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Daniel Robert Season 2017

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Daniel Robert Season 2017

PositionUTIL
Weight236 lbs
Height6-5
ClassSenior
HometownHoover, Ala.
Previous SchoolL/R

2017 -- SENIOR YEAR
Saw action in 60 of Auburn’s 63 games and earned starts in 59 of them … turned in a .290/.402/.429 slash line … led the team with 41 RBI and tied for second with five home runs … also led the team with 11 stolen bases … turned in 16 multi-hit performances and drove in two or more runs in a team-best 13 games … made six relief appearances on the mound and posted a 1-0 record with a 2.16 ERA … didn’t allow an earned run in five of his six trips to the bump … went 4-for-4 with a double, triple, RBI and two runs scored in the season opener vs. George Washington (2/17) … went 3-for-4 with three RBI vs. Samford (2/28) … drove in three more runs and collected two hits vs. Presbyterian (3/10) … earned the win on the mound after throwing 1.1 scoreless innings and striking out three at Georgia (3/24) … hit a home run and drove in a season-high four runs in a win at Samford (4/11) … also pitched a scoreless inning of relief in that game … went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in the series opener vs. No. 16 Arkansas (4/21) … went on a season-long seven-game hit streak from 4/14-25 … hit his final home run of the season in a 2-for-4, two-RBI performance in the series opener vs. Ole Miss (5/18) … went 3-for-4 in the NCAA Regional vs. UCF (6/2) … was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 21st round of the 2017 MLB Draft. 

2016 -- JUNIOR YEAR

Appeared in 29 games overall ... Made 27 starts in the field with 20 in right field and seven at first base ... Also made five appearances on the mound ... Batted .245 overall with two homers, 12 RBI, five doubles and 18 runs scored ... Perfect 4-for-4 in stolen bases ... Four outfield assists ... season-best seven game hitting streak ... Best reached base streak was 15 games ... Hit .324 in abbreviated SEC season ... Two hits on Opening Day vs. Sacramento State (2/19) ... homered on 2/27 vs. Southern ... Three hits and three runs scored vs. Alabama A&M (3/1) ... six hits, three runs and three RBI in doubleheader vs. Texas A&M (3/19) .... Solo homer vs. Aggies (3/20) ... Hit .615 (8-for-13) in Texas A&M series with five runs, two doubles, one homer and four RBI ... Two hits and two runs at Arkansas (3/26) ... Suffered hand injury that ended offensive season on April 7 ... Posted a 6.75 ERA in 6.2 innings pitched on the season ... Two scoreless innings at Alabama (5/8)

2015 – SOPHOMORE YEAR
Made appearances in 57 games … Started 55 … Also made three pitching appearances … Started 54 games at first base while also making one start as Designated Hitter … Lead the team in RBI with 38 … Tied for lead on team with three home runs and three triples … Posted a .298 batting average … First Homerun came with his first start of the year at home against Alabama State (2/18) … Posted a nine game hitting streak from (3/17 – 3/31) … In 5 at bats recorded 4 hits 2 RBI and one Homerun at home against Vanderbilt (3/21) … Recorded season high two doubles on the road at Samford (3/31) …. Started all six games of postseason play where ended the year on a six game hitting streak (5/19 – 5/31) … Recorded three hits with two RBI in tournament play against Kentucky (5/19) … Only steal of the year came in NCAA Regional play against Charleston (5/31) … Second on team with .429 Slugging Percentage ... batted .296 in SEC games with 20 RBI and eight extra base hits ... led team with nine multi-RBI games

2014 - FRESHMAN YEAR
Hit .281 with one home run and 12 RBI as a freshman ... Appeared in 45 games with 39 starts, primarily as the designated hitter ... Also made three starts at first base ... Hit .290 in SEC play, second on the team ... Had five doubles and one triple ... Hit first career home run in 7th inning of Sunday game vs. Mississippi State (5/4), snapping 29-inning scoreless streak for Auburn ... Went 2-3 with a run, a walk and a stolen base vs. Presbyterian (3/1) ... Had an RBI in each of the first two games of the Texas A&M series ... Led team with .556 on-base percentage in Missouri series

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Briarwood Christian School in Hoover, Ala., for former Auburn head coach Steve Renfroe ... Three-time all-state selection (2011, 2012, 2013) ... Named to all-county and Over The Mountain teams all four years of high school ... Shelby County Player of the Year in 2011 ... Birmingham News Metro Player of the Year in 2011 (batted .546) ... Ranked as top position player in Alabama by ESPN ... AHSAA All-Star ... Invited to Team USA tryouts ... East Coach Pro Showcase ... Helped team to area title all four years of high school ... Played summer ball for EXCEL Baseball with coaches Matthew Maniscalco and Steve Gendron ... Also played football, helping team to state runner-up finish in 2011.

PERSONAL
Daniel McGee Robert ... Parents are Greg and Lisa Robert ... Father was a football letterman at Auburn from 1968-69 ... Studying in College of Liberal Arts

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Freshman
2014

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6-4 / 249 lbs
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Sophomore
2015

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6-4 / 249 lbs
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Junior
2016

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6-5 / 236 lbs