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2023 Baseball Roster

16 Jake Armstrong

  • Position Right Handed Pitcher
  • Height 6-3
  • Hometown Bloomington, Ill.
  • High School University HS
  • Prev School University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • Class Senior
  • Weight 205

Biography

2022 (Junior) | Western Illinois
Totaled a career high 36 innings pitched in 17 appearances for the Leathernecks, the second most relief innings on the team … struck out 27 while allowing just 11 walks … made his first collegiate start on April 12 against Mizzou, striking out a pair … recorded a season high four strikeouts against Illinois State on April 6 … came on into relief at Iowa and threw 1.2 scoreless innings … tied his season high of four strikeouts with a solid outing against Oral Roberts, going 2.2 innings in relief … recorded 2.2 innings of scoreless relief against Eastern Illinois on May 11, striking out three … followed that up with another stellar outing against Eastern Illinois on May 17, throwing four scoreless innings … strong in relief at Butler, throwing two scoreless innings with three strikeouts on March 17 … maintained a 4.0 GPA over the course of both, the fall and spring semesters while working on his master’s degree.
 
 
2021 (Sophomore) | Milwaukee
Recorded 9.1 innings pitched in 10 appearances out of the bullpen... opened the season with six consecutive scoreless appearances … struck out six while walking seven... finished 1-0 on the year, earning the win thanks to a scoreless seventh inning against Youngstown State on April 10 ... struck out one in a scoreless inning at Kentucky on February 26... solid against UIC on April 25, striking out a pair in one inning pitched … Graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

2020 (Sophomore) | Milwaukee
Totaled 8.1 innings pitched in four appearances in his first season for the Panthers, the second most relief innings on the team... allowed just two earned runs, finishing with a 2.16 earned run average in relief... held opponents to a .154 batting average... made his Panthers debut on February 14 and pitched four innings of scoreless relief, allowing just one hit and striking out a pair... came on in relief at Sacramento State and pitched 1.1 scoreless innings... season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous School: Spent the 2019 season at Heartland Community College … went 2-2 with a 3.55 earned run average in six games, all starts … struck out 22 batters in 25.1 innings of work … transferred to Heartland from the University of Illinois-Springfield, where he spent a redshirt year as a catcher.
 
High School: Unanimously named Illinois Baseball Coaches Association First Team All-State (Class 3A) as a senior at University High School … went 10-0 on the mound with a 1.44 ERA, leading the Pioneers to conference and regional championships … a First-Team All-Corn Belt Conference pick at both pitcher and catcher … three-year varsity totals included a 14-1 record and 1.59 ERA … three-time all-conference honoree … selected to play in the Illinois Coaches Association/MCStrong All-Star Game as a senior … selected to 61st annual Pantagraph All-Star Baseball Game as a senior … also a two-year letterwinner on the basketball court … played for the Central Illinois Outlaws (2015-17).
 
Personal: Son of Jason and Holly Armstrong ... a business administration major … committed to Western Illinois because of his respect for the program and the opportunity to compete… career goal is to continue to pursue his baseball career after college and set himself up for the best possible career outside of baseball by earning his master’s in business administration with a focus in marketing… most memorable sports experience was making his division 1 debut on February 14, 2020 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina against the University of Illinois where he recorded four scoreless innings of work while allowing just 1 hit and striking out two… fun fact about him is that both of his parents graduated from Western Illinois … lists hobbies as golf, fishing, and basketball … born Aug. 24, 1998.

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2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2022Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'3" 205 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2023Senior

    Right Handed Pitcher
    6'3" 205 lbs
    16