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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: black;"><b>Thompson Adds 10 to Baylor Baseballs 2026 Roster<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><b>For more information contact:</b> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b>WACO, Texas
</b>Baylor baseball head coach Mitch Thompson announced the additions of 10 players to the 2026 roster on Friday, including four from the transfer portal, four from junior college ranks and two freshmen.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">The newcomers are made up of five right-handed pitchers, a two-way infielder/right-handed
pitcher, an infielder, an outfielder, a first baseman and a utility player. All 10 will join the Bears roster for the fall season. The current roster total now sits at 37, including 20 returners and seven previously announce true freshmen who signed with BU
last fall.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">I am super excited to bring these 10 young men into our program, Thompson
said. We think that this group of six talented arms and four position players all have the ability to make an immediate impact on our program. We expect several of these position players to compete for starting jobs and believe very strongly in the caliber
and talent of the arms we have added on the mound. These guys all fit our culture they are mature, talented players that excel in the classroom and are all driven for success on the field.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Summer time is an incredibly busy time for our baseball staff and I cant
thank our coaches and staff enough for their tremendous effort. Assistant coaches Zach Dillon, Jim Blair and Sean Snedeker, along with Director of Pitching and Player Development Brian Furlong and members of our graduate assistant analytics team were relentless
in identifying and getting these guys to our campus. These additions, along with our previous recruits and returning players, complete our fall roster and will help make for an incredibly competitive environment around Baylor Ballpark. Our coaches and I cant
wait to get started with them all.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b>Tyce Armstrong | 1B | Magnolia, Texas | UT Arlington | R/R | 6-4 | 225</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Redshirt senior transfer from UT Arlington where he hit .297 with 17 home
runs and 87 RBIs across three seasons
An All-WAC Second Team Designated Hitter in 2025 after posting .319 AVG 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 during his true freshman season
A two-time WAC All-Academic Team member
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
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 competed in the 1976 Olympics. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b>Charlie Atkinson | RHP | Katy, Texas | Dallas Baptist | R/R | 6-5 | 220</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">A third-year transfer right-handed pitcher from Dallas Baptist
Coming off
strong summer in the Appalachian League where he posted 0.50 ERA across 13 relief appearances for the Bristol State Liners
Was named the Appy Leagues Pitcher of the Month in June
Earned seven saves this summer
Struck out 22 batters and walked 10 in
18 innings
Made just one appearance in 2025 for DBU, tossing an inning and allowing one earned run on two hits with one strikeout
Posted a 2-0 record and 4.25 ERA as a true freshman in 2024 across 20 appearances, including two starts for the Patriots
Struck out 23 batters and walked 18 across 36 innings
Opposing hitters hit .236 against him
Only allowed two of his 15 inherited runners to score on the season
Collected one save in final outing of 2024 campaign at Middle Tennessee, tossing three scoreless
frames and striking out a pair
Earned his first-career win in collegiate debut against SEMO on Feb. 18, 2024, with 1.1 scoreless innings
Picked up win number two against Oklahoma in his second appearance, going 2.1 scoreless with two punchouts
Prepped
at Cinco Ranch High School where he was named the District MVP in 2023 after leading the Cougars to a district title
Was tabbed a First Team All-State and All-Area utility player as a junior
Garnered Academic All-District praise in 2021
Son of Erica
and Ben Atkinson, who both played collegiate tennis
Sister, Sophie, runs track at Texas.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b>Robert De La Garza | INF | Eagle Pass, Texas | Odessa College | R/R | 5-11
| 185</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">A junior infielder from Odessa College where he led the team with a .415 batting
average in 2025
Was named a JUCO All-American
Earned Region 5 All-Conference honors
Racked up 88 hits, including 39 for extra bases with an eye-popping 26 doubles, seven triples and six home runs in 2025
Drove in 51 runs and scored 68
Swiped 20 bases
and was caught stealing just five times
Saw limited action as a freshman in 2024, posting a .389 batting average in just eight games
Drove in two runs and scored twice
Prepped at Eagle Pass High School, where he was an All-State player, District MVP
and an all-conference selection.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b>Luke DeVasher | RHP | Mansfield, Texas | Tyler JC | R/R | 6-0 | 185</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Junior right-handed pitcher from Tyler Junior College who posted a career
