The Moose Jaw Miller Express continue to fill out their bullpen with the recent signing of right-handed pitcher Adam Armstrong out of University of Arkansas Monticello.
And like the hurlers signed before him, Armstrong brings some solid results from last season to the Western Canadian Baseball League club.
The 5-foot-11, 185-pound sophomore starter suited up for Fullerton College out of the California Community Colleges Athletic Association and had 13 starts, putting together a 6-4 record over 67 innings pitched with a 4.43 earned run average and 34 strikeouts against 23 walks.
If the CCCAA sounds familiar to Miller Express fans, it’s for good reason -- standout reliever and Moose Jaw product Reece Helland played two seasons for Monterey Peninsula of the CCCAA before moving on to a starring role at NAIA MidAmerica Nazarene last season.
“I am excited to have the opportunity to meet new people, experience a new environment and the competition I will have the chance to face on the field this summer!” Armstrong said in his signing announcement,
Like Helland, Armstrong was all but untouchable to start his freshman season with Fullerton, holding Cerritos and Moorpark without a run in his first two appearances. He’d put together quality starts -- six innings pitched or more with fewer than three runs allowed -- in each of his first four starts, picking up wins in each outing.
Armstrong, who hails from Glendora, Cal., saved one of his best performances of the campaign for his second-last start for the Hornets, going eight innings and allowing a single run on four hits in a 3-2 loss to Cypress.
All that success led to NCAA Division II Arkansas-Monticello signing Armstrong for the upcoming Great American Conference campaign.
Armstrong is the third player from the Weevils to sign with the Miller Express, joining fellow pitcher Rigell Robinson and catcher Chaz Poppy as newcomers to Moose Jaw. Standout infielder Parker Dorrance also suited up for the Miller Express last season.
Arkansas-Monticello is mere weeks away from starting their season, as they travel to Mississippi College for a three-game set beginning Friday, Feb, 3. Their current schedule wraps up on Apr. 29, pending further playoffs.
The Moose Jaw Miller Express open their 2023 WCBL campaign on Saturday, May 27 when they host the Weyburn Beavers at Ross Wells Park.
