Cole Posey flirts with cycle as Baylor baseball takes down UT Arlington 5-3

Senior first baseman Cole Posey (6) has mashed three home runs across his last two outings. Mesha Mittanasala | PhotographerBy Foster Nicholas | Sports Writer

When senior first baseman Cole Posey roped a triple to left-center field in the bottom of the eighth inning, fans at Baylor Ballpark were on the edge of their seats in anticipation for his next at-bat.

Posey had singled and scored in the first inning before muscling a solo home run over the right-center field fence in the third inning, which put the veteran in striking range to record the first cycle by a Baylor baseball player since 2004.

But Posey closed out his unblemished day at the plate with another single — which kept him a double…