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.