Saturday, March 14
Waco, Texas
2 PM
Baylor
11-7, 1-1
2
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13
West Virginia
12-4, 1-1
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2nd innning2
3rd innning3
4th innning4
5th innning5
6th innning6
7th innning7
RunsR
HitsH
ErrorsE
West Virginia
3
3
0
1
2
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1
13
17
0
Baylor
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0
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0
BSB Drops Middle Game to No. 22 West Virginia, 13-2
3/14/2026 5:39:00 PM | Baseball
Armstrong swats seventh homer of the season in series-evening contest
WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball dropped the middle game of its three-game series with No. 22 West Virginia, 13-2, in seven innings on Saturday at Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark.
The Bears (11-7, 1-1) were unable to find much momentum offensively outside of a two-run home run from redshirt senior first baseman Tyce Armstrong. WVU (12-4, 1-1) held BU to just two runs on three hits, while the Mountaineers racked up 13 runs on 17 hits on the day.
THE RUNDOWN
West Virginia got on the board right away with three runs on three hits and three walks in the top of the first. The Bears turned a nifty 5-4-3 double play to prevent further damage in the opening frame.
In the second, WVU kept rolling with five more hits and another three runs, extending its lead to 6-0. After a scoreless third, the Mountaineers tacked on one more in the fourth on an RBI fielder's choice.
BU chipped away at the deficit in the home half of the fourth as freshman outfielder Brady Janusek singled up the middle and later scored on Armstrong's two-run shot, his seventh of the year.
However, WVU got those runs right back with two in the top of the fifth to move the scoreline to 9-2. In the sixth, the visitors kept adding on with another three runs and held the Bears' bats quiet in the home half. West Virginia plated one more in the top of the seventh and retired the BU side in the bottom half to complete the run-rule victory.
HIGHLIGHTS
• With one stolen base on the day, Baylor increased its total to 29 through 18 games in 2026, its most at this point in a single season since 2011 (36).
• Redshirt junior INF Travis Sanders extended his on-base streak to 23 games, dating back to 2025.
• Freshman OF Brady Janusek has reached safely in all 18 games so far this year.
• Redshirt senior 1B Tyce Armstrong extended his hitting streak to five games.
• Armstrong also launched his team-leading seventh home run of the season and tallied his fourth multi-RBI game of the season.
• Redshirt freshman OF Hunter Snow extended his hitting streak to six games.
• Junior C JJ Kennett extended his on-base streak to 11 games, dating back to 2025.
• Senior RHP Cade Hansen recorded a season-high four strikeouts on the mound.
• Redshirt freshman RHP Brayden Bergman worked his third multi-strikeout outing of the year.
STAT OF THE DAY
7 – Redshirt senior first baseman Tyce Armstrong hit his seventh home run of the season, a two-run shot that accounted for both Baylor runs on the day.
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Mitch Thompson
On takeaways from today's game…
"We didn't kick it, we just didn't pitch it well enough. Our guys are out there trying. We've got to get a couple guys cleaned up, gotta keep working on figuring out how to get something out of a couple guys that are capable of helping us. But we were competing. Our at-bats weren't bad. Those guys are really good on Saturdays, his [WVU starter Chansen Cole] numbers are outstanding. And what you saw today was the value of starting pitching. Here we are, on a short leash because of our situation with our starters, trying out somebody that hasn't started yet. And, you know, tomorrow we'll run a starter out there and we'll hopefully get deeper into the game and have a shot to be in it and win it."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor (11-7, 1-1) and No. 22 West Virginia (12-4, 1-1) close out the weekend series with a rubber match on Sunday, March 15, at 11 a.m. from Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark in Waco.
To stay up to date on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorBaseball.
The Bears (11-7, 1-1) were unable to find much momentum offensively outside of a two-run home run from redshirt senior first baseman Tyce Armstrong. WVU (12-4, 1-1) held BU to just two runs on three hits, while the Mountaineers racked up 13 runs on 17 hits on the day.
