(0-for-1) in the month of May … batted .000 (0-for-5) with one run scored and two walks in home games … hit .286 (4-for-14) with four runs scored, one double, one RBI, one walk, one sacrifice bunt and no stolen bases in one attempt in road games … batted .300 (3-for-10) with four runs scored, one double, two walks, one hit by pitch and two sacrifice bunts in Irish victories … hit .125 (3-for-24) with four runs scored, one double, two walks, one hit by pitch and two sacrifice bunts in day games … batted .300 (3-for-10) with five runs scored, one double, one RBI, two walks and no stolen bases in night games … hit .200 (8-for-30) with eight runs scored, two doubles, one RBI, three walks, one hit by pitch and two sacrifice bunts in games started … batted .000 (0-for-4) with one run scored, one walk and no stolen bases in one attempt in games off the bench … hit .400 (4-for-10) against left-handed pitching … batted .083 (2-for-24) against right-handed pitching … hit .167 (3-for-18) with runners on base … batted .188 (3-for-16) with the bases empty … went 0-for-1 (.000) with the bases loaded … hit .000 (0-for-3) as a pinch hitter … batted .200 (2-for-10) with runners in scoring position … successful on one of three RBI opportunities with a runner on third base and less than two outs … advanced 10 base runners on 21 attempts, good for a percentage of .476 … scored a team season-high four runs at UTPA on Mar. 9 … registered a pair multi-hit games, including a three-hit contest (Mar. 9 at UTPA) … Notre Dame went 3-5 when Robinson started … the Irish went 1-1 when Robinson led off and 2-4 when he hit second … went 3-for-5 with an RBI double and four runs scored at UTPA on Mar. 9 … went 2-for-3 with a double and run scored against Gonzaga on Mar. 13 … went hitless in his final 10 at-bats of the season. FRESHMAN SEASON (2009): Appeared in 11 games and started one for the Irish … batted .111 (1-for-9) with two runs, one sacrifice bunt and no stolen bases (two attempts) … saw action in two BIG EAST games and attempted a stolen base … went 1-for-3 (.333) in pinch hit opportunities … collected first and only hit of the season in a pinch-hitting opportunity against Dayton (Feb. 28) … started all three games for the Gold during the 2008 Blue-Gold World Series … batted .300 (3-for-10) with a sacrifice bunt and two RBI. PREP & PERSONAL: Standout player at First Baptist Academy while rating as the sixth-best prep outfielder in the expansive state of Texas (per Perfect Game Crosschecker; as of Aug. ‘07) … also was rated 25th overall among high school players in Texas … named second team all-district and team MVP as a junior in 2007, after batting .543 (38-for-70) with 13 extra-base hits (2 HR, 3 3B, 8 2B), a .624 on-base pct., 27 stolen bases (in 28 att.), 31 RBI and 32 runs scored … also served as 2007 team captain … earned lofty 9.5 ratings during the Perfect Game National and Perfect Game Sunshine South Showcase (also named top prospect at that event), both in June of 2007 … also was invited to the Headfirst Baseball Honor Roll Showcase (summer ‘07) … selected for several top events during the fall/winter of 2006, including: the Perfect Game World Wood Bat Championship (18U); the Top Guns National College Prospect Camp; and the Perfect Game National Underclass Showcase (where he was named to the “top prospects” team) … his strong showing at the 2006 USA Junior Olympic Tournament earned him an invitation to represent the United States at a tournament in the Dominican Republic … had impressive performance at the 2006 Louisiana All-Star Tournament, earning him an invitation to represent Team Mid-America at the Blue Gray Classic … also competed at the Perfect Game Academic Showcase and the Memorial Weekend Tournament, where he was named offensive MVP … 3.85 cumulative GPA (member of academic honor roll and principal’s award); Service Club; Senior Ambassador; and nominations for the National Youth Leadership Forum, for the National Student Leadership Conference and the Lead America Youth Leadership Conference … full name is Alexander Michael Robinson … son of Mike and Karon Robinson … born Jan. 25, 1990 … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business as a management-entrepreneurship major.
ROBINSON’S CAREER STATS VS. BIG EAST (INCLUDES POSTSEASON) Connecticut Louisville Pittsburgh Rutgers Seton Hall St. John’s USF West Virginia
AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SB .333 4-3 9 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 .000 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .182 5-3 11 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1-1 .308 4-3 13 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 .167 3-2 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 .200 3-3 10 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0-0 .154 7-4 13 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-1 ROBINSON’S OVERALL CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 5, vs. Purdue (February 19, 2011) Doubles: 1, five times (last time at Rutgers-1, May 7, 2011) Triples: None Home runs: None Total bases: 5, vs. Purdue (February 19, 2011) RBI: 2, vs. USF-2 (May 14, 2011) Runs: 4, at Texas-Pan American, Mar. 9, 2010) Walks: 2, vs. Seattle (February 25, 2011) Hit by pitch: 1, at Rutgers-1 (May 7, 2011) Struck out: 3, twice (last time vs. USF, May 13, 2011) Sac flies: None Sac bunts: 2, vs. USF-1 (May 14, 2011) At-bats: 5, four times (last time vs. Michigan, May 4, 2011) Stolen bases: 1, twice (last time at Rutgers-2, May 7, 2011) Caught stealing: 1, six times (last time at UTSA, Mar. 15, 2011) Hitting streak: 8, Apr. 21 - May 7, 2011 Fielding chances: 8, vs. Seattle (February 26, 2011) Putouts: 8, vs. Seattle (February 26, 2011) Assists: 1, four times (last time vs. Connecticut, May 27, 2011) ROBINSON’S BIG EAST CAREER HIGHS Hits: 2, three times (last time vs. Seton Hall, May 1, 2011) Doubles: 1, three times (last time at Rutgers-1, May 7, 2011) Triples: None Home runs: None Total bases: 3, vs. West Virginia (Apr. 15, 2011) RBI: 2, vs. USF-2 (May 14, 2011) Runs: 1, four times (last time at Rutgers-2, May 7, 2011) Walks: 1, vs. St. John’s (Apr. 30, 2010) Hit by pitch: 1, at Rutgers-1 (May 7, 2011) Struck out: 3, twice (last time vs. USF, May 13, 2011) Sac flies: None Sac bunts: 2, vs. USF-1 (May 14, 2011) At-bats: 5, vs. Seton Hall (Apr. 30, 2011) Stolen bases: 1, at Rutgers-2 (May 7, 2011) Caught stealing: 1, vs. West Virginia (Apr. 18, 2009) Fielding chances: 5, three times (last time at Rutgers-2, May 7, 2011) Putouts: 5, at Rutgers-2 (May 7, 2011) Assists: 1, three times (last time vs. Connecticut, May 27, 2011)
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