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NO. 7
SCOTT
ROBINSON
OUTFIELD,
FIRST BASE, CATCHER
BATS:
LEFT; THROWS: BOTH
6-1,
185, Age 18, Freshman
Rancho
Bernardo H.S., Rancho Bernardo,
Calif.
Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.
2003
California Community College
Baseball Coaches Association
Second Team
2003
All-Southern California First
Team
SIGNED
WITH THE HOUSTON ASTROS ON
SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2003
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to read newspaper article of
Robinson signing with the Astros
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DRAFT:
Selected
by the Astros in the seventh round of the 2002
draft.
2003: Batted .388,
second-best on the team, with 15 doubles, 3
triples, 9 home runs to tie for the team lead, 49
runs scored and 56 RBIs to lead the team. His RBI
total ranked him third among California community
college hitter and ranks him second on the
all-time Palomar single-season list. ... Hit .394
in 24 Pacific Coast Conference games despite
battling a sprained ankle for part of the season.
... A first-team all-conference selection. ...
Batted third in the Comets' order. ... Went
2-for-5 with a 2-run homer and a walk in a 16-14
win over Cochise Community College of Douglas,
Ariz., on Feb. 1. ... Sluggd a 2-run homer Feb. 2
against Cochise. ... Homered again Feb. 6 while
going 2-for-4 with an intentional walk against
Saddleback. ... Went 3-for-5 with a double, 3
runs scored and an RBI vs. Orange Coast on Feb.
19. ... Homered, walked twice and scored 3 runs
against Golden West on Feb. 20. ... Went 3-for-4
with an RBI in a 15-5 victory over Imperial
Valley on Feb. 27. ... Went 2-for-3 with a double
in an 8-2 win over Southwestern on March 8. ...
Went 2-for-4 and drove in a run March 13 as the
Comets beat defending conference champion
Grossmont 11-10 in 10 innings. ... Went 2-for-4,
tripled and scored 3 runs to help ignite the
Comets' 15-1 victory over Imperial Valley on
March 18. ... Went 2-for-4 with a triple and
double in an 18-0 win over IVC on March 20. ...
Helped first-place Palomar stretch its conference
lead over second-place San Diego Mesa to 3 games
by going 3-for-4 as the Comets won 5-3 on March
23. ... Drove in 3 runs with a 2-run double and a
sacrifice fly at San Diego City College on March
29. ... Went 3-for-3 with a double and 2 RBIs in
a 6-3 win over Southwestern on April 1. ... His
2-run double helped key a 12-9 come-from-behind
win over Southwestern on April 3 which gave the
Comets a 4-game lead in the conference race. ...
Went 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs in a 14-10 win over
Grossmont on April 8. ... Went 3-for-4, homered
twice, drove in 3 runs and scored 4 runs to lead
the Comets past Grossmont again 12-9 on April 10.
... Went 3-for-5 with an RBI in an 8-3 victory
over Glendale in the first game of a doubleheader
April 16. ... Came back in the second game to go
2-for-5 with 2 doubles and 3 RBIs as the Comets
won 10-3 to complete a sweep. ... Went 2-for-5
against the Vaqueros in the final game of the
series the following day and slugged a 3-run HR
in the third inning to give the Comets a lead
they were unable to hold. ... His 2-run double in
the ninth inning april 24 helped ignite a 10-run
inning as the Comets clinched the conference
championship with an 18-5 road victory against
San Diego Mesa. ... Came back to go 2-for-4 with
3 RBIs in a 12-4 win over the Olympians on April
26. ... Went 3-for-5 with a second-inning
grand-slam homer May 1 as the Comets closed out
the regular season with a 12-0 victory over San
Diego City College. ... Has played center and
right field (throwing left-handed), first base
(also throwing left-handed) and catcher (throwing
right-handed). ... A preseason community college
All-American. ... Rated by Baseball America prior
to the season as the 16th best freshman prospect
(Division I, D-II, D-III, NAIA and community
colleges combined) in the Nation. ... Baseball
America also ranks him as the Nation's No. 2
draftable college prospect. ... Originally signed
with San Diego State but withdrew his commitment
to SDSU on Aug. 10 in order to attend Palomar and
remain eligible for the draft. Postseason
— Went
2-for-5 with a double and 3 RBIs on May 9 as the
Comets opened Southern California Regional action
with a 13-8 victory over East Los Angeles. ...
Was 3-for-4 with a 3-run home run, a triple and 5
RBIs in an 11-7 win over College of the Desert in
the third game of the Regionals. ... Went 2-for-4
with 2 RBIs in the Site D Regional championship
game, a 6-4 loss to Santa Ana. ... Signed with
the Houston Astros one week prior to the 2003
draft.
SUMMER
2002: Led
the Fairbanks (Alaska) Goldpanners to the Alaska
League championship and the National Baseball
Congress title at Wichita, Kansas. ... Named to
the All-Alaska League and All-Wood Bat teams and
was selected as the Goldpanners' MVP. ... Led the
Alaska League with 40 RBIs and was second in
batting average (.337). ... The Goldpanners are
the Nation's premier college summer league team
with such alums as Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Tom
Seaver, Graig Nettles, Andy Messersmith, Rick
Monday, Dave Winfield, Jason Giambi, Bob and
Brett Boone and Adam Kennedy.
HIGH
SCHOOL: Played
for coach Sam Blalock, a former Comet outfielder,
at Rancho Bernardo High School. ... Batted .425
as a senior with 14 home runs and a school-record
50 RBIs. ... Also set RB's school record for hits
in a season. ... Was first-team All-CIF-San Diego
Section, first-team All-Palomar League and also
was named to the North County Times' All-North
County team. ... Transfered to Rancho Bernardo as
a senior after previously playing for Torrey
Pines High School.
SUMMER
2001: Became
the first high school player in history to play
in the Alaska League, after his junior season at
Torrey Pines High School.
PERSONAL: Born Oct 14, 1984 in
San Diego. ... Son of Bruce Robinson and Barbara
Keeney. ... Has one brother, Tommy (15) and a
sister, Kelly (17). ... His father played for
Stanford and played three seasons in the Major
Leagues for the New York Yankees and Oakland A's.
... His uncle, Dave Robinson, played for the San
Diego Padres in 1970 and 1971.
NOTABLE: Is the seventh son of
former Major League players to play for the
Comets. ... Joins an illustrious list that also
includes the sons of Duke Snider (Kevin Snider),
Deron Johnson (Deron Johnson), Graig Nettles
(Jeff and Tim Nettles), Garry Templeton (Garry
Templeton) and Bruce Bochy (Greg Bochy).
(Note: Updated
on May 27. Player biographies are updated weekly
during the season.)
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