THE RUNDOWN
West Virginia got on the board right away with three runs on three hits and three walks in the top of the first. The Bears turned a nifty 5-4-3 double play to prevent further damage in the opening frame.
In the second, WVU kept rolling with five more hits and another three runs, extending its lead to 6-0. After a scoreless third, the Mountaineers tacked on one more in the fourth on an RBI fielder's choice.
BU chipped away at the deficit in the home half of the fourth as freshman outfielder Brady Janusek singled up the middle and later scored on Armstrong's two-run shot, his seventh of the year.
However, WVU got those runs right back with two in the top of the fifth to move the scoreline to 9-2. In the sixth, the visitors kept adding on with another three runs and held the Bears' bats quiet in the home half. West Virginia plated one more in the top of the seventh and retired the BU side in the bottom half to complete the run-rule victory.
HIGHLIGHTS
• With one stolen base on the day, Baylor increased its total to 29 through 18 games in 2026, its most at this point in a single season since 2011 (36).
• Redshirt junior INF Travis Sanders extended his on-base streak to 23 games, dating back to 2025.
• Freshman OF Brady Janusek has reached safely in all 18 games so far this year.
• Redshirt senior 1B Tyce Armstrong extended his hitting streak to five games.
• Armstrong also launched his team-leading seventh home run of the season and tallied his fourth multi-RBI game of the season.
• Redshirt freshman OF Hunter Snow extended his hitting streak to six games.
• Junior C JJ Kennett extended his on-base streak to 11 games, dating back to 2025.
• Senior RHP Cade Hansen recorded a season-high four strikeouts on the mound.
• Redshirt freshman RHP Brayden Bergman worked his third multi-strikeout outing of the year.
STAT OF THE DAY
7 – Redshirt senior first baseman Tyce Armstrong hit his seventh home run of the season, a two-run shot that accounted for both Baylor runs on the day.
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Mitch Thompson
On takeaways from today's game…
"We didn't kick it, we just didn't pitch it well enough. Our guys are out there trying. We've got to get a couple guys cleaned up, gotta keep working on figuring out how to get something out of a couple guys that are capable of helping us. But we were competing. Our at-bats weren't bad. Those guys are really good on Saturdays, his [WVU starter Chansen Cole] numbers are outstanding. And what you saw today was the value of starting pitching. Here we are, on a short leash because of our situation with our starters, trying out somebody that hasn't started yet. And, you know, tomorrow we'll run a starter out there and we'll hopefully get deeper into the game and have a shot to be in it and win it."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor (11-7, 1-1) and No. 22 West Virginia (12-4, 1-1) close out the weekend series with a rubber match on Sunday, March 15, at 11 a.m. from Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark in Waco.
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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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cole, Chansen (3-0)
L: Murry, Grayson (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Kelly, Gavin 1 ; Guzman, Armani 1 ; Schoenfeld, Paul 1 ; Wills, Brock 1 ; Ineich, Matt 1 ; Lumsden, Ben 1
3B: Schoenfeld, Paul 1
RBI: Guzman, Armani 2 ; Schoenfeld, Paul 4 ; Hall, Tyrus 1 ; Smith, Sean 2 ; Kresser, Brodie 1 ; Wills, Brock 2 ; Ineich, Matt 1
SH: Schoenfeld, Paul 1
SF: Guzman, Armani 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kelly, Gavin 3 ; Guzman, Armani 1 ; Schoenfeld, Paul 2 ; Hall, Tyrus 2 ; Wills, Brock 2 ; Ineich, Matt 3
Batting:
2B: Snow, Hunter 1
HR: Armstrong, Tyce 1
RBI: Armstrong, Tyce 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Janusek, Brady 1 ; Armstrong, Tyce 1
SB: Dodson, Cade 1
HBP: McDade, Cash 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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AB
2
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1
RBI
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AB
0
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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