{"id":277584,"date":"2026-05-03T23:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T23:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/277584\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T23:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T23:10:08","slug":"bsb-tripped-up-in-series-finale-with-texas-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/277584\/","title":{"rendered":"BSB Tripped Up in Series Finale With Texas Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"

WACO, Texas \u2013 Baylor baseball dropped its series finale to Texas Tech, 8-3, on Sunday at Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark in Waco.
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\nDespite holding a 3-1 lead through six innings, the Bears (25-22, 11-13) were unable to overcome Tech’s late-inning comeback as the Red Raiders (23-24, 7-17 Big 12) plated seven unanswered runs to come from behind and salvage the series finale.
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\nRedshirt senior first baseman Tyce Armstrong<\/a> hit his 21st home run of the season, tying BU’s single-season record and joining Charley Carter (1998) at the top of the all-time leaderboard. The blast was Armstrong’s seventh in the last five games, as he is believed to be the only Bear in program history to homer in five consecutive games.
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\nSenior left-handed pitcher Ethan Calder<\/a> matched his career high with seven innings on the mound, but took a no decision after Tech tied things in the eighth and chased him from the ballgame.
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\nTHE RUNDOWN
\nCalder was able to minimize early trouble on the mound as Tech stranded seven baserunners through the first four frames and cashed in for just one run on an RBI single in the top of the second. Meanwhile the Bears also struggled to make the most of their opportunities at the plate, leaving the bases loaded in the second and stranding five themselves through four innings.
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\nDespite a climbing pitch count, Calder settled in and worked a few quick innings to keep BU within a run until Armstrong’s record-tying swing came to lead off the bottom of the sixth. On an 0-1 pitch, Armstrong crushed an offering 404 feet to tie the ballgame and match Charley Carter’s single-season record with his 21st home run of the season.
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\nLater in the inning, a two-out double by freshman outfielder Dylan Perez<\/a> kickstarted a rally and preceded back-to-back hit batters to load the bases for redshirt junior infielder Travis Sanders<\/a>. Against his former team, Sanders came through yet again with a two-run single, putting the Bears in front at 3-1.
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\nCalder came back out for the seventh and worked another efficient frame, retiring the side on just six pitches. However, he ran out of gas in the eighth, allowing a leadoff single and then a game-tying two run home run before exiting.
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\nFreshman right-hander Brayden Bergman<\/a> came on to keep the game deadlocked at 3-3, and Baylor had a chance to take back the lead in the home half as Perez doubled again to give BU a pair of runners in scoring position with just one down. However, a strikeout and inning-ending groundout squandered the threat and sent things to the ninth still even at 3-3.
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\nThat’s when Tech erupted for five runs on five hits, including a two-run double and two-run home run, to charge ahead at 8-3. Baylor was unable to spark anything in the bottom of the frame, falling in the series finale despite having already secured the weekend series.
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\nHIGHLIGHTS
\n\u2022 Baylor’s 86 stolen bases on the year are its most in a single season since swiping 96 in 2012.
\n\u2022 Redshirt junior 1B Tyce Armstrong<\/a> hit his 21st home run of the season to tie Baylor’s all-time single-season record, previously held by Charley Carter (1998).
\n\u2022 Armstrong homered for the fifth-consecutive game, believed to be a BU record.
\n\u2022 Armstrong has hit seven home runs in his last five games.
\n\u2022 Armstrong also extended his on-base streak to 19 games and hitting streak to five games.
\n\u2022 Redshirt junior INF Travis Sanders<\/a> extended his on-base streak to 13 games and his hitting streak to five games with his ninth multi-RBI game of the season.
\n\u2022 Junior C JJ Kennett<\/a> extended his on-base streak to nine games.
\n\u2022 Freshman OF Dylan Perez<\/a> recorded a career-high two doubles for his sixth multi-hit game of the year.
\n\u2022 Senior LHP Ethan Calder<\/a> matched his career high with seven innings of work on the mound.
\n\u2022 This was Calder’s 26th start in 30 career starts with two walks or less allowed.
\n\u2022 Senior RHP Grayson Murry<\/a> notched his ninth multi-strikeout outing of the 2026 season.
\n\u2022 Junior LHP RJ Ruais<\/a> made his 18th scoreless appearance of the year.
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\nSTAT OF THE DAY
\n21 \u2013 Redshirt senior 1B Tyce Armstrong<\/a> hit his 21st home run of the season, and seventh in his last five games, to tie Baylor’s all-time single-season record.
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\nQUOTABLE
\nHead Coach Mitch Thompson<\/a>
\nOn winning the series during this postseason push\u2026
\n“You’ve got to feel good about getting a series win. We played our hearts out yesterday and had to fight for the second win there. You could look at this and say we’re a fingernail away from sweeping the series, but we were also a fingernail away from losing two out of three. The margins are so thin. It comes down to one guy making a play, having a big performance, if one ball gets thrown away the game is different. It’s just keep playing one game at a time and take care of the one game that’s in front of you. It didn’t work out today, but these guys came and competed really hard.”
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\nOn Tyce Armstrong’s<\/a> record-tying home run\u2026
\n“He’s such a mature kid in everything that he does \u2013 how he leads this team, how he goes about his work every day. He’s such a humble, low-maintenance guy. A coach’s dream. He’s 100% in on the team. And it’s fun to see a guy like that break records and do special things. I talked to Charley Carter today and he told me when [Tyce] breaks it, he wants to call him. How cool is that? Charley’s been gone 28 years, Tyce has been here for one. Charley loves this place and he and Tyce are so similar. They’re such similar hitters and swings, both first baseman, and so just very happy for Tyce.”
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\nRedshirt Senior 1B Tyce Armstrong<\/a>
\nOn the team’s mentality\u2026
\n“We are in the grind of the season. Everybody is trying to stay healthy, stay committed and stay energized in these games. This was a really good weekend for us. It showed that we have the fight that it takes to be an NCAA tournament team.”
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\nOn tying the home run record\u2026
\n“I’m just grateful. I’m grateful for this opportunity. I’m grateful for these teammates, the coaches that took a chance on me, and it’s just awesome that I could do it for them.”
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\nWHAT’S NEXT
\nBaylor (25-22, 11-13 Big 12) heads to Texas State (27-21, 10-14 SBC) for its final midweek contest of the year on Tuesday, May 5. First pitch from Irvine-Rasmussen Ballpark is set for 6 p.m. in San Marcos.
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\nTo 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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