University of Evansville Athletics

At UE - Robbie Minor returns as one of the top defensive shortstops in the country...Combines great range and instincts defensively with a strong arm...Is a tough out offensively and a key run producer in the UE batting order. 2006 - Started 62 of UE’s 65 games at shortstop...Hit .277 with six doubles, four triples, a home run, and 33 RBI...Earned NCAA All-Regional and MVC All-Tournament status after hitting a team-best .421 (16-for-38) with 11 RBI in UE’s 10 postseason games...Hit his first collegiate home run in UE’s 10-6 victory over Lehigh (6/3) in the NCAA Tournament with a game-winning two-out, walk-off grand slam to cap a seven-run ninth-inning rally...Enters this year riding a 10-game hitting streak...17 multi-hit games...All 33 of his RBI came in UE victories...Voted the MVC’s best defensive shortstop by Baseball America...Posted a .972 fielding percentage, while compiling a school-record 209 assists...Enters his senior year 12th all-time in the MVC in career assists with 599...Also earned first team MVC Scholar-Athlete status last year...Helped Vermont to the New England Collegiate League championship as an NECBL all-star...Hit .296 over the summer. 2005 - Started 57 of UE’s 58 games...Honorable mention MVC Scholar-Athlete team pick...Third on the team with a .316 average...Second on the team with 67 hits, 38 runs, and 37 RBI...Seventh in the MVC with 18 stolen bases...Posted a .953 fielding percentage...20 multi-hit games...Went 4-for-6 with the game-winning hit at #21 Wichita State (4/3)...Hit team-best .500 in MVC Tournament play...Helped Vermont to the NECBL’s Northern Division title with a game-winning home run in the championship game. 2004 - The only UE player to play in all 60 games...56 starts...Fifth on the team with a .298 average and 31 RBIs...12 multi-hit games, including four-straight multi-hit games from 5/2-5/15...Fifth in the NECBL in steals (16) while playing for Vermont. Background - An all-state baseball, basketball, and football player at Rock Falls High...Team MVP in all three sports...Set a school record with 89 stolen bases...Majoring in accounting...Chose UE to receive a quality education and to play Division I baseball.