2.22 ERA across 27 appearances in two seasons for the Apaches
Earned a First Team All-Conference nod as a reliever
Went 1-1 in nine relief appearances as a sophomore in 2025, logging a 2.21 ERA in 20.1 innings of work
Struck out 17 and walked just five
Also earned one save
Made 18 appearances, including one start, as a freshman in 2024 and went 4-2 on the year
Worked a 2.23 ERA in rookie season with 38 strikeouts and 21 walks in 36.1 innings
Also earned one save in 2024
Prepped at Mansfield Legacy
High School, where he was an all-district pitcher and voted teams most valuable pitcher.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b>Cade Dodson | INF/OF | Gunter, Texas | UT Arlington | L/R | 5-9 | 170</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Versatile sophomore transfer from UT Arlington who can play both infield and
outfield
Hit .322 as a freshman at UTA with 55 hits, including 14 doubles, one triple and four home runs
Drove in 25 runs and scored 35
Also stole 12 bases
Posted 21 multi-hit games for the Mavericks
Prepped at Gunter High School
Garnered Hitter
of the Year praise in his district
Father, Jeremy, played college baseball at Baylor (1996-98), and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b>Cade Hansen | RHP | New Braunfels, Texas | Wisconsin-Whitewater | R/R |
6-3 | 200</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Senior right-handed pitcher transfer from Division III Wisconsin-Whitewater
where he helped the Warhawks to 2025 Division III National Championship
Was named to the WIAC All-Conference First Team
An ABCA All-Region IX First Team selection
Collected D3Baseball All-Region IX Second Team honors
Led the Warhawks with 84 innings
pitched and made 15 starts as a junior in 2025
Posted a 2.68 ERA and went 12-1 on the year
Threw three complete games, including one shutout
Struck out 84 batters and walked just 13 across 84 innings
Went 4-0 as a sophomore in 14 appearances
Posted
a 4.59 ERA and racked up 32 strikeouts in 33.1 innings while walking just seven
Made seven relief appearances as a freshman in 2023 and posted a 2.35 ERA
Collected on save
Pitched just 7.2 innings but struck out six and walked just one batter
Prepped
at Smithson Valley High School where he was an All-District third baseman.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b>Brady Janusek | OF | Argyle, Texas | Liberty Christian HS | R/R | 6-3 |
205</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">True freshman out of Argyle, Texas
Prepped at Liberty Christian High School
where he was a four-time all-district honoree
Named the TAPPS Male Athlete of the Year
Garnered First Team All-State praise
Hit .325 in his prep career
Hit 17 home runs and drove in over 100 runs across his prep career
Also stole 54 bases
Was also
a standout wide receiver on the football team as a three-time all-district selection and four-time all-state selection at multiple positions
A two-time state champion football player
Also competed in basketball and ran track.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b>Luke McLeod | INF/RHP | Sour Lake, Texas | Hardin-Jefferson HS | R/R |
6-0 | 185</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">True freshman product of Sour Lake, Texas
Prepped at Hardin-Jefferson High
School where he was named the Districts Offensive MVP and overall MVP
Collected All-State recognition as a third baseman in 2025
Was an All-State pitcher and third baseman in 2024
Was named the Beaumont Interprise Super Gold Player of the Year in 2024
Is the all-time hits leader at HJHS
Hit .463 with three home runs and 20 RBIs
Also stole 19 bases
Posted a 1.03 ERA with a 6-2 record
Pitched 67.2 innings and struck out 85 batters.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b>Cade Waibel | RHP | Austin, Texas | McLennan CC | R/R | 6-4 | 225</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Junior right-handed reliever from Wacos own McLennan CC
Named a Second
Team All-Region relief pitcher in NJCAA Region 5 North
Made 21 appearances, including one start, in 2025 and posted a 2.22 ERA
Collected six saves
Went 2-2 with 1.31 WHIP
Struck out 45 batters and walked just 18 across 28.1 innings
Made 12 appearances
as a freshman in 2024, including one start, and worked a 2.55 ERA
Went 2-0 with a 1.25 WHIP
Struck out 12 batters in 17.2 innings
Prepped at Round Rock High School where he was an academic all-state selection
Also earned First Team All-District honors
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b>Zack Wallace | RHP | Monroe Township, N.J. | Rowan-Gloucester | R/R | 6-0
| 185</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Sophomore right-handed pitcher from Rowan-Gloucester College
Helped the
Falcons to a Division 3 Junior College National Championship
Went 8-0 on the year after making 15 appearances
Posted a 2.02 ERA and a 0.84 WHIP
Struck out 72 batters across 49 innings
Prepped at Monroe Township High School where he was the 2024 GMC
Pitcher of the Year
Also named to the New Jersey All-State Second Team. </span></p>
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Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorBaseball. </span></p>
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