2016 Baseball
Roster
Robbie Hitt
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Suffield, CT
- Previous Team:
- Suffield
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
As a Junior in 2016-17
- Made 11 appearances including 10 starts
- Threw the most innings on the team with 58.2
- Posted a 2-5 record with a 5.37 ERA
- Tallied 47 strikeouts
- Threw 3 scoreless innings with one strike out against Wake Forest on March 3
- Struck out 4 batters in 5 innings allowing 1 run against VMI on March 10
- Went 6 innings allowing no runs on four hits with 7 strikeouts to get the win over Marist on April 3
- Threw 7 shutout innings with 5 strikeouts and 5 hits to get the win over St. Peter's on April 23
- Went 7 innings striking out 8 and only allowing 2 earned against Canisius on April 30
- Selected in the 24th round of the MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers
As a Sophomore in 2015-16:
-Set the single-season program record with eight saves
-Ranks second in program history with 10 career saves
-His 24 appearances are the third most in a season in program history
-Finished the season with a 2-4 record and 6.18 ERA in 24 appearances and five starts
-Tossed 51 innings, good for the fourth most on the team
-Tied for second on the team with 43 strikeouts and walked just 18 batters
-In 19 relief appearances only, Batten went 2-0 with eight saves and a 2.23 ERA
-Pitched 32 1/3 innings allowing just eight runs on 29 hits with seven walks and 26 strikeouts
-Pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings of relief with two strikeouts at Bethune-Cookman on March 16
-Pitched 4 2/3 innings in relief at Marist on March 26, allowing one run on seven hits with five strikeouts
-Struck out two batters in 1 2/3 innings at Dartmouth on March 30 with two hits for his first save of the season
-Tossed a perfect inning at Seton Hall on April 2
-Struck out two batters with one hit in a four-out save at CCSU on April 6
-Struck out two batters with hone hit in 1 2/3 innings of relief at Siena on April 9
-Picked up his third save of the season with two innings pitched, allowing one run on two hits with two strikeouts at Hartfor don April 14
-Pitched a perfect ninth inning for his fourth save against Iona on April 16
-Tallied his first win of the season with 1 1/3 innings pitched against Iona on April 17 with two strikeouts, one hit and one walk
-Notched his fifth save with a strikeout and a hit in one inning at Rhode Island on April 21
-Tallied a sixth save with a strikeout in 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief on April 23 vs. Manhattan
-Recorded a four-inning save on April 24 vs. Manhattan for his seventh of the season, tallying four strikeouts with one run on four hits and one strikeout
-Walked two batters in 1 2/3 innings in two appearances against Monmouth
-Picked up his record-breaking eight save of the season at Canisius on May 14 with the five-out save, pitched 2 2/3 total in the doubleheader
-Won his second game of the season with three innings pitched at Fairfield on May 19, allowing one run on two hits with one walk and one strikeout
As a Freshman in 2014-15:
-Was a crucial part of the Bobcats pitching staff
-Tied for second on the team in appearances and made five starts, including one postseason start
-Tied for team lead with six wins, second on team with 49 strikeouts, second in K/6 at 7.43 and third on team with 4.10 ERA
-Went 6-4 with one save and his 4.10 ERA
-Made first career start in season opener, allowing one hit with one walk and six strikeouts in six scoreless innings at James Madison on Feb. 27
-Pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings with two walks in two appearances at Saint Peter’s on March 22-23
-Earned first career victory in relief against Siena with two perfect innings and two strikeouts on March 30
-Picked up a win with one inning allowing one hit against CCSU on Apr. 8 in a 12 inning victory
-Record the win in 2 1/3 innings of scoreless work, allowing two hits with four strikeouts against Fairfield on Apr. 19
-Picked up a win with three innings pitched, allowing one run on one hit with one walk and two strikeouts against Albany on Apr. 21
-Recorded first career save with three strikeouts in three perfect innings at Massachusetts on Apr. 29
-Earned the win with five innings of relief allowing one run on five hits with four strikeouts at Rider on May 10
-Won his first career playoff game with seven strong innings allowing one run on four hits with three walks and a career-high seven strikeouts against Canisius on May 21
Before Quinnipiac:
-Two-sport athlete in baseball and basketball
-Won four varsity letters in baseball
-NCCC Conference Tournament Champions with 17-6 record in 2014
-Windsor Locks American Legion team went 26-2
-Named All-State and All-Conference in 2014 high school season
-Named NCCC Tournament MVP
-2013 Zone 8 American Legion Pitcher of the Year
-2013 and 2014 team MVP
-Owns high school team records in ERA, strikeouts, wins and batting average
Personal:
-Son of Randy and Maria Hitt
-Has one sister, Natalie
-Relatives Steve Tosches played football at URI, Casey Tosches played football at Susquehanna University, Jason Tosches played lacrosse at Moravian College, Patrick Horan played soccer at Susquehanna University and John Lambert played baseball at Washington College
-Majoring in Business
Career Highs:
IP: 7, four times, last at Manhattan (5/7/17)
Ks: 8, against Canisius (4/30/17)
Hits: 11, twice, last vs. Fairfield (5/19/17)
BB: 4, vs. Fairfield (5/19/17)
Runs: 9, twice, last vs. Fairfield (5/19/17)
ER: 8, three times, last at Iona (4/14/17)
