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#7 Jacob Robson
Position: OF
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 177
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Windsor, Ont., Canada
High School: Vincent Massey Secondary School
Experience: High School
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HIGH SCHOOL: 
Prepped at Vincent Massey Secondary School in Windsor, Ontrario • Three-year starting center-fielder  and leadoff hitter at Vincent Massey SS • Coached by Logan Lenarduzzi  • Team MVP who starred on team that won the 2010 Ontario provincial championship • Tabbed as the 2011 VMSS Junior Athlete of the Year • Also starred in badminton and volleyball • Four-year academic honor roll selection and past winner of the Principal's Scholar-Athlete Award • Two-time member and teammate of fellow MSU freshman Kyle Hann on the Baseball Canada Junior National Team • Hit .290 and stole six bases in nine games in 2012 with Silver Medalist Team Canada • Starred for Coach Greg Hamilton on the team that advanced to the championship game of the 2012 IBAF 18A World Championship held in Seoul, South Korea • Leadoff hitter each year in high school and both years with Team Canada • Fashioned a .404 career batting with the Ontario Blue Jays, coached by Dan Bleiwas • Hit .472 with 77 hits, 70 runs scored, 41 RBI and 50 stolen bases in 2012 with the Blue Jays • Also played summer club baseball in 2011 with the Tecumseh (Ont.) Thunder, coached by Dave Cooper •  Trained at the Windsor Legion Track and Field Club with fellow MSU freshman Brandon McBride, a member of the MSU track team.

DRAFT HISTORY: 
Selected by the San Diego Padres in the 30th round (915th pick overall) of MLB's 2012 First-Year Player Draft.

PERSONAL:
Born Jacob Charles Robson on November 20, 1994 in London, Ontario • Son of Jill and Charles Robson of Windsor, Ontario • Majoring in mathematics.

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