2017 Baseball Roster
Painter, Armaan
Jersey Number 19
Armaan Painter
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- The Westminister Schools
Bio
2017
- Saw action in 11 games as a freshman, walking twice while scoring two runs
- Both of his runs scored came against Eastern Michigan (2/18)
- Earned a walk as a late-game replacement against Texas A&M (4/28)
- Did not register a hit in 11 at-bats as a freshman
- 2016-17 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2016 Fall
- Hit .200 (5-for-25) with two runs, a double and two RBI in seven games as Gold’s starting first baseman
- Also walked six times, the third-most of any Tiger during the fall, with an OBP of .355
- Led the team in fielding percentage over the fall with a perfect mark on 53 attempts.
Before Mizzou
- Hit .382 during his high school career with 82 RBI
- 2016 Rawlings Perfect Game honorable mention All-American
- Ranked as the 18th–best first basemen in nation by Perfect Game
- Ended his senior season with zero errors in 46 games
- Led his team to the 2016 Georgia class 4-AAA state championship where they went 10-0 in the playoffs, winning the state title and ending the season with a record of 40-6
- Team ranked fourth in the state and No. 34 nationally by Max Preps
- Hit .391 during his senior campaign with 35 RBI
- Named team Captain of The Westminster Schools Varsity Baseball Team in 2016
- 2015-2016 GHSA Preseason All-State selection
- Given the 2015 “Mr. 643” award which is the highest honor given to 643 DP Athletics that exemplifies the characteristic and competitive qualities of a leader both on and off the field
- Led the team to back-to-back state semi-final appearances in 2014 and 2015
- Graduated with a 4.0 GPA from The Westminster Schools
Personal
- Born January 24, 1998 in Atlanta, Georgia to Afroz and Anila Painter.
- Father was a star cricket player while growing up
- Served as a body double in the movie “Million Dollar Arm”
- Plans to major in Finance and Banking with the goal of working on Wall Street
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Monday, February 10
Inside Mizzou Athletics - Talkin' Baseball with Brock Lucas
Monday, February 03
Mizzou vs. LSU Series Highlights
Monday, April 22
Mizzou at Missouri State Highlights
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