Carpenter — who graduated from Gainesville High 2016 — pitched seven near-perfect innings in the contest, striking out 10 to get to 271 in his career, a record for Division-III Piedmont College.
Strikeout king: Gainesville graduate Sam Carpenter sets school record for setting down batters for Division-III Piedmont College
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