In high-leverage situations, Findlay has turned to Robinson and the hard-throwing righty has delivered, making some conference history over the past week by picking up his 11th save.
By virtue of their workload compared to starters, relievers tend to get overlooked, but the North Division is stocked with talented late-inning arms like Ohio Dominican’s Brad Wilson (7 SV), Hillsdale’s David Toth (6 SV) and Malone’s Christian Specht (5 SV). And if recent history has served any indication, a loaded bullpen is a must to make a deep run at the conference tournament.
Robinson slammed the door shut in a save situation against Lake Erie as he tossed a scoreless ninth to protect a gem from starter Colin Gossard (8 IP, 3 H, 9 K).
Robinson officially set the Great Midwest single-season record for saves, passing Kentucky Wesleyan’s Noah Boswell and his 10 recorded in the spring of 2014.
In three appearances against the Storm, Robinson combined for 3.1 scoreless frames with four strikeouts. He is working on a streak of 11 consecutive scoreless appearances dating back to March 18, a span that included 15 strikeouts in 10.1 innings.
Robinson has made a team-high 18 appearances and has a 3.50 ERA in 18 innings pitched to go with 25 strikeouts.