MATT ROBERTSON
What, pray tell, is Bob Fornelli up to?
The ESU baseball coach added Barton County pitcher Matt Robertson — younger brother of Detroit Tigers pitcher Nate Robertson — to his recruiting class and … what a class. Robertson, who has been drafted twice by the Tigers (42nd round 2007, 49th round 2008), is the sixth Barton player to sign with the Hornets and one of 10 Jayhawk Conference players headed to ESU. Along with three Division I transfers. There is only one high school player in the class — Jordan Welch out of Central Heights.
It’s almost like … Fornelli’s trying to win a national championship or something.
Take a look at the entire class (below), compliments of ESU’s Donald Weast:
Hornet Baseball Signees for 2010 Season
Name Ht Pos. Hometown/Previous School
David Allbritton 6-6 C Shreveport, La./Barton County CC
Spencer Blades 6-2 LHP Liberty, Mo./Barton County CC
Zack Carlson 6-2 INF Topeka, Kan./New Mexico Univ.
Michael Cotter 6-6 RHP Overland Park, Kan./Barton County CC
Matthew Dahms 6-1 C Kansas City, Mo./Barton County CC
J.D. Herman 6-0 INF Omaha, Neb./Butler County CC
Tyler Herrig 6-0 INF Leavenworth, Kan./Florida Atlantic
Jake Hosey 6-1 RHP Topeka, Kan./Allen County CC
Tyler Knight 6-2 OF Lawrence, Kan./Sam Houston State
Jake Martin 6-2 LHP Shawnee, Kan./Mid American Nazarene
Matt Robertson 6-1 RHP Valley Center, Kan./Barton County CC
Kyle Rosine 6-0 RHP Knob Noster, Mo./Hutchinson CC
Drew Smith 6-3 RHP Eaton, Colo./Barton County CC
Jordan Welch 6-1 INF Princeton, Kan./Central Heights HS
Drew Wilkinson 6-2 OF Manhattan, Kan./Hutchinson CC