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Jersey Number 11
Tyce Armstrong
- Position:
- First Baseman
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 228
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Magnolia, Texas
- High School:
- Magnolia HS
- Prev School:
- UT Arlington
CAREER HONORS
• 2x 2026 All-America Second Team (ABCA/Rawlings, Perfect Game)
• 2026 Academic All-America (College Sports Communicators)
• Big 12 Newcomer of the Year - 2026
• All-Big 12 First Team INF - 2026
• 3x Big 12 Newcomer of the Week - 2026 (Feb. 16, April 20, May 4)
• Big 12 Player of the Week - May 4, 2026
• 3x National First Baseman of the Week (Baseball America) - 2026 (Feb. 17, March 31, May 5)
• 2x NCBWA National Hitter of the Week - 2026 (Feb. 17, May 5)
• 2x Perfect Game National Player of the Week - 2026 (Feb. 17, May 5)
• ABCA/Rawlings Division I Central All-Region First Team - 2026
• 2026 ESPY Nominee - Best Single-Game Performance
• Academic All-Big 12 - 2026
• CSC Academic All-District - 2026
• All-WAC Second Team DH - 2025
• 2x Academic All-WAC
2026 (REDSHIRT SENIOR): Named a 2026 All-American by ABCA/Rawlings (Second Team) and Perfect Game (Second Team) … Also an Academic All-American (College Sports Communicators), becoming the sixth Bear in program history to earn both on-field and in the classroom All-America honors in the same season … Named the 2026 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year … An All-Big 12 First Team selection … An ABCA/Rawlings Div. I Central All-Region First Team selection … A three-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 16, April 20, May 4) and Big 12 Player of the Week (May 4) honoree … Broke Baylor’s single-season home run record with 24 blasts on the year … Batted .338 and slugged .757 on the season with 39 of his 71 hits going for extra bases, including 14 doubles, one triple and his 24 long balls … Posted a 1.210 OPS, the fifth-best in the Big 12 … Led the Bears with 50 runs scored and drove in 64 of his own, the most by a Bear since 2012 … His 24 home runs ranked tied for 10th nationally … His .757 slugging percentage was the second-best in program history … 39 extra-base hits are the sixth-most in BU history … 64 RBIs ranked as the 10th most all-time … Dominated in Big 12 play with a program-record 13 home runs, the third-most in the league … Slugged .770 in conference games, also a program record … 21 extra-base hits against Big 12 opponents were the second-most by a Bear all-time … 31 RBIs in league games ranked him fifth in school history … Racked up 18 multi-hit games and led the Bears with 15 multi-RBI games in 2026 … Logged a career-high 28-game on-base streak from April 2 through the end of the 2026 season on May 21 … Homered in 17 of the club’s 56 games, including six multi-home run games … Became the first Bear in the program’s documented history to go deep in five-consecutive ballgames from April 26 to May 3 … Started all 56 games for the Bears at first base … Started the 2026 season with a bang by hitting three grand slams on Opening Day against New Mexico State (2/13), becoming just the second player in NCAA history to hit three grand slams in the same game … His three home runs tied a Baylor single-game record and his 12 RBIs broke a school record … Was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, National First Baseman of the Week (Baseball America), National Player of the Week (Perfect Game) and National Co-Hitter of the Week (NCBWA) following that performance … Was nominated for a 2026 ESPY Award in the category of Best Single-Game Performance by ESPN … Was once again named to Baseball America’s National Team of the Week on March 31 following a 7-for-16 (.438) week at the plate in which he hit three home runs, three doubles and drove in six runs … Picked up Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors on April 20 after a nine-hit week in which he batted .500 and drove in six runs … Had a historic week at the plate to earn Big 12 Player of the Week, Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, National Team of the Week (Baseball America), National Player of the Week (Perfect Game) and National Co-Hitter of the Week (NCBWA) honors once again on May 4 by going 9-for-16 (.563) with all nine of his hits going for extra bases … He added nine RBIs on the week with five home runs, including a multi-HR performance against UT Arlington (4/28) … Broke the program’s single-season home run record on May 10 against UCF in Baylor’s final home game of the season … Hit a pair of dramatic homers in the team’s regular-season finale at Utah (5/16), including a go-ahead three-run blast in the top of the ninth inning that left the bat at 115 miles per hour and traveled 448 feet … Was elected a team captain ahead of the 2026 season … Named to the 2026 All-Big 12 Spring Academic Team.
2022-25 (UT Arlington): Hit .297 with 17 home runs and 87 RBIs across three seasons at UTA … An All-WAC Second Team Designated Hitter in 2025 after posting .319 average and hitting a career-high 12 home runs … Drove in 46 runs and scored 46 himself … Slugged .556 with 13 doubles in addition to his dozen homers … Logged 19 multi-hit games and drove in at least two runs 14 times … Went 4-for-6 and hit a home run in two games against Baylor in 2025 … Hit .241 with four home runs and 25 RBIs as a redshirt sophomore in 2024 … In 24 games, batted .354 as a redshirt freshman with one home run and 16 RBIs … Did not play as a true freshman in 2022 … A two-time WAC All-Academic Team member.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Magnolia High School where he posted a career .395 batting average and 1.230 OPS … Was a first-team all-district third baseman.
PERSONAL: Son of Patty and Kenny Armstrong … Has a brother, Dylan, and a sister, Katie … Mother, Patty, was a national champion diver at the University of Texas … Father, Kenny, dove at the University of Texas, is in the UT Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame, and twice competed in the Olympics … Graduated with a degree in business management from UT Arlington … Currently pursuing a master’s in sports management.
