Armstrong, a sophomore from Greenville, Va., had a breakout week for the Royals, as he batted .550 (11-for-20) with a team high seven runs batted in. Armstrong had a pair of triples and doubles, helping account for a slugging percentage of .850. He also scored six runs. Armstrong had multiple hits in four of EMU's five games, including a 4-for-5 game against Mount Saint Vincent in which he missed hitting for the cycle by a homerun. Twelve games into his EMU career, he is batting .364 with team highs of 16 hits and two triples.
Baseball Player Honor Roll
Andrew Hacker, Bridgewater (Va.) -
(Sr, 3B - Mechanicsville, Va., 24)
Hacker was 11-for-15 this weekend to help lead the Eagles to a
pair of wins over Messiah and two more over Juniata. Hacker hit
.733 for the weekend, raising his average to .600 for the season.
Against Messiah, Hacker was 4-for-6 in the two games with five
RBIs. He started the Juniata DH with a 4-for-4 effort in game one
and then added three hits in the second game to finish 7-for-9 in
the twin-bill. He finished the weekend with six RBIs in the four
games.
Bransen Christopher, Emory & Henry -
(So, P/INF - Hickory, N.C. / Hickory HS, 8)
Christopher led the Wasps at the plate last week including a
3-for-4 game in the team's 2-0 win at Averett on Sunday ... He was
responsible for both runs as he drove in one and scored the other
... Christopher went .600 for the week with a .636 OBP and a .700
slugging percentage. Christopher leads the Wasps on the year with a
.429 average and a .500 OBP ... He sports a .571 slugging mark with
two extra-base hits and five RBI.
Justin Pittman, Guilford - (Jr, OF -
Archdale, N.C., 24)
Pittman led the Quakers in a 1-2 week with a .556 batting average,
two doubles and three RBI. He had a career-high four hits,
including two doubles, and two RBI in an 11-8 loss to Case Western
Reserve. He extended his hitting streak to seven with a
single in the Quakers' 2-0 win over Case Western in the
nightcap. He leads the Quakers with a .469 batting average
and eight RBI.
Ashton Paige, Lynchburg - (Sr, OF -
Amherst, VA, 9)
Paige batted .417 on the week while leading the Hornets to two
victories. He smacked a triple amongst his five hits with a pair of
RBI.
Jacob Clifton, Roanoke - (Jr, - Vinton, VA, 33)
Clifton hit 6-for-6 in Roanoke's two wins over Maine-Presque Isle
on Saturday. In the first game, he went 3-for-3 with a home run,
two RBIs, and three runs scored. In the second game, he was 3-for-3
with one run scored. Roanoke outscored Maine-Presque Isle 27-6.
Andrew Creamer, Shenandoah - (Jr, 1B -
Lovettsville, Va., 26)
Creamer went 6-for-8 in three wins for Shenandoah with a homer and
five RBI. He also had the game-winning hit in a 6-5 game two
victory over Susquehanna on Sunday. He went 3-for-3 with a
walk in that game.
Keegan Dolan, Washington and Lee - (Jr,
OF - Bethesda, Md., 3)
Dolan led the Generals to a 2-2 record as he hit .500 (8-for-16).
The junior totaled two doubles, a triple, four RBI and three stolen
bases. He had a .556 on-base percentage and a .750 slugging
percentage. Against Alvernia on Sunday, he went 5-for-8 with a
double, a triple, three RBIs and three stolen bases in two games.
He is third in the ODAC with a .481 batting average, and is tied
for third with four steals.