WACO, Texas — Tyce Armstrong launched three grand slams during his initial appearance for Baylor on Friday evening, propelling the Bears to a 15-2 inaugural season victory against New Mexico State. He thus became only the second collegiate baseball player to achieve this remarkable feat.
“Words truly escape me,” Armstrong expressed. “This marks the most incredible moment I’ve ever been involved with.”
He now stands alongside Jim LaFountain of Louisville as the sole individuals holding this specific honor. Remarkably, LaFountain connected for two of his three grand slams within a single inning on March 24, 1976, during the latter contest of a doubleheader facing Western Kentucky. Furthermore, he clobbered a two-run homer in the dominant 26-4 win, which was concluded early in the fifth inning.
To date, no Major League Baseball athlete has achieved three grand slams in a single contest. However, thirteen players have managed to hit two during a game.
Armstrong, who plays first base and is in his senior year, previously moved from Texas-Arlington, where he accumulated 17 home runs and 87 runs batted in throughout three seasons.
He finished the game 3-for-4, tallying 12 runs batted in against New Mexico State.
All three of Armstrong’s long balls soared into left field — with a 401-foot drive occurring in the third inning, a 407-foot bomb in the fourth, and a 386-foot round-tripper in the seventh.