Robert Broom

Photo by: Tim Casey & Allison Curry

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Awards/Accolades

2018 MLB Draft selection (10th round, 313th overall pick to Cleveland Indians)
2018 Third Team All-American (Baseball America / Perfect Game/Rawlings / D1Baseball.com)
2018 All-SoCon First team (Coaches & Media)
2018 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List
2018 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Watch List
2018 Preseason All-SoCon First Team
2017 Cape Cod All-League Team (Brewster Whitecaps)
2017 All-SoCon First Team (Coaches & Media)
2017 SoCon Pitcher of the Month (April)
2017 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Midseason Watch List
2017 SoCon Pitcher of the Week (April 17-23)
2017 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Watch List
2016 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American
2016 SoCon All-Freshman Team

Season-by-Season
2018

Solidified himself as one of the top relief pitchers in the Southeast as a junior
Was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 10th round of the MLB Draft, joining fellow junior Austin Cox as the first Mercer teammates to be taken in the first 10 rounds of a single draft
Went 10-4 with a 1.70 ERA over 74.0 innings pitched
Made 31 appearances on the mound, including his first career start in the SoCon Tournament semifinals vs. Samford (May 26)
Ranked fourth nationally in strikeouts per nine innings (13.5)
Led Mercer to a win over top-ranked Florida with a career-defining performance of 6.0 shutout innings & 12 strikeouts
Became the 10th player in program history to toss 100-plus strikeouts in a single season (111)
Limited opposing batters to a .209 average against
Tallied two saves at Kennesaw State (Feb. 27) & Western Carolina (April 21)
Recorded seven relief appearances of 4.0 innings or more

2017

Emerged as the SoCon’s top relief pitcher, earning First Team accolades after an impressive sophomore campaign
Went 8-2 with a 2.04 ERA over 61.2 innings pitched
Owned a staggering .194 opposing batting average against
31 appearances ranked 36th nationally and second in the SoCon
Ranked 12th nationally with 11.97 strikeouts per nine innings (82 total)
Was at his best during conference action, going 5-0 with a 1.07 ERA in 25.1 innings pitched
Led the SoCon with 6.13 hits allowed per nine innings (24th nationally)
Finished the season ranked second in career ERA (2.82) among the SoCon’s active pitchers
Finished the season ranked sixth in SoCon history with 11.33 strikeouts per nine innings for his career
Tossed career-high 5.0 innings twice at Austin Peay (3/5) and Wofford (5/14)
Struck out career-high eight batters at VMI (4/13)

2016

Established himself as one of the SoCon’s top relievers during stellar freshman season
Led nation with 41 appearances
Posted team-best 3.57 ERA and 75 strikeouts
Went 4-3 in 63.0 innings pitched
Recorded four saves and limited opposing batters to a .257 batting average
Threw four innings of one-hit ball at nationally-ranked Georgia Tech (4/19)
Logged at least four strikeouts nine times, including six vs. Savannah State (3/29)

Before Mercer
High School