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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><a name="_Hlk490052374" data-outlook-id="30377490-e5c6-4f6e-b6d7-5cd23e099a66" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: black;"><b>Baylor Baseball Returns Home to Face UT Arlington <br>
</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><i>Bears looking to snap six-game losing streak; have won seven-straight vs. Mavericks </i></span></p>
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<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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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">BAYLOR BEARS (22-21, 9-12 Big 12)</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">Location:</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> Waco,
Texas <br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">Conference/Affiliation:</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> Big
12<br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">Head Coach: </span><span style="font-size: 12.25px; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"><dfn style="border: 0px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(20, 71, 51); font-weight: 500;"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/2913" rel="smarttag" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/2913" data-outlook-id="7c5baec4-85fc-41ba-8f32-22713cbcc534" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin: 0px;"><u>Mitch
Thompson</u></a></span></div>
</dfn></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> (Fort Hays St., 1988)<br>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(20, 71, 51); font-weight: 500;"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster" data-outlook-id="c7f2c68f-3463-4501-aa41-0ee3edb6750e" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin: 0px;"><u>Roster</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> |
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(20, 71, 51); font-weight: 500;"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026" data-outlook-id="bb9b70fd-eb53-4ad8-a0cb-10b24d38e532" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin: 0px;"><u>Stats</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> |
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(20, 71, 51); font-weight: 500;"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2026/4/27/BU_BSB_Game_Notes_2026_44_UTA.pdf" data-uw-pdf-br="2" data-uw-pdf-doc="" data-outlook-id="985b2095-fca9-41ea-baf6-dba0002840e1" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin: 0px;"><u>Game
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">BAYLOR</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> (22-21, 9-12)
vs.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;"> UT ARLINGTON
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);">(16-25, 5-7)<br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">April 28, 2026 • 6:30 p.m. CT</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">Waco, Texas • Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark (5,000)</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"><br>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">LIVE STATS:
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(20, 71, 51); font-weight: 500;"><a href="http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=bay" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=bay" data-outlook-id="acff4fd6-d151-40ba-8707-fab66843997a" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin: 0px;"><u>BaylorBears.com/Stats</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">WATCH:
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);">ESPN+<br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;"><i>Talent:</i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.25px; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"><i><dfn style="border: 0px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(20, 71, 51); font-weight: 500;"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/staff-directory/john-morris/52" rel="smarttag" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="/staff-directory/john-morris/52" data-outlook-id="a02184e4-89c3-4a8f-b872-a4c73ce99b09" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin: 0px;"><u>John
Morris</u></a></span></div>
</dfn></i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"><i>, Pat Combs </i><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">LISTEN</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);">: ESPN
Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM<br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;"><i>Talent:</i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> <i>Derek
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">Baylor Social Media: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(20, 71, 51); font-weight: 500;"><a href="https://twitter.com/BaylorBaseball" target="_blank" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://twitter.com/BaylorBaseball" data-uw-rm-ext-link="" data-outlook-id="c65a507d-2f89-4d8e-9639-3616e2668650" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin: 0px;"><u><img src="https://baylorbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_id=0&image_path=/images/2012/10/19/twitter-icon.png" alt="auto twitter icon" id="img-1f35b07e-40aa-4018-8df8-c7797c68fb5d" data-uw-rm-alt-original="auto twitter icon" data-uw-rm-alt="ALT" width="20" style="width: 20px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; margin: 2em 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"></u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(20, 71, 51); font-weight: 500;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/baylorbaseball/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://www.instagram.com/baylorbaseball/?hl=en" data-uw-rm-ext-link="" data-outlook-id="58741f63-3917-47d4-88e7-478ed1a4b40a" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin: 0px;"><u><img src="https://baylorbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_id=0&image_path=/images/2018/10/25/Instagram.png" alt="instagram png" id="img-1f6a0953-f2e7-4ee1-97c7-c008741f36d5" data-uw-rm-alt-original="instagram png" data-uw-rm-alt="ALT" width="20" style="width: 20px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; margin: 2em 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"></u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(20, 71, 51); font-weight: 500;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BaylorBaseball/" target="_blank" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://www.facebook.com/BaylorBaseball/" data-uw-rm-ext-link="" data-outlook-id="cb346ec9-cb6e-4aca-b717-b6ffc26d4513" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin: 0px;"><u><img src="https://baylorbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_id=0&image_path=/images/2018/10/25/Facebook.png" alt="Facebook PNG" id="img-bfd930a3-73f7-460a-880d-6d40907862d5" data-uw-rm-alt-original="Facebook PNG" data-uw-rm-alt="ALT" width="20" style="width: 20px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; margin: 2em 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"></u></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">UT ARLINGTON MAVERICKS (16-25, 5-7 WAC)</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"><br>
