Bowling Green, Ky. - Logan Robbins is one of many talented juniors on the WKU Hilltopper baseball team and is entering his third season on the Hill.
Robbins played in 52 games for the Hilltoppers in 2010, making 49 starts of which 43 came at shortstop. He led the team with 18 stolen bases and recorded 11 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games. Robbins finished the season with a .261 batting average, which increased to .300 against conference opponents. He hit a career-high eight home runs, finishing second among Hilltoppers, and posted a .402 on-base percentage, drawing 27 walks and a team-high 12 hit-by-pitch. Robbins also led the team with eight sacrifice bunts and ended the year on a five-game hitting streak, going 9-for-21 (.428) with nine RBIs.
He is a versatile player who will join 19 other returners on the 2011 squad, looking to build on his individual success as a sophomore and turn it into team success a year later.
Over the next month, WKUSports.com will be highlighting different members of the 2011 WKU Hilltopper baseball team as they prepare to open the regular season Feb. 18 against Bowling Green State at Nick Denes Field. The Hilltoppers finished the 2010 season with a 35-23 record and a sixth-place finish in the Sun Belt Conference.
Hilltopper Spotlight: Logan Robbins, Junior, Infielder
Owensboro, KY (Apollo HS)
Q: What is your favorite activity outside of your current sport?
A: Fishing and playing ping pong
Q: What is your favorite food?
A: Baked apples
Q: What book(s) have you read recently?
A: Beyond Belief by Josh Hamilton
Q: What is your favorite spring break destination?
A: The Cook Islands
Q: What was your favorite cartoon character when you were a child?
A: Dino (The Flintstones)
Q: What is your favorite TV show?
A: Baseball Tonight
Q: If you could have dinner with any person in history, who would it be and why?
A: Adam Sandler. I want to hear his jokes and it would be a funny and entertaining dinner.
Q: If you could have dinner with any person no longer living, who would it be and why?
A: Isaac Newton. I want to pick his brain apart, know why he started inventing the things he did, as well as how he felt when he created them. I would ask him how it feels to know that the things he invented years ago are still important and used today.
Q: What are your plans after your playing days are over here at WKU?
A: Play pro baseball
Q: What is your proudest moment in your sports career?
A: Winning the Sun Belt Conference tournament in 2009
Q: Who is your all-time favorite sports personality?
A: Chris Berman
Q: Other than WKU, who is your favorite team?
A: Tennessee Titans
Q: Who is your favorite singer or music group?
A: Tim McGraw
Q: What is the best movie you have ever seen?
A: American Gangster; Big Daddy
Q: Who is the most influential person in your life and why?
A: Jesus Christ, the center of my religion. He has blessed me with a lot and impacts my everyday life.
