SALT LAKE CITY (Interstat) — Zack Wallace rebounded from a disastrous start a week ago to pitch 6 1/3 innings of no-hit baseball, and Baylor’s offense erupted for 10 runs as the Bears defeated Utah 10-3 on Friday, May 15, 2026, in a Big 12 matchup at Smith’s Ballpark.

Wallace, a right-hander who allowed seven hits and six earned runs in just one inning against UCF on May 9, was sharp from the outset. He did not permit a hit until the fourth inning, when Utah scratched across an unearned run on a double-play groundout. Wallace finished with five strikeouts, allowing one earned run and no hits in 6 1/3 innings before giving way to the bullpen.

The Bears (27-26, 11-14 Big 12) took control immediately. Travis Sanders led off the game with a home run to center field, giving Baylor a 1-0 lead before Utah even came to the plate. The Bears added a run in the second on Pearson Riebock’s RBI double, and Riebock crushed a solo home run to right field in the fifth inning to make it 3-0.

Baylor broke the game open in the sixth. Ty Johnson led off with a solo homer to right field, and later in the inning, Kade Lanclos added a sacrifice fly to score Hunter Buchanan. The Bears tacked on four more runs in the eighth, highlighted by Matt Janusek’s RBI single and a run-scoring groundout by Perez.

Riebock finished 4-for-5 with two RBIs and a home run, leading a 14-hit attack. Janusek went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two walks. Sanders added two hits, including the leadoff homer, and Johnson also homered. Buchanan contributed two hits and two runs scored.

Utah (26-23, 9-15) managed eight hits but could not solve Wallace until late. The Utes’ best chance came in the eighth inning after Baylor had taken a 9-1 lead. With the bases loaded and two outs, Utah’s Ty singled to center field, driving in two runs to cut the deficit to 9-3. But Baylor reliever Grayson Murry came on to strand runners at first and third, striking out Noonan to end the threat. Murry worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out one.

Stefan Stahl also tossed two-thirds of an inning of scoreless relief for Baylor.

Utah starter Payton Riske took the loss, allowing five hits and four earned runs over 4 1/3 innings with one strikeout.

The most important sequence of the game occurred in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Wallace nursing a 2-0 lead, Utah’s Long singled to center field and Arambula followed with a single to right center, putting runners at the corners with no outs. Gurney grounded into a double play, but Long scored on the play, cutting the lead to 2-1. Wallace then retired Miller on a flyout to end the inning, preventing further damage. That single was the only hit Wallace allowed all night.

Wallace’s performance was particularly significant given his previous outing. On May 9 against UCF, he had been pounded for seven hits and six runs in just one inning of a 19-3 loss. His bounce-back effort Friday helped Baylor split the series after losing 8-7 to Utah the previous night.

The Bears’ win also came after a difficult stretch in which they had lost four of their previous five games. Utah had won three of its last four entering Friday.

Baylor and Utah will conclude their three-game series Saturday. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Utah 5, Baylor 4.