Meet the Kernels: Chris Armstrong

Name: Chris Armstrong

Position: Pitcher

Throws: Left

Residence: Owasso, Oklahoma

Age: 21

Height/Weight: 5-foot-10, 195 pounds

Bio: A 14th-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Angels in 2006 ... Pitched 2006 season for Arizona Rookie League Angels, compiling 0.90 earned run average in seven games and 10 innings ... Split 2007 season between AZL and Orem of Rookie-level Pioneer League ... Threw in 29 games last season for Cedar Rapids, with 0-4 record and 7.85 earned run average in 28 2/3 innings. Allowed 42 hits and walked 27, striking out 24. Also threw in five games for Triple-A Salt Lake, going 1-0 with 5.06 ERA ... Was a Louisville Slugger High-School All-American at Owasso (Okla.) High School in 2006, helping his team to Class 6A state championship team. Was a prep teammate of St. Louis Cardinals prospect and former No. 1 draft pick Pete Kozma ... Is married.