Robert Broom Earns Third All-American Honor

MACON, Ga. – For the third time this postseason and second time Wednesday, former Mercer relief pitcher Robert Broom was named a Third Team All-American – this time by D1Baseball.com – as the organization announced its All-American teams.

Broom, who was recently selected by the Cleveland Indians organization in the 10th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, was named a Third Team All-American by Perfect Game/Rawlings earlier Wednesday and by Baseball America on May 31.

The right-handed sidewinder went 10-4 with a 1.70 earned run average over 74.0 innings and 31 appearances. He became just the 10th player in program history to record 100 or more strikeouts in a single season (111). Broom led the Southern Conference and ranked among national leaders in strikeouts per nine innings (third, 13.5), ERA (eighth, 1.70) and wins (10th, 10).

The Rising Fawn, Ga., native repeated as the SoCon's top relief pitcher, earning first team all-conference honors for the second straight year. Of his 31 appearances, 13 were three innings or more, including a standout performance at No. 1 Florida when Broom tossed 12 strikeouts over a career-long six innings to lead Mercer to a 6-4 win in Gainesville, Fla.

Broom was one of two SoCon players and one of three players from Georgia schools included on the D1Baseball All-American First, Second and Third teams. The teams can be viewed in full by clicking here.

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