| Breaking News |  | Tuesday, April 28th, 2009: Zero Hits for Robinson, UAB Halts Hit Streak
Rick Robinson had his hitting streak snapped at 20 games today during a 6-4 Northwestern win over the UAB Dragons at Purple Haze Ballpark. The 18-year-old second baseman was hitless in 4 at-bats.
Looking at his stats this year, Robinson has compiled a .317 batting average, while hitting no home runs and driving in 16 runs. He has played in 45 games and scored 16 runs.
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| Monday, April 27th, 2009: Robinson Hits in 20 Straight Games
The Purple Haze won the game today, but you would have been hard pressed to find anyone talking about it. The focus seemed to be on second baseman Rick Robinson extending his hitting streak to 20 games by going 1-for-5 in the game.
"Sure we are happy that we won, but seeing Rick extend his streak was also special," said a jubilant Northwestern manager. "He's a special player who is capable of doing some amazing things at the plate."
For the record, the Purple Haze defeated the UAB Dragons 10-8 at Purple Haze Ballpark.
R. Robinson grounded out in the 1st, struck out in the 3rd, flied out in the 4th, struck out in the 6th and doubled in the 8th.
So far this season Robinson is batting .323 with no home runs, 16 RBIs and 16 runs scored. He has 63 hits in 195 at-bats, 4 walks and a .338 OBP. Robinson has played in 44 games.
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 | Wednesday, April 15th, 2009: Pittsburgh Blanked by Williams
The Pittsburgh Cathedrals had no answer today for Dragons pitcher Danny Williams. They failed to score a single run against him, losing 15-0. Pittsburgh managed only 6 hits off Williams and suffered 5 strikeouts.
This season Williams has worked 72.1 innings with 63 strikeouts en route to a 5-0 record and a 2.86 ERA.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 25-31, .446 PCT | | Position in Division | 7th, 11.0 GB | | Record at home | 14-14, .500 PCT | | Record on the road | 11-17, .393 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 2-1, .667 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 5-6, .455 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 10-9, .526 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 15-22, .405 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 2-8, .200 PCT | | Record in February | 2-0, 1.000 PCT | | Record in March | 15-11, .577 PCT | | Record in April | 8-20, .286 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .273 - 34th in USCBA COL | | On-Base Percentage | .346 - 26th in USCBA COL | | Slugging Percentage | .411 - 23rd in USCBA COL | | On-Base + Slugging | .757 - 24th in USCBA COL | | Runs Scored | 305 - 9th in USCBA COL | | Hits | 536 - 33rd in USCBA COL | | Extra-Base Hits | 174 - tied for 11th in USCBA COL | | Home Runs | 44 - tied for 17th in USCBA COL | | Bases-On-Balls | 216 - tied for 5th in USCBA COL | | Strikeouts | 412 - 19th in USCBA COL | | Stolen Bases | 53 - tied for 20th in USCBA COL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.62 - 20th in USCBA COL | | Starters' ERA | 4.92 - 26th in USCBA COL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.02 - 4th in USCBA COL | | Runs allowed | 288 - 21st in USCBA COL | | Hits allowed | 565 - 20th in USCBA COL | | Opponents AVG | .285 - 21st in USCBA COL | | BABIP | .348 - 25th in USCBA COL | | Home Runs allowed | 52 - 32nd in USCBA COL | | Bases-On-Balls | 164 - tied for 12th in USCBA COL | | Strikeouts | 456 - 10th in USCBA COL |
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