One college baseball player had a Baylor debut for the history books — and it left him “speechless” afterward.
Tyce Armstrong, a redshirt senior who transferred to the Bears after four seasons at UT Arlington, crushed three grand slams — tying a collegiate baseball record — and drove in 12 runs during a 15-2 win over New Mexico State on Friday.
From his spot as the cleanup hitter in the Baylor lineup, Armstrong was hit by a pitch during his first plate appearance, but he launched a 2-2 pitch from New Mexico State’s Cooper Reese over the left-field fence to give the Bears a 5-0 lead in the third inning.
Then, one frame later, Armstrong deposited an inside pitch over the left-field fence, too, to make it 9-0 with two outs.
And in the seventh inning, to give Baylor the win via mercy rule, Armstrong sent a 2-0 pitch from Matthew Yarc to nearly the same spot again, prompting the play-by-play announcer to unleash a “no way” as Armstrong rounded the bases.