</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">Location:</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> Arlington, Texas<br>
</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">Conference/Affiliation:</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> WAC<br>
</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">Head Coach: </span>
<span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);">Mike Trapasso (Oklahoma State, 1987)<br>
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</span><span style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); font-weight: 500;"><a href="https://utamavs.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://utamavs.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026" data-outlook-id="2b444a9e-be93-4f45-8548-f62cf022b6f7" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin: 0px;"><u>Stats</u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> <br>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>STORYLINES</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>LEADING OFF</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Baylor Baseball returns home for an important stretch of games against UT
Arlington and Texas Tech this week in Waco.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• The Bears are currently riding a season-high six-game losing streak, their
longest since March 24-April 2, 2023 (7).</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• BU is 4-1 this season in home games following a road trip, with three of those
wins coming in midweek contests.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Baylor currently sits in a three-way tie for ninth place in the Big 12 standings
at 9-12, alongside Kansas State and Utah. The top 12 teams in the conference will qualify for the Big 12 Tournament; BU is two games ahead of 12th-place Arizona (7-14) and three games clear of 13th-place Texas Tech (6-15) entering the weekend.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• The Bears have 10 comeback victories in 2026 and have come from behind in
each of their last four wins.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>MATCHING UP WITH THE MAVERICKS</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Baylor is 94-35 all-time against UT Arlington and 5-0 against the Mavericks
under fourth-year head coach Mitch Thompson.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• BU has won each of its last seven matchups against UTA, dating back to April
6, 2021, when current Baylor Director of Operations Darin Thoms was the head coach of the Mavs.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• In addition to Thomas, the Bears have two former Mavericks on their roster
in Tyce Armstrong and Cade Dodson. Meanwhile, former BU assistant coach Mike Taylor, former catcher Zach Mazoch and former RHP Danny Valadez will make their return to Waco alongside the rest of the UTA roster.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Baylor is 6-4 in midweek ballgames so far this season and 33-15 in such games
during the Thompson Era.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• The Bears are 10-7 against fellow teams from the state of Texas this year.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Tues. April 28 • 6:30 p.m. CT •
<b>RHP Caldwell McFaddin </b>vs. TBD</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Through 43 games, the Bears have stolen 75 bases, the most by a BU team at
this point in a season since at least 2003.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• 75 stolen bases is also the most in a single season since the Bears stole
96 in 2012.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Baylor has stolen five or more bases five times in 2026, and have stolen multiple
bases in 19 games this year.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• 2026 is the first season since 2013 that BU has had three or more players
reach double figures in stolen bases (Sanders, 17; Janusek, 16; Riebock, 10).</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Baylor ranks fourth in the Big 12 with 75 stolen bases, but its 34 bags in
conference games ranks third, just three shy of the league lead.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Redshirt senior 1B Tyce Armstrong is having one of the best slugging seasons
in Baylor history, as the Magnolia, Texas, native crushed his 15th and 16th home runs of the year on Sunday at Arizona State.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• The multi-HR effort was his fourth of the year, joining his three-home run
day on Opening Day against New Mexico State (Feb. 13), a two-homer game at Houston (March 27), and a two-homer effort against UTSA (April 14) which included a dramatic game-tying blast in the bottom of the 12th inning.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Armstrong is tied for fifth in the Big 12 with 16 home runs and ranks 10th
in the league with 48 RBIs.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Armstrong's 16 blasts moved him into a tie for 10th place on Baylor's single-season
home run leaderboards. He sits just five shy of the all-time record, held by Charley Carter (21, 1998).</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Armstrong's 16 home runs are the most by a Bear since Josh Ludy hit 16 in
2012.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Armstrong's 16 homers mark the 11th time since 2012 that a Bear has hit double-digit
homers in a single season.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Armstrong is the third player under fourth-year head coach Mitch Thompson
to hit double-digit bombs in a season, joining Wesley Jordan's 10 in 2025 and now Brady Janusek's 10 in 2026.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Armstrong and Janusek are the first set of BU teammates to each hit 10+ home
runs in a season since 2021 (Andy Thomas, 11; Jared McKenzie, 10) and their 26 combined homers are the most by two Bears since 2009, when Shaver Hansen (17) and Aaron Miller (12) combined to hit 29.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Freshman OF Brady Janusek is putting up one of the top seasons by any freshman
in the Big 12, leading the league with 10 home runs and tied for the conference lead with 16 stolen bases among first-year players.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Janusek sits just one home run shy of tying Baylor's freshman single-season
HR record (Max Muncy, 11, 2010).</span></p>
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set by Mike Robison in 1988 (24).</span></p>
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