BSB's Tyce Armstrong Shares NCBWA National Hitter of the Week Honors
2/18/2026 10:45:00 AM | Baseball
Armstrong picks up third national recognition after historic Opening Day performance
WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball redshirt senior first baseman Tyce Armstrong has been named the Dick Howser Trophy Co-National Hitter of the Week, as presented by The Game Headwear and previously announced by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
Armstrong and Kansas State shortstop Dee Kennedy shared the Opening Weekend's first honor after also being named the Big 12 Newcomer and Big 12 Player of the Week, respectively.
Armstrong became the second player in NCAA history to hit three grand slams in a single game, doing so in BU's Opening Day, 15-2, run-rule victory Friday night over New Mexico State in Waco. The native of Magnolia, Texas, tied BU's program record with three home runs and his 12 RBIs topped Shea Langeliers' 11 from June 1, 2019, vs. Omaha as the new program standard.
No player in Major League Baseball history has ever hit three grand slams in one game, and only once has a single team accomplished the feat in the New York Yankees on August 25, 2011, against the Oakland Athletics. Armstrong joined Louisville's Jim LaFountain as the only players in NCAA history to do so, as LaFountain hit four home runs, including two grand slams in the same inning, and drove in 14 runs against Western Kentucky on March 24, 1976.
For the weekend, Armstrong hit .300 and drove in a whopping 14 runs after coming to the plate twice more with the bases loaded on Saturday and Sunday. He picked up an RBI sacrifice fly and was hit by a pitch to score a run in those subsequent plate appearances. Armstrong's 14 RBIs were the most in college baseball after the Opening Weekend.
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Armstrong and Kansas State shortstop Dee Kennedy shared the Opening Weekend's first honor after also being named the Big 12 Newcomer and Big 12 Player of the Week, respectively.
Armstrong became the second player in NCAA history to hit three grand slams in a single game, doing so in BU's Opening Day, 15-2, run-rule victory Friday night over New Mexico State in Waco. The native of Magnolia, Texas, tied BU's program record with three home runs and his 12 RBIs topped Shea Langeliers' 11 from June 1, 2019, vs. Omaha as the new program standard.
No player in Major League Baseball history has ever hit three grand slams in one game, and only once has a single team accomplished the feat in the New York Yankees on August 25, 2011, against the Oakland Athletics. Armstrong joined Louisville's Jim LaFountain as the only players in NCAA history to do so, as LaFountain hit four home runs, including two grand slams in the same inning, and drove in 14 runs against Western Kentucky on March 24, 1976.
For the weekend, Armstrong hit .300 and drove in a whopping 14 runs after coming to the plate twice more with the bases loaded on Saturday and Sunday. He picked up an RBI sacrifice fly and was hit by a pitch to score a run in those subsequent plate appearances. Armstrong's 14 RBIs were the most in college baseball after the Opening Weekend.
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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