2014 Baseball Roster
Roster
Derrick Armstrong
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbia, TN
- High School/Previous School:
- Columbia Central HS
2013: Hit .266 in 39 games (16 starts), scoring 14 runs and tallying eight RBIs in 64 at-bats • Recorded a single in the season-opening win vs. Portland • Earned a career-high three walks and drove in two in the Samford home victory • Tallied a career-best three RBIs in six at-bats against Rhode Island • Collected his first career double April 28 at Vanderbilt • Registered multiple hits at Texas A&M April 14, vs. Missouri in the SEC Tournament May 21 and at Virginia in game two of the NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional • Was the starting DH in game two of the 2013 NCAA College World Series vs. Indiana • Member of the 2013 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll • Played for the Albany Dutchmen of the Perfect Game League in summer ball.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Star outfielder and offensive standout for two years at Columbia (Tenn.) State Community College • Helped lead coach Mike Corn’s CSCC Chargers to a 38-10 finish in 2012 • Hit a team-best .404 and paced the club with 63 hits, 48 runs scored, 56 RBIs and 17 stolen bases in 17 attempts • Collected 20 extra-base hits with five triples and four home runs • Posted a .482 on-base percentage and delivered six sacrifice flies • Solid defender with eight outfield assists in 114 error-free defensive chances • Hit .391 with three home runs, nine doubles and 22 RBIs as a freshman, pacing Columbia State with 23 stolen bases and 41 runs scored.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time all-district outfielder at Columbia Central High School • Coached by Mark Pickle • Earned all-state and district MVP honors as a senior in 2010.
PERSONAL: Born Derrick Jamal Armstrong on April 21, 1992 in Columbia, Tenn. • Son of Felecia and Michael Armstrong of Columbia, Tenn. • Majoring in kinesiology.
DERRICK ARMSTRONG’S CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HB SO SF SH SB-SA SLG OBP E FLD
2013 .266 39-16 64 14 17 1 0 0 8 8 1 20 0 2 4-5 .281 .356 0 1.000
2014 .267 55-37 135 28 36 1 0 0 13 21 1 31 3 1 14-16 .274 .363 1 .983
Career .266 94-53 199 42 53 2 0 0 21 29 2 51 3 3 18-21 .276 .361 1 .992
2013 .227 15-5 22 5 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 10 0 0 0-1 .273 .320 0 1.000
2014 .256 28-23 82 10 21 0 0 0 6 11 0 19 3 0 2-3 .256 .333 0 1.000
Career .250 15-5 104 15 26 1 0 0 7 14 0 29 3 0 2-4 .260 .331 0 1.000
Career Highs
AB: 6 vs. Rhode Island, 2/27/13
R: 3, 2x, last vs. Southern Miss, 4/8/14
H: 3, 2x, last vs. Arkansas (DH-2), 3/29/14
RBI: 3 vs. Rhode Island, 2/27/13
2B: 1, 2x, last vs. Eastern Illinois, 3/2/14
3B: N/A
HR: N/A
BB: 3, 2x, last at Auburn, 5/4/14
SB: 4 vs. Michigan State, 3/1/14
