WKU Dean's List (Spring 2017)
2017 (Junior): Robertson returned from a hand injury as WKU's hottest hitter, slashing .524/.615/.667 and reaching base 15 times and making only 9 outs with a pair of 3-hit performances in his first 6 games in the lineup ... Ranked fourth on the club among qualified hitters with a .286 batting average and third with a .374 on-base percentage ... Led the Hilltoppers with a .425/.519/.575 slash line in 13 starts against non-conference opponents, going 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts ... Had a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth vs. Murray State on April 4 for a 10-9 WKU victory ... Had a personal-best 7-game hit streak from April 7-18, reaching base at a .536 clip over that span ... Reached base safely in 7-straight plate appearances vs. Rice and at Austin Peay in late April; set career bests by going a team season-high 4-for-4 in Clarksville with 3 runs scored and 5 driven in with his first Hilltopper homerun to tie the game at 16-16, adding 2 stolen bases to boot ... Was a pinch-runner and scored on Kaleb Duckworth's walk-off, 2-run homerun vs. Valparaiso on Opening Day ... Among returning players, carries a team-best 7-game on-base streak into 2018 ... Ended the season on a 24-game errorless streak at second base ... Led the team with 14 sacrifice bunts, which led Conference USA and tied for 14th in the country.
At John A. Logan College: During his 2 seasons with the Volunteers, Robertson played 79 total games and slashed .404/.467/.519 ... He amassed 120 hits, 79 runs and 52 runs batted in ... Of his 120 hits, 24 went for extra bases (18 doubles, 2 triples and 4 homeruns), which contributed to his 154 total bases ... He added 28 stolen bases - while only being caught 3 times - with 33 walks and 8 times hit by pitch, compared to 32 strikeouts ... In 2016, he earned Region 24 Player of the Year honors with a .416/.480/.516 slash line, leading John A. Logan to a 44-10 record and a regular-season conference title.
Personal Info: Born April 27, 1994 in Somerset, Ky. ... Son of Mark and Connie Robertson ... His mother played college basketball at Campbellsville ... Studying Sport Management at WKU ... Plans to coach college or high school baseball after his playing days are over ... Favorite athlete is Dustin Pedroia because he represents everything good about the game of baseball ... Chose WKU because it is an exciting program on the rise and he liked the team atmosphere ... Reached the 2,000 point plateau playing basketball at Russell County High School.
