Robbins joins Pepperdine after two years at Notre Dame. During his tenure with the Fighting Irish, the team broke a school record for home runs with 87 in a season and led the nation in fielding percentage with an impressive .985. His first year on staff, the 2023 team went all the way to Omaha, ending their season at the College World Series. Notre Dame had two players drafted in the 2024 MLB draft in the 5th and 8th rounds.Â
Prior to Notre Dame, Robbins was at Old Dominion for seven seasons. Power is Robbins specialty and in 2021, Old Dominion finished second in the country with 105 home runs only to be upstaged by themselves the following season, hitting 128 home runs, finishing third nationwide. His team also finished in the top 15 among all teams in home runs per game, scoring, and slugging percentage.Â
The 2022 offense saw three players hit above .300, led by Matt Coutney's .376 average, who was later drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 10th round of the 2022 MLB Draft. He was joined by Andy Garriola, who led Robbins's offense with 80 RBI and 25 home runs and was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round.
Before Old Dominion, he spent the 2015 season at Kentucky Wesleyan College where he helped lead the Panthers to a 32-18 record. His offense led their league in batting average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage.
Robbins spent his collegiate years playing at Western Kentucky University and was a 10th round draft pick by the Atlanta Braves in 2011.
