2009 Baseball Roster
Roster
Otto Roberts
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Belleville, Ill.
- High School:
- Belleville West HS
Belleville West High School (2005-08)
Drafted in 2008 in the 23rd round by the Cleveland Indians ... Declined the Indians’ offer in order to play for Creighton ... Lettered in baseball his junior and senior years ... Coming into his senior season was listed in the top 300 prospects in the country by Perfect Game USA and moved up into the top 200 by March ... In 2008 struck out 101 batters in 59.2 innings ... His 101 strikeouts ranked sixth in the St. Louis Area according to StLToday.com ... Team was Regional Champion his junior year ... Named First-Team Southwestern Conference, All-Area and All-State his senior year ... Named Second-Team Southwestern Conference his junior year ... As a junior was 4-1 with a 2.02 ERA ... Had 37 strikeouts in 41 innings ... In the summer of 2007 played for the St. Louis Pirates with current Bluejays Nick Musec and Brandon Koenigstein ... Another Bluejay to play for the Pirates at one time is current freshman C.J. Rose ... In 2008 played for the Belleville Senior Legion under head coach Mike Harris ... Team won the 2008 Legion State title ... Involved in the National Honor Society.
Profile
Birthday: December 17, 1989
Parents: Dana and Otto Roberts
Siblings: Jennifer and Rachel
Why Creighton?: Academics
Favorite Athlete: Albert Pujols
Favorite MLB Team: Cardinals