• 2x 2026 All-America Second Team (ABCA/Rawlings, Perfect Game)
• 2026 Academic All-America (College Sports Communicators)
• Big 12 Newcomer of the Year - 2026
• All-Big 12 First Team INF - 2026
• 3x Big 12 Newcomer of the Week - 2026 (Feb. 16, April 20, May 4)
• Big 12 Player of the Week - May 4, 2026
• 3x National First Baseman of the Week (Baseball America) - 2026 (Feb. 17, March 31, May 5)
• 2x NCBWA National Hitter of the Week - 2026 (Feb. 17, May 5)
• 2x Perfect Game National Player of the Week - 2026 (Feb. 17, May 5)
• ABCA/Rawlings Division I Central All-Region First Team - 2026
• 2026 ESPY Nominee - Best Single-Game Performance
• Academic All-Big 12 - 2026
• CSC Academic All-District - 2026
• All-WAC Second Team DH - 2025
• 2x Academic All-WAC
2026 (REDSHIRT SENIOR): Named a 2026 All-American by ABCA/Rawlings (Second Team) and Perfect Game (Second Team) … Also an Academic All-American (College Sports Communicators), becoming the sixth Bear in program history to earn both on-field and in the classroom All-America honors in the same season … Named the 2026 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year … An All-Big 12 First Team selection … An ABCA/Rawlings Div. I Central All-Region First Team selection … A three-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 16, April 20, May 4) and Big 12 Player of the Week (May 4) honoree … Broke Baylor’s single-season home run record with 24 blasts on the year … Batted .338 and slugged .757 on the season with 39 of his 71 hits going for extra bases, including 14 doubles, one triple and his 24 long balls … Posted a 1.210 OPS, the fifth-best in the Big 12 … Led the Bears with 50 runs scored and drove in 64 of his own, the most by a Bear since 2012 … His 24 home runs ranked tied for 10th nationally … His .757 slugging percentage was the second-best in program history … 39 extra-base hits are the sixth-most in BU history … 64 RBIs ranked as the 10th most all-time … Dominated in Big 12 play with a program-record 13 home runs, the third-most in the league … Slugged .770 in conference games, also a program record … 21 extra-base hits against Big 12 opponents were the second-most by a Bear all-time … 31 RBIs in league games ranked him fifth in school history … Racked up 18 multi-hit games and led the Bears with 15 multi-RBI games in 2026 … Logged a career-high 28-game on-base streak from April 2 through the end of the 2026 season on May 21 … Homered in 17 of the club’s 56 games, including six multi-home run games … Became the first Bear in the program’s documented history to go deep in five-consecutive ballgames from April 26 to May 3 … Started all 56 games for the Bears at first base … Started the 2026 season with a bang by hitting three grand slams on Opening Day against New Mexico State (2/13), becoming just the second player in NCAA history to hit three grand slams in the same game … His three home runs tied a Baylor single-game record and his 12 RBIs broke a school record … Was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, National First Baseman of the Week (Baseball America), National Player of the Week (Perfect Game) and National Co-Hitter of the Week (NCBWA) following that performance … Was nominated for a 2026 ESPY Award in the category of Best Single-Game Performance by ESPN … Was once again named to Baseball America’s National Team of the Week on March 31 following a 7-for-16 (.438) week at the plate in which he hit three home runs, three doubles and drove in six runs … Picked up Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors on April 20 after a nine-hit week in which he batted .500 and drove in six runs … Had a historic week at the plate to earn Big 12 Player of the Week, Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, National Team of the Week (Baseball America), National Player of the Week (Perfect Game) and National Co-Hitter of the Week (NCBWA) honors once again on May 4 by going 9-for-16 (.563) with all nine of his hits going for extra bases … He added nine RBIs on the week with five home runs, including a multi-HR performance against UT Arlington (4/28) … Broke the program’s single-season home run record on May 10 against UCF in Baylor’s final home game of the season … Hit a pair of dramatic homers in the team’s regular-season finale at Utah (5/16), including a go-ahead three-run blast in the top of the ninth inning that left the bat at 115 miles per hour and traveled 448 feet … Was elected a team captain ahead of the 2026 season … Named to the 2026 All-Big 12 Spring Academic Team.
2022-25 (UT Arlington): Hit .297 with 17 home runs and 87 RBIs across three seasons at UTA … An All-WAC Second Team Designated Hitter in 2025 after posting .319 average and hitting a career-high 12 home runs … Drove in 46 runs and scored 46 himself … Slugged .556 with 13 doubles in addition to his dozen homers … Logged 19 multi-hit games and drove in at least two runs 14 times … Went 4-for-6 and hit a home run in two games against Baylor in 2025 … Hit .241 with four home runs and 25 RBIs as a redshirt sophomore in 2024 … In 24 games, batted .354 as a redshirt freshman with one home run and 16 RBIs … Did not play as a true freshman in 2022 … A two-time WAC All-Academic Team member.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Magnolia High School where he posted a career .395 batting average and 1.230 OPS … Was a first-team all-district third baseman.
PERSONAL: Son of Patty and Kenny Armstrong … Has a brother, Dylan, and a sister, Katie … Mother, Patty, was a national champion diver at the University of Texas … Father, Kenny, dove at the University of Texas, is in the UT Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame, and twice competed in the Olympics … Graduated with a degree in business management from UT Arlington … Currently pursuing a master’s in sports management.
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