ARMSTRONG HITS THREE HOMERS, BEARS EDGE UTES 11‑10
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Interstat) — Tyce Armstrong homered three times and drove in four runs to lead Baylor past Utah 11-10 in a Big 12 game Saturday. The Bears improved to 28-26, while the Utes fell to 26-24.
Armstrong’s three-run shot in the ninth broke a 10-10 tie. Travis Sanders homered and had three RBIs, and Brady Janusek also added a three-run homer. Caleb Bunch pitched four scoreless innings of relief, allowing no hits with four strikeouts.
Utah built a 5-0 lead in the first inning on Matt Flaharty’s three-run homer and scored five more runs on homers by Nevan Noonan and Derek Smith. The Utes tied the game in the seventh on a fielder’s choice. Seth GrahamPippin took the loss, allowing five runs over five innings.
The victory gave Baylor a split of the three-game series. Armstrong has four homers over his last three games.