Baylor Baseball Falls to UCF on Senior Day

[Calderone, Max]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – May 9, 2026

Baylor Baseball Falls to UCF on Senior Day
Bears drop 19-3 contest in run-rule fashion
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball dropped a 19-3 contest in seven innings to UCF on Saturday afternoon at Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark in Waco.

UCF (29-18, 17-9 Big 12) got out to a fast start and never looked back with six runs in the first and two more five-run frames the rest of the day to keep the Bears (25-25, 11-15 Big 12) out of reach.

Redshirt junior infielder Travis Sanders had two hits and an RBI for BU in the leadoff spot and freshman outfielder Dylan Perez produced his eighth multi-hit game of the season to lead the Bears offensively. Redshirt senior first baseman Tyce Armstrong reached safely for the 22nd-consecutive game, a career high on-base streak, and senior outfielder Caleb Bergman robbed a home run and delivered an RBI knock on Senior Day.

THE RUNDOWN
The Knights jumped out to a quick and early lead, plating six runs in the top of the first on six hits and a Baylor error. UCF tacked on one more in the second to make it a 7-0 ballgame before the Bears got on the board.

Sophomore infielder Pearson Riebock delivered an RBI sac fly in the bottom of the second for BU’s first tally, but it wouldn’t make a dent in the scoreboard as UCF scored the game’s next seven runs with a five-run fourth and two-run fifth inning.

In the home half of the fifth, Sanders singled in a run with his second base hit of the ballgame, cutting the deficit to 14-2. But again, UCF responded loudly with a five-run seventh inning to continue pulling away at 19-2.

An RBI single from Bergman was a highlight on Senior Day, as the senior outfielder collected just his third RBI of the season to avoid a zero in the run column in the Bears’ final offensive inning of the day.

HIGHLIGHTS
• With one stolen base on the day, Baylor’s 89 stolen bases on the year are its most through 50 games since at least 2003 and most in a single season since 2012 (96).
• Redshirt junior INF Travis Sanders extended his hitting streak to eight games and his on-base streak to 16 games with his 21stmulti-hit game of the season.
• With 71 hits on the season, Sanders sits one shy of Tyriq Kemp’s 72 from 2025 for most hits by a Bear since Jared McKenzie set a freshman record with 82 knocks in 2021.
• Redshirt senior 1B Tyce Armstrong reached safely for the 22nd consecutive game, a career-high on-base streak, and extended his hitting streak to eight games.
• Freshman OF Dylan Perez recorded his eighth multi-hit game of the year.
• Fifth-year senior OF Ty Johnson reached safely for the sixth-straight game.
• Freshman INF Cole Lanclos extended his on-base streak to six games.
• Senior OF Caleb Bergman had an RBI single and robbed a home run after being inserted into the ballgame in the sixth inning.
• Senior RHP Grayson Murry logged his 10th multi-strikeout outing of the season.
• Senior RHP Cade Hansen tossed his third scoreless and fifth multi-strikeout outing of the year.

STAT OF THE DAY
22 – Redshirt senior 1B Tyce Armstrong extended his on-base streak to a career-high 22 games.

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Mitch Thompson
On the 2026 senior class…
“There’s so many that I’m proud of. Caleb Bergman, I’m so proud of the kid that he is, the student that he is, the person that he is, the great teammate that he is. I’m excited that we got a chance to get him out there today on Senior Day, and that he made a great play in left field and had an RBI hit. Bergman and [Ethan] Calder, those are the two that stand out to me, just because they’ve been here for all four years. They understand what a Baylor degree means, what it’s all about. They are unbelievable people. And they’re going to be successful in life.”

WHAT’S NEXT
Baylor (25-25, 11-15 Big 12) looks to salvage its weekend series with UCF (29-18, 17-9 Big 12) and stay above .500 on the season in its home finale on Sunday, May 10, at 1 p.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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Max Calderone | Director of Athletics Communications (Baseball, Football)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-265-1639

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