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Armstrong State Pirates

University	Armstrong State University
Conference	Peach Belt Conference
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Lisa Sweany
Location	Savannah, Georgia
Varsity teams	11
Basketball arena	Alumni Arena
Baseball stadium	Pirate Field
Softball stadium	Armstrong Softball Field
Soccer stadium	Armstrong Soccer Field
Nickname	Pirates
Colors	Maroon and gold^[1]
Website	www.armstrongpirates.com

The Armstrong State Pirates (also known as Armstrong, formerly Armstrong Atlantic State) were the athletic teams that represented Armstrong State University (known as Armstrong Atlantic State University until 2014), located in Savannah, Georgia, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Pirates and Lady Pirates competed as members of the Peach Belt Conference for all 11 varsity sports. Armstrong had been a member of the Peach Belt from 1990 until the discontinuation of the Pirates athletic program in 2017.

History

Athletics at Armstrong began at the start of the school's history in the 1930s with its teams known as the Geechees. The school won state championships as a junior college in 1938 in men's basketball and men's tennis.^[2] Athletics were suspended during World War II. Following the war, the college added new athletic programs, and in 1948 men's basketball won a second state championship.^[2]

Armstrong joined the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in 1967 and became known as the Pirates after the college became a four-year institution.^[2] in 1973 it joined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and became a member of the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) with in-state rivals Valdosta State, Columbus College, and Augusta College.^[2] In 1983, Armstrong State College upgraded athletics to NCAA Division I and became a charter member of the Big South Conference in 1985.^[2] Soon after in 1987, the Pirates returned to Division II, becoming a charter member of the Peach Belt Conference in 1990.^[2] Armstrong holds 91 PBC championships. In addition, the university has appeared in 133 NCAA Championships, winning 12 titles. Armstrong has produced 287 All-Americans. The Armstrong men's and women's tennis teams have combined to capture nine NCAA Division II national championships over the last eight seasons.^[3]^[4]^[5]

With Armstrong's consolidation with Georgia Southern University, it was announced on March 7, 2017 that Armstrong's athletic program would be discontinued at the conclusion of the 2016–17 academic year.^[6]

Varsity teams

List of teams

Men's sports (5)

Baseball
Basketball
Cross country
Golf
Tennis

Women's sports (7)

Basketball
Cross country
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Volleyball

National championships

Team

Before the discontinuation of the athletics program, the Pirates and Lady Pirates had won thirteen Division II team national championships.

Association	Division	Sport	Year	Opponent/Runner-Up	Score/Points
NCAA (13)	Division II (13)	Men's Tennis (3)	2008	Barry	5–0
			2009	Barry	5–0
			2012	West Florida	5–0
		Women's Tennis (10)^[7]	1995	Grand Canyon	4–0
			1996	Abilene Christian	4–0
			2005	BYU–Hawaii	5–3
			2008	Lynn	5–2
			2009	Lynn	5–2
			2010	BYU–Hawaii	5–1
			2012	BYU–Hawaii	5–2
			2013	BYU–Hawaii	5–2
			2015	Barry	5–2
			2016	BYU–Hawaii	5–3

References

^ Armstrong State University Athletics Branding Guide (PDF). July 14, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Athletics Looks Back". Armstrong State University. Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
^ "Virtual Tour". Armstrong Atlantic State University. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
^ "Cloud Nine: Armstrong women's tennis team caps perfect season with record ninth NCAA Division II nat - Armstrong State University - Georgia". Archived from the original on 2015-05-31. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
^ "Home of the Armstrong Pirates". armstrongpirates.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
^ Hersh, Allison; Wise, Jennifer. "Armstrong State University Athletics to End Intercollegiate Competition Following 2016-17 Season". Georgia Southern University. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
^ "Division II Women's Tennis Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 4, 2016.

External links

Official website

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