UNBELIEVABLE
5/3/2026 10:35:00 AM | Baseball
Tyce Armstrong hits his 19th, 20th homers in doublehader sweep
By Jerry Hill
Baylor Bear Insider
WACO, Texas – Across three seasons and 455 at-bats at UTA, Tyce Armstrong hit 17 home runs.
The fifth-year senior first baseman topped that in 44 games at Baylor and became just the second Bear in program history to hit 20 homers in a season, blasting two more in Saturday's doubleheader sweep of Texas Tech at Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark.
"For him to have 20 right now is really unbelievable at this place," said Baylor coach Mitch Thompson, who was an assistant coach when Charley Carter set the school record of 21 in 1998. "There haven't been many guys do this. . . . We've had one until now. He has real power. And in this ballpark, to put them up, that's a big deal."
Of course, Armstrong established his presence in this year's season opener, when he hit three grand slams in a 15-2, run-rule victory over New Mexico State.
But Armstrong says he has never been in a groove quite like this. Over the last four games, including the series finale at Arizona State and the midweek win over is former team, he has hit .786 (11-of-14) with six home runs, four doubles and 11 RBIs.
"I can't say anything like this, no," said Armstrong, who hit a solo homer in the third inning of the 8-1 series opener before driving in four of the team's first five runs in a 10-9 victory in the nightcap.
"It's just a big confidence booster whenever you can go up to the plate and know that you can compete with anything that anybody throws. I made some adjustments, and it helped me get that spot. And I'm happy I'm here."
Knowing that he can't do it by himself, Armstrong was thrilled with the performances of starting pitchers Lucas Davenport (5-2) and Zach Wallace (4-4), who limited the Red Raiders (22-24, 6-17) to a combined three runs over 15 innings. Tech rallied from a 10-2 deficit in Game 2 and had the tying run 90 feet away when Grayson Murray got the final out in the ninth.
"Those guys are the best of the best," Armstrong said, "and I'm happy to have them on my team. Wallace has been great, and we haven't stuck it out for him these past few weeks. I'm glad we got the win for him. It's just really cool to see these guys striving."
The Bears go for the sweep in Sunday's 1 p.m. series finale. Now just one homer shy of Carter's 28-year-old school record, Armstrong said he's not focused on that.
"That's all I think about, just keep doing what I'm doing," he said. "And if it works out for me, it does. And if it doesn't, who cares?"
Baylor Bear Insider
WACO, Texas – Across three seasons and 455 at-bats at UTA, Tyce Armstrong hit 17 home runs.
The fifth-year senior first baseman topped that in 44 games at Baylor and became just the second Bear in program history to hit 20 homers in a season, blasting two more in Saturday's doubleheader sweep of Texas Tech at Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark.
"For him to have 20 right now is really unbelievable at this place," said Baylor coach Mitch Thompson, who was an assistant coach when Charley Carter set the school record of 21 in 1998. "There haven't been many guys do this. . . . We've had one until now. He has real power. And in this ballpark, to put them up, that's a big deal."
Of course, Armstrong established his presence in this year's season opener, when he hit three grand slams in a 15-2, run-rule victory over New Mexico State.
But Armstrong says he has never been in a groove quite like this. Over the last four games, including the series finale at Arizona State and the midweek win over is former team, he has hit .786 (11-of-14) with six home runs, four doubles and 11 RBIs.
"I can't say anything like this, no," said Armstrong, who hit a solo homer in the third inning of the 8-1 series opener before driving in four of the team's first five runs in a 10-9 victory in the nightcap.
"It's just a big confidence booster whenever you can go up to the plate and know that you can compete with anything that anybody throws. I made some adjustments, and it helped me get that spot. And I'm happy I'm here."
Knowing that he can't do it by himself, Armstrong was thrilled with the performances of starting pitchers Lucas Davenport (5-2) and Zach Wallace (4-4), who limited the Red Raiders (22-24, 6-17) to a combined three runs over 15 innings. Tech rallied from a 10-2 deficit in Game 2 and had the tying run 90 feet away when Grayson Murray got the final out in the ninth.
"Those guys are the best of the best," Armstrong said, "and I'm happy to have them on my team. Wallace has been great, and we haven't stuck it out for him these past few weeks. I'm glad we got the win for him. It's just really cool to see these guys striving."
The Bears go for the sweep in Sunday's 1 p.m. series finale. Now just one homer shy of Carter's 28-year-old school record, Armstrong said he's not focused on that.
"That's all I think about, just keep doing what I'm doing," he said. "And if it works out for me, it does. And if it doesn't, who cares?"
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