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Jersey Number 32
Jordan Armstrong
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- McDonough, Ga.
- Previous School:
- Auburn
- High School:
- Ola HS
- Pronunciation:
- R/R
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks following a one-year stint at Auburn and an accomplished three-year career at Chattahoochee Valley Community College, where he played under head coach Hunter Vick and current UT Martin assistant coach Bill White…Was named Alabama Community College Conference Pitcher of the Year and a NJCAA All-American second team honoree in 2021 at CVCC…Helped Auburn go 43-22, advance to the NCAA College World Series and win a game in Omaha for the first time in 25 years, tying for fifth nationally in 2022 under head coach Butch Thompson…Armstrong went 3-1 with a save over 14 appearances (six starts), fanning 40 batters in 30.1 innings for an 11.87 strikeouts-per-nine-innings ratio…Went at least two innings in eight appearances, including a season-best 5.1 shutout frames with a season-high 11 strikeouts (against zero walks) to earn the win in his first start against Yale on Feb. 25…Made his Tiger debut in the Feb. 18 season opener against Oklahoma, tallying five strikeouts and allowing just one hit over four scoreless relief innings…Recorded all six outs via strikeout in an electric two-inning save against Samford on April 12…Only allowed three extra-base hits over his final six appearances of the season (April 12 through May 17)…Owned five scoreless appearances overall…Retired 13 of the first 15 batters he faced in a May 10 start against Troy…Was part of a record-setting run at CVCC as the program went 90-44 with a 53-19 mark in ACCC play during his tenure, winning the ACCC Tournament championship and notching a pair of victories at the NJCAA World Series in 2019 while also claiming the ACCC regular season title in 2021 after posting a 43-12 record (26-6 in league play)…Combined for a 21-6 win-loss record and a 2.48 ERA in 36 appearances (31 starts) in a Pirate uniform, allowing just 152 hits (and only six home runs) and a .211 opponent batting average with 197 strikeouts (against just 48 walks) in 185 innings, tossing nine complete games and four shutouts…His All-American 2021 campaign included a perfect 11-0 record, a 1.65 ERA, 79 strikeouts and 48 hits allowed over 71 innings, five complete games and two shutouts in 13 appearances (12 starts)…Ranked in the top-10 nationally in ERA (second), wins (sixth), complete games (seventh) and shutouts (10th)…Allowed the opposition to a miniscule .179 batting average while accounting for a remarkable 0.89 WHIP…Did not allow an earned run in six separate appearances while going at least seven innings in five different starts…Tossed a season-high eight innings (two earned runs allowed to go along with nine strikeouts) at Coastal Alabama-Monroeville on May 8…Whiffed at least six batters in eight of his 12 starts…Dialed up a season-best 10 strikeouts while allowing one run and issuing just one walk in seven innings against Coastal Alabama-Brewton on March 20…Struck out eight batters in seven shutout frames while allowing just four baserunners (all singles) against Enterprise State on April 3…Was 2-2 with a 2.57 ERA, two complete games and a shutout in six appearances (all starts) before the COVID-19 global pandemic cancelled the remainder of the 2020 season…Boasted a dominant 41:4 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 35 innings, allowing just 34 hits…Allowed two or fewer earned runs in five of his six starts…Registered at least six strikeouts in five of his six starts, including back-to-back nine-strikeout performances (six innings against Snead State on Feb. 15, seven shutout innings at Tallahassee on Feb. 22)…Pitched six or more innings in each of his final four turns through the starting rotation…Ended his season with seven scoreless innings with just three hits allowed in a 1-0 victory over Coastal Alabama-Bay Minette on March 8…Led CVCC with eight wins as a true freshman in 2019, generating a 3.19 ERA in 17 appearances (13 starts)…Threw a pair of complete games and a shutout while striking out 77 batters and allowing 70 hits in 79 innings…Did not concede an earned run in four of his appearances, including seven shutout innings in a start against Wallace-Dothan on April 27…Allowed two or fewer earned runs in nine of his 13 starts…Whiffed a season-high nine batters twice (5.2 innings at Pensacola State on Feb. 9, 6.1 innings at Coastal Alabama-Brewton on April 7) as he struck out at least seven batters on five separate occasions…Prepped under head coach Beau Edwards at Ola High School, where he was the Region 4-5A Co-Pitcher of the Year as a senior, helping the Mustangs to a postseason run into the Class AAAAA Elite Eight…Went 5-3 with a 1.84 ERA with 53 strikeouts in 49.1 innings in 2018..Pitched to a microscopic 0.98 ERA (two earned runs in 18.1 innings) over three postseason starts as a senior as OHS ended the season with a 32-9-1 record…Was ranked as the 23rd-best right-handed pitcher and 67th overall prospect in his class by Perfect Game…Was selected to participate in the Perfect Game Underclass All-American Game in 2016 as he represented the East squad…Took part in the 2017 National Showcase and 2016 Junior National Showcase put on by Perfect Game…Went 5-0 with an 0.20 ERA (one earned run allowed in 35 innings) and a 43:8 strikeout-to-walk ratio as a freshman, allowing a .145 batting average off 19 hits…Was named a 2018 Preseason All-American and also spotlighted as a Preseason Underclass All-American in both 2016 and 2017…Received a top-500 national rank from Perfect Game.
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PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 19, 1999…Son of Derek and Ann Armstrong…Has one brother, Erik...Majoring in psychology.
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PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 19, 1999…Son of Derek and Ann Armstrong…Has one brother, Erik...Majoring in psychology.
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