Known for his outstanding control and low era, Charlie Archinal continued that trend in 2011. As he approaches his early 50's Charlie amassed his second most innings pitched in his Post career with 81.6 innings pitched. His most IP came in his 10-2 season in 2001 when the threw 84 innings and pitched to an era of 2.08 while walking only seven compared to the eight base on balls this past season. In addition to his team leading 6 win season, the sixth time he has gotten 6 or more wins in a season, Charlie was one of only six 701 hitters with a plus .300 average.
Other than Zo Fiorillo, Archinal was the only other hitter to have a triple-double season with 10 runs, 13 hits and 10 rbis. His 13 hits was good for 4th on the team and his 10 rbis was tied for second. Charlie was second in walks with a personal best of nine base on balls and his .500 on base average was the 9th time in his career he has reached that magic number. For both his pitching and hitting accomplishments, Charlie (for the 3rd time) was named the Post Player of the Year.
Pitching
| W | L | PCT | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | |
| 2004 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 62.4 | 73 | 51 | 32 | 13 | 50 | 3.59 |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 39 | 49 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 2.69 |
| 2007 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 64 | 90 | 64 | 24 | 11 | 38 | 2.63 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 58 | 50 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 46 | 1.70 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 61 | 61 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 40 | 2.41 |
| 2010 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 59.3 | 79 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 32 | 2.83 |
| 2011 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 81.7 | 92 | 61 | 37 | 8 | 35 | 3.17 |
| Career | 79 | 32 | .712 | 785 | 753 | 438 | 259 | 95 | 628 | 2.31 |
Batting
| AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | S | SF | BB | K | OBA | BA | |
| 2004 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .538 | .417 |
| 2005 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .545 | .480 |
| 2006 | 37 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .581 | .459 |
| 2007 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .567 | .435 |
| 2008 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .600 | .485 |
| 2009 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .500 | .348 |
| 2010 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .400 | .261 |
| 2011 | 43 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .500 | .302 |
| Career | 322 | 75 | 123 | 68 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 12 | .382 |
ARCHINAL NAMED 2011 POST 701 PLAYER OF THE YEAR
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He has compiled a 79-32 won loss record with a 2.31 era in an impressive 14 year Post 701 career. Known for his pitching, Charlie Archinal is just as good a hitter with a lifetime .382 batting average. In the 2011 season Charlie compiled a 6-5 record with a 3.17 era and an opponent batting average against of .264. He also hit .302 with 10 runs scored (2nd on the team) and 10 rbis (2nd, also). His 9 walks helped to contribute to a .500 on base average, good for fourth on the team. For both his pitching and hitting excellence, Charlie was named the 2011 Post 701 Player of the Year. It is not the first time he has won the award. Archinanl won the prestegious award in 2006 and 2009 while finishing 2nd in '07 and '08 and 5th a year ago. Charlie won the award amassing 40 points, followed by the best lead off man in the league, Zo Fiorillo with 29 and rbi machine Matt Beck with 22.
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| In his 13 year Post career Charlie Archinal has put up some extroidinary numbers. He has a lifetime era of 2.19 with a win percentage of .732. His 586 strikeouts in 686 innings pitched averages out to .85 strikeouts per inning, a ratio that is unheard of in the Class AA softball league. When Charlie beat St. Michael's 5-4 on June 14 he captured his 70th lifetime win as a Post 701 and earned his recognition in the Post record books. |
Charlie fires a fast ball
