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Morehead State senior catcher
Chris Robinson and Belmont senior third baseman
Matt Beaty have been named 2015 Louisville Slugger All-Americans by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
Robinson was a first-team selection while Beaty was a second-team pick. It marks the second-straight season the OVC has produced at least one first-team All-American on the baseball diamond.
Entering the NCAA Tournament Robinson, the OVC Player of the Year who led his team to the OVC Tournament Championship, ranks second nationally in hits (98), runs (77) and total bases (160), fourth in RBI (69), fifth in batting average (.412) and sixth in doubles (25). Among the 17 first-team All-Americans selected, he leads the group in doubles. Robinson also paces the league in batting average, hits, runs and total bases, while ranking third in doubles and RBI.
If Robinson records two more hits will become just the sixth player in OVC history to reach the 100-hit plateau in a single-season (the OVC single-season record is 108). He also owns a .672 slugging percentage and .480 on-base mark. Robinson leads the team with 28 multi-hit efforts, including six performances of four or more hits. He also paces MSU with 20 multi-RBI games, including 12 contests with three or more runs knocked in. Robinson, a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, also owns a .990 fielding percentage and has stolen a team-best 10 bases.
Beaty, a first-team All-OVC selection, ranks among national leaders in several categories. The senior currently ranks second in RBI (76) and RBI/game (1.31), third in total bases (159), eighth in hits (91), 10th in doubles (19), 15th in slugging (.668) and 19th in batting average (.382). The infielder was also recently named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, given to the nation's top player by the NCBWA.
Beaty was also named to the OVC All-Tournament Team after recording seven hits, two doubles, and a triple in helping Belmont to a pair of victories. He finished his Bruin career by ranking in the Top 10 of seven different batting categories including second in runs (184), third in doubles (59), fourth in triples (13) and sixth in at-bats (755).