WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball (23-21) broke out of its six-game losing streak with a 6-2 midweek win over UT-Arlington (16-26) in a lightning-shortened contest on Tuesday night at Baylor Ballpark.
First baseman Tyce Armstrong (RSr.) tallied his fifth multi-homer game of the season, and his 18 home runs on the season are tied for the fourth-most in a single season in program history.
Catcher JJ Kennett (Jr.) continued his hot streak at the plate, as he went 3-for-3 and scored two runs. The Bears out-hit the Mavericks in the victory, 11-to-5, and went 5-for-16 with runners on.
The Bears got the scoring started early in the bottom of the second inning when left fielder Dylan Perez (Fr.) poked a bases-loaded, two-run single up the middle.
Right-handed pitcher Caldwell McFaddin (Fr.) made his second consecutive midweek start for the Bears and surrendered three hits and two earned runs across two frames on 37 pitches; McFaddin’s ERA sits at 4:50 on the season.
Armstrong led off the bottom of the third with a solo home run, and the Bears added two more runs via a Kennett RBI single and an RBI ground out from second baseman Pearson Riebock (So.), putting Baylor ahead, 5-2.
Four arms out of the BU bullpen — Charlie Atkinson (Jr.), Cade Hansen (Sr.), Brayden Bergman (RFr.) and Luke McLeod (Fr.) — each tossed a scoreless frame for the Bears and combined for five punchouts, as neither Atkinson nor Bergman allowed a base knock.
In the bottom of the sixth, Armstrong launched his second home run of the night, 417 feet to straightaway center field over the batter’s eye; he leads the club in home runs (18) and runs batted in (50).
Shortly after Armstrong touched home plate, the game went into a lightning delay and was eventually called once play didn’t resume.
Final (6 Innings): Baylor 6, UT-Arlington 2
W Charlie Atkinson (2-0) L: Landon Murphy (0-1) S: Luke McLeod (1)
POTG: Tyce Armstrong (3-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR)
