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<\/a>Redshirt junior infielder Travis Sanders slides across home plate, scoring a point for the Bears during their 6-2 victory over UTA on Tuesday. Sam Gassaway | Photo Editor<\/p>\nHe turned the tables once it was game time, blasting two home runs against his former team<\/a> on Tuesday night. Armstrong\u2019s two bombs lifted Baylor (23-21, 9-12 Big 12) over UT Arlington (16-26, 5-7 WAC) 6-2 in a six-inning game that was shortened due to inclement weather.<\/p>\n \u201cI love playing with those guys,\u201d Armstrong said. \u201cPlaying them in this ballpark after everything we\u2019ve been through together, it was just surreal to be able to do that.\u201d <\/p>\n The Mavericks struck in the first inning on Tuesday night. Following a walk and double to put two runners in scoring position, Xavier Melendez drove in Harold Laracuente on a sacrifice grounder to second base.<\/p>\n The Bears\u2019 offense responded quickly after stranding two runners in the bottom of the first. Junior catcher JJ Kennett led of the bottom of the second with a line drive single to left. Baylor drew back-to-back walks to load the bases with two outs to set up freshman left fielder Dylan Perez. He shot a ground ball up the middle to give his team a 2-1 lead. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s what needed to happen,\u201d head coach Mitch Thompson said. \u201cSwing the bats, just get a couple runs across, start feeling a little bit better about yourselves offensively and have some positive momentum going.\u201d <\/p>\n Melendez tied the game at two with a sacrifice fielder\u2019s choice in the top of the third. <\/p>\n The Bears swung the door open in the bottom of the third. Armstrong led off with his first home run of the game. Kennett sent a grounder to right field, scoring redshirt freshman designated hitter Hunter Snow from second. Sophomore second baseman Pearson Riebock<\/a> capped off the three-run third with a sacrifice groundout to the shortstop. <\/p>\n \u201cIt wasn\u2019t a full game, but we stepped on the gas a little bit there at the end, and it helped us secure the win,\u201d Armstrong said. <\/p>\n The Baylor pitchers came up big throughout the game, forcing the Mavericks to go 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position and stranding 11 runners. <\/p>\n \u201cWe helped them load the bases a couple of times today,\u201d Thompson said. \u201cThen we had to pitch out of it, and I was glad to see us do that.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/a>Freshman pitcher Caldwell McFaddin pitches during the Bears’ 6-2 victory over UTA on Tuesday. Sam Gassaway | Photo Editor<\/p>\n