| Robby Graham |
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Outlook for 2009: Appears to have recovered from shoulder surgery at the end of the 2008 season...Coaches are anxious to see the hitter that he is capable of being...Has moved from rightfield to left, but will be counted on to be ready to play both corner outfield positions.
2008 (Freshman): Hit .240 in 49 games...Started in 48...Made starts in rightfield (33), leftfield (5), centerfield (3) and as the DH (7)...Hit two home runs and legged out five doubles...Scored 21 runs and totaled 21 RBI...Struck out 58 times...Drove in 11 runs with two outs...Lone U of M freshman to record 10 or more multi-hit games...Posted six games with multiple RBI totals...Strung together an eight-game hit streak (3/8/08-3/23/08)...Went 2-for-4 vs. Seton Hall in his college debut (2/22/08)...Hit .409 though his first six games...Was 2-for-5 with two RBI and his first collegiate homer vs. Creighton (3/5/08)...Went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two runs scored vs. Ohio (2/2/09)...Hit .500 (6-for-12) in the UCF series...Notched a career-high three RBI vs. Murray State (2/27/08) and Marshall (3/29/08).
Prep: Was a four-year letterman and three-year starter for Head Coach Mike Vanaman at Cordova High School...Saw time on the mound, at shortstop, and third base during his prep career with the Wolves...Won acclaim as a four-time all-district selection in centerfield...Cordova's all-time record holder with 144 career hits, 141 runs scored, 78 RBI, 70 walks, 15 home runs and 23 doubles...2007: Helped lead Cordova to a 2007 MIAA City Championship and Region VII Semifinal appearance...TCBA AA/D-II All-State performer...Earned District 14-AAA All-Tournament honors...Named Team MVP, Gold Glove winner and Pitcher of the Year...Was an All-Metro selection...Set the CHS single-season mark with a .473 batting average...Tied former Tiger Jordan Hart for Cordova's single-season record with six homers in his senior season...Recorded 18 extra base hits, including six doubles, and six triples...Stole 27 stolen bases in 30 attempts...Drove in 24 runs...Slugged .868 and reached base at a .624 clip...Shined on the mound, going 3-4 with a 4.93 ERA...Struck out 43 in 44 innings...2006: Hit .383 with three home runs and 32 RBI...Slugged .645, got on base at a .500 clip and scored 37 runs in his junior campaign of 2006 en route to all-metro and all-district honors...2005: Was named to the super sophomore team and helped the Wolves to district and regional titles...Hit .310 with nine RBI, five doubles and three home runs...Teamed up with fellow Tiger freshman Jonathan Jones to lead the Dulin's Dodgers to an 18-U World Series title.
Personal: Full name is Robert James Graham...Son of Jeff Sr. and Kathleen Graham...Born August 30, 1988...Has an older brother, Jeff Jr...Was an honor roll student at CHS...Major is undecided.
Graham's Career Statistics
Yr Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO SB-A
08 .240 49-48 179 21 43 5 0 2 21 54 .302 25 2 58 3-5
Tot .240 49-48 179 21 43 5 0 2 21 54 .302 25 2 58 3-5
