THE DAY
22 – Redshirt senior 1B Tyce Armstrong broke the school record with his 22nd home run of the season.
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Mitch Thompson
On the team's response in coming from behind to win…
"There's a lot of fight, there's a lot of heart. We might not win every game, we might not play well every game, but you don't have to question this team's makeup and heart. I'm really proud of their fight."
On Tyce Armstrong's record-breaking home run…
"How cool is it that in his first game here as a Baylor Bear he hits three grand slams, and then in his last game here he breaks the all-time single-season home run record? I was here in 1998 when Charley Carter did it – I talked with him recently and Charley couldn't be any more proud of who broke his record. Those guys are so similar, two peas in a pod, as people, as players, as teammates, as hitters. Really cool that it finally is broken, I'm excited for Tyce and now I want him to hit five more."
Redshirt Senior 1B Tyce Armstrong
On breaking the program's single-season home run record…
"My swing has felt really good, I just hadn't had the opportunity to do it. There were a few balls that I felt like I could have done it on before, but it was awesome today to do it for the guys in a big spot and lift them up. They've had my back, so it was awesome to be able to do that."
Fifth-Year Senior RHP Caleb Bunch
On salvaging the series…
"That's something that's hard to do, coming back out after losing the first two. To come back on Sunday and win a game, that's something we were really trying to do today. Everybody on this team works so hard. When you put in that work and see it put to use in a tight ballgame against a really good team, that's big for us."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor (26-25, 12-15 Big 12) heads to Utah (24-22, 11-16 Big 12) for its final weekend series of the 2026 season, beginning on Thursday, May 14, at 7 p.m. CT at Charlie Monfort Field at America First Ballpark in Salt Lake City.
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: Calder, Ethan (4-5)
L: Rosado, Kaniel (0-2)
S: Bunch, Caleb (7)
Batting:
2B: Smith III, John 1
HR: Ross, DeAmez 1 ; Lodise, Jordan 1 ; Smith III, John 1
RBI: Williamson, Andrew 1 ; Ross, DeAmez 3 ; Lodise, Jordan 1 ; Smith III, John 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Ross, DeAmez 1 ; Calise, Braden 2 ; Lodise, Jordan 2 ; Smith III, John 2
HBP: Williamson, Andrew 1
PO: Ross, DeAmez 1 ; Smith III, John 1
Batting:
2B: Perez, Dylan 1
HR: Sanders, Travis 1 ; Janusek, Brady 1 ; Armstrong, Tyce 1 ; Buchanan, Brayden 1
RBI: Sanders, Travis 2 ; Lanclos, Cole 1 ; Janusek, Brady 1 ; Armstrong, Tyce 2 ; Buchanan, Brayden 1
SH: Lanclos, Cole 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Clements, Brytton 1 ; Sanders, Travis 1 ; Lanclos, Cole 2 ; Janusek, Brady 1 ; Armstrong, Tyce 1 ; Buchanan, Brayden 1 ; Johnson, Ty 1
SB: Clements, Brytton 1 ; Johnson, Ty 1
HBP: Lanclos, Cole 1
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