Friday, May 8
Waco, Texas
6:30 PM
Baylor
25-24, 11-14
0
vs
8
UCF
28-18, 16-9
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| Baylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
BSB Quieted by UCF in Series Opener
5/8/2026 10:25:00 PM | Baseball
UCF pulls away early and holds Bears scoreless in 8-0 shutout
WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball dropped its series opener to UCF, 8-0, on Friday night at Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark in Waco.
The Bears (25-24, 11-14 Big 12) threatened early and generated traffic on the bases throughout the night, but were unable to capitalize offensively as the Knights (28-17, 16-9 Big 12) used a three-run second inning and four-run fourth to pull away.
BU's bullpen did well to limit UCF to just one run over the final five innings, including working out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh. Redshirt freshman designated hitter Brytton Clements had two of the Bears' five hits, while redshirt junior infielder Travis Sanders extended his hitting streak and redshirt senior first baseman Tyce Armstrong reached in three of his four trips.
THE RUNDOWN
After a scoreless first, UCF grabbed the game's first lead in the top of the second with a three-run homer. Then, the Knights added to their lead in the fourth, scoring four runs on a pair of two-out RBI singles to stretch the advantage to 7-0. Baylor starter Lucas Davenport saw his 3-2 pitch ruled ball four to UCF's nine-hole hitter, which extended the inning and allowed UCF's two seeing-eye singles to swell the lead.
UCF tacked on one more in the fifth on a sac fly to make it 8-0, but junior right-hander Charlie Atkinson did well from there to toss three innings, a season high, and keep the Knights off the scoreboard. Atkinson worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh, inducing a foul pop out, recording his lone strikeout of the outing, then getting an inning-ending ground ball to send it to the eighth.
Despite some traffic from the Bears in the seventh that included a stolen base from sophomore infielder Pearson Riebock and Armstrong's second hit-by-pitch of the night, BU was unable to cash in and left one on as part of its eight runners left on base on the evening.
Both sides went quietly in the final two frames as UCF secured the series-opening victory.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Through 49 games, Baylor has stolen 88 bases, the most by a BU team at this point in a season since at least 2003.
• 88 bags are also the most in a single season since the Bears swiped 96 in 2012.
• BU was hit by a pitch three times, marking the 11th game this season with three or more hit batsmen.
• Redshirt junior INF Travis Sanders extended his hitting streak to seven games and on-base streak to 15 games.
• Redshirt senior 1B Tyce Armstrong has reached base in 21 straight games to tie his career-best streak.
• Armstrong also extended his hitting streak to a season-best seven games.
• Redshirt freshman INF Brytton Clements recorded his 11th multi-hit game of the year.
• Sophomore INF Pearson Riebock remained a perfect 12-for-12 in stolen base attempts.
• Freshman INF Cole Lanclos has reached base safely in five consecutive games.
• Junior RHP Charlie Atkinson tossed a season-high 3.0 innings.
• Redshirt freshman RHP Cayden Baker made his fifth scoreless appearance of the year.
• Junior RHP Luke DeVasher logged his sixth scoreless and sixth multi-strikeout outing of 2026.
STAT OF THE DAY
7 of 9 – Redshirt senior 1B Tyce Armstrong has reached base safely in seven of his last nine plate appearances.
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Mitch Thompson
On positive takeaways from tonight's game…
"I think that there's some positive things that happened today. Defensively, we made several really nice plays. I thought [Brady] Janusek was fantastic again, had a nice play out in right field. Travis Sanders had a heck of a pick and a 6-4 feed. Bo Caraway ran down some balls in center field for nice plays. I also liked that we had five innings of bullpen work and they gave up one run. We had to pitch out of some jams, but we made pitches."
On Brady Janusek's home run robbery…
"We don't see it that often in practice. Those are crazy plays. We saw Travis [Sanders] make a really unbelievable play, too, on a 6-4 backhand feed. Those are as good as it gets."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor (25-24, 11-14 Big 12) and UCF (28-18, 16-9 Big 12) return for game two of the weekend series on Saturday, May 9, at 2 p.m. The Bears will honor eight seniors before the game 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 (25-24, 11-14 Big 12) threatened early and generated traffic on the bases throughout the night, but were unable to capitalize offensively as the Knights (28-17, 16-9 Big 12) used a three-run second inning and four-run fourth to pull away.
