Imagine stepping up to the plate and hitting not one, not two, but three grand slams in a single game. Sounds impossible, right? Well, Baylor’s Tyce Armstrong didn’t just imagine it—he did it, etching his name into college baseball history in the most jaw-dropping way possible. But here’s where it gets even more mind-boggling: this feat is so rare that no Major League Baseball player has ever matched it, and in college ball, it hadn’t been done in 50 years. Let that sink in.
The 2026 season opener at Baylor Ballpark in Waco, Texas, became the stage for Armstrong’s historic performance. Facing New Mexico State, the redshirt senior from Magnolia, Texas, didn’t just show up—he dominated. His first grand slam came in the third inning, a 401-foot blast that extended Baylor’s lead to 5-0. But he wasn’t done. In the fourth inning, with two outs, he launched an even longer shot, a 407-foot grand slam that left the crowd in awe. And this is the part most people miss: after striking out in the sixth inning with a chance for a third slam, Armstrong came back in the seventh, bases loaded again, and crushed his record-tying third grand slam of the night.
To put this in perspective, in the entire history of Major League Baseball, only 13 players have hit two grand slams in a single game, and it hasn’t happened since 2009. Armstrong’s 12 RBIs in one game? That’s the stuff of legends. The only other college player to achieve this was Louisville’s Jim LaFountain in 1976, who hit two grand slams in the same inning—a record many thought was unbreakable. Until now.
What’s perhaps most poetic about Armstrong’s achievement is how it ended the game. His final grand slam put Baylor up 15-2, triggering the run rule and sealing a mercy-rule victory after just seven innings. Talk about a storybook Opening Day.
But here’s the controversial question: Does Armstrong’s feat deserve more recognition than it’s getting? College baseball often lives in the shadow of the MLB, but this kind of performance demands attention. Should we be talking about him as a future pro? Or is this a once-in-a-lifetime moment that’s best left in the record books? Let us know what you think in the comments—this is a conversation worth having.
