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ST. AUGUSTINE – No. 7 (Collegiate Baseball Division II Top 25) Armstrong Atlantic State University swept a Peach Belt Conference doubleheader from Flagler College, 3-0 and 2-0, on a blustery Saturday afternoon at Drysdale Field.

Armstrong won its 10th game in a row and improved to 31-9 overall and 16-8 in the Peach Belt. Flagler fell to 23-19 overall and 10-14 in league play.

In the opener, Scott Strickland (7-1) tossed a complete game five-hit shutout. He retired nine batters on fly outs and 14 more on ground outs. Strickland only allowed four base runners to reach scoring position. He retired 12 of the last 13 batters he faced.

The Pirates scored all the runs they needed in the fourth inning. Drew Walker hit a two-run double down the right field line.

John Roberts singled twice.

Jack Charleston (Gainesville, Fla., Buchholz HS) (1-6) tossed five innings and scattered five hits, allowed two runs and fanned three batters. Micah Kellogg (Lakewood, N.Y., Jamestown CC) closed the last four and allowed just two hits and one unearned run.

Nate Fudala (Cincinnati, Ohio, Turpin HS) singled twice for the Saints.

Armstrong 3, Flagler 0 (Apr 14, 2012 at St. Augustine, Fla.) (Game 1)
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Armstrong........... 000 200 001  -  3  7  1      (30-9, 15-8 PBC)
Flagler............. 000 000 000  -  0  5  2      (23-18, 10-13 PBC)
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Battery: Armstrong - Scott Strickland and Clayton Miller. Flagler - Jack Charleston; Micah Kellogg(6) and Kyle Foti.
Win-Scott Strickland(7-1)  Loss-Jack Charleston(1-6)  T-2:09  A-127
2B AASU – Alex Frederick; Drew Walker.
Weather: 79; cloudy; w:24 mph in cf


In the second game, Ethan Bader (9-3) tossed a complete game four-hit shutout as he struck out 11 Saints. He retired the first 12 batters he faced and only allowed two base runners to reach scoring position.

The Pirates received all of the offense they would need in the third inning. After a Clayton Miller lead-off single and a Cody Powell walk, Mike Barnhill moved the runners up a base on a grounder to second base. Casey Maloney flied out to center field and Miller scored the first run of the game.

Armstrong plated one more in the fifth as a run scored on a double play.

Flagler threatened in the fifth after Charlie Stewart (Port St. Lucie, Fla., Lincoln Park Academy) led off with a double and Fudala singled, but they were stranded on the corners.

Miller had half of Armstrong's hits with a pair of singles and he scored a run.

Jonathan Armold (Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Pine Crest School) (5-5) was the hard-luck loser on the mound for Flagler. He tossed 7.2 innings, allowed just three hits and two runs. Armold fanned nine batters. He retired the first six batters he faced.

Fudala singled twice.

Flagler will now break for exams and return to action on Saturday (Apr. 21) at Lander University for a 7 p.m. game.

Armstrong 2, Flagler 0 (Apr 14, 2012 at St. Augustine, Fla.) (Game 2)
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Armstrong........... 001 010 000  -  2  4  0      (31-9, 16-8 PBC)
Flagler............. 000 000 000  -  0  4  0      (23-19, 10-14 PBC)
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Battery: Armstrong - Ethan Bader and John Roberts. Flagler - Jonathan Armold;
Jake Brandenberger(8); Max Rusch(9) and Kyle Foti.
Win-Ethan Bader(9-3)  Loss-Jonathan Armold(5-5)  T-2:04
2B AASU – Drew Walker.
2B FLG – Charlie Stewart.