Kennett native Reese Robinett draws high praise from Arkansas’ Van Horn

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) – Kennett standout Reese Robinett is already making an influence in Fayetteville.

Robinett, the incoming freshman, powered the Indians each on the mound and on the plate all through his 4 seasons. He signed with the Diamond Hogs as an infielder final yr.

Coach Dave Van Horn was requested concerning the influence he thinks the slugging infielder can have.

“Reese Robinett, the story with him rising up was he’s a very good hitter, huge left-handed hitter up in Missouri and was a man that we would have liked to get on, we adopted him round a bit bit and he hit,” Van Horn mentioned. “After we dedicated him I talked to lots of people that watched their crew or had youngsters on these groups a number of the dad and mom, they’d say he simply hits and, he’s type of a quiet child and he’s received a nickname of ‘Large Nation’ in right here. , everyone, each crew wants a ‘Large Nation.’ I prefer it.”

Van Horn additionally talked about what place we might see Robinett at on the diamond.

“[He] was the third baseman in highschool, a number of instances that interprets to a primary baseman at our stage, however he’s, he’s fairly good over there; he’s a very good first baseman,” Van Horn mentioned. “We’re enjoying him in each spots, however the bat within the second half was actually good. And he proved that he hit some good pitching. , he makes use of the entire subject. He’s received a very good swing for an enormous man. It’s brief, however highly effective, and I believe he’s received a brilliant future right here.”

Robinett and the Diamond Hogs will open their season on February seventeenth in Texas.

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