BU's bullpen did well to limit UCF to just one run over the final five innings, including working out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh. Redshirt freshman designated hitter Brytton Clements had two of the Bears' five hits, while redshirt junior infielder Travis Sanders extended his hitting streak and redshirt senior first baseman Tyce Armstrong reached in three of his four trips.
THE RUNDOWN
After a scoreless first, UCF grabbed the game's first lead in the top of the second with a three-run homer. Then, the Knights added to their lead in the fourth, scoring four runs on a pair of two-out RBI singles to stretch the advantage to 7-0. Baylor starter Lucas Davenport saw his 3-2 pitch ruled ball four to UCF's nine-hole hitter, which extended the inning and allowed UCF's two seeing-eye singles to swell the lead.
UCF tacked on one more in the fifth on a sac fly to make it 8-0, but junior right-hander Charlie Atkinson did well from there to toss three innings, a season high, and keep the Knights off the scoreboard. Atkinson worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh, inducing a foul pop out, recording his lone strikeout of the outing, then getting an inning-ending ground ball to send it to the eighth.
Despite some traffic from the Bears in the seventh that included a stolen base from sophomore infielder Pearson Riebock and Armstrong's second hit-by-pitch of the night, BU was unable to cash in and left one on as part of its eight runners left on base on the evening.
Both sides went quietly in the final two frames as UCF secured the series-opening victory.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Through 49 games, Baylor has stolen 88 bases, the most by a BU team at this point in a season since at least 2003.
• 88 bags are also the most in a single season since the Bears swiped 96 in 2012.
• BU was hit by a pitch three times, marking the 11th game this season with three or more hit batsmen.
• Redshirt junior INF Travis Sanders extended his hitting streak to seven games and on-base streak to 15 games.
• Redshirt senior 1B Tyce Armstrong has reached base in 21 straight games to tie his career-best streak.
• Armstrong also extended his hitting streak to a season-best seven games.
• Redshirt freshman INF Brytton Clements recorded his 11th multi-hit game of the year.
• Sophomore INF Pearson Riebock remained a perfect 12-for-12 in stolen base attempts.
• Freshman INF Cole Lanclos has reached base safely in five consecutive games.
• Junior RHP Charlie Atkinson tossed a season-high 3.0 innings.
• Redshirt freshman RHP Cayden Baker made his fifth scoreless appearance of the year.
• Junior RHP Luke DeVasher logged his sixth scoreless and sixth multi-strikeout outing of 2026.
STAT OF THE DAY
7 of 9 – Redshirt senior 1B Tyce Armstrong has reached base safely in seven of his last nine plate appearances.
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Mitch Thompson
On positive takeaways from tonight's game…
"I think that there's some positive things that happened today. Defensively, we made several really nice plays. I thought [Brady] Janusek was fantastic again, had a nice play out in right field. Travis Sanders had a heck of a pick and a 6-4 feed. Bo Caraway ran down some balls in center field for nice plays. I also liked that we had five innings of bullpen work and they gave up one run. We had to pitch out of some jams, but we made pitches."
On Brady Janusek's home run robbery…
"We don't see it that often in practice. Those are crazy plays. We saw Travis [Sanders] make a really unbelievable play, too, on a 6-4 backhand feed. Those are as good as it gets."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor (25-24, 11-14 Big 12) and UCF (28-18, 16-9 Big 12) return for game two of the weekend series on Saturday, May 9, at 2 p.m. The Bears will honor eight seniors before the game 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: Murray, Max (4-2)
L: Davenport, Lucas (5-3)
Batting:
HR: Lodise, Jordan 1
RBI: Ross, DeAmez 2 ; Lodise, Jordan 3 ; Rogers, JD 1 ; Smith III, John 2
SF: Rogers, JD 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ross, DeAmez 1 ; Calise, Braden 1 ; Crespo, Javier 3 ; Lodise, Jordan 1 ; Moran, Landon 2
Base Running:
SB: Riebock, Pearson 1
HBP: Lanclos, Cole 1 ; Armstrong, Tyce 2
PO: Armstrong, Tyce 1
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