Robinson able to clean up UT’s messes

Texas has made it to Omaha for a record 36th time because the Horns got contributions from most every spot, from the bottom of the batting order where Tate Shaw and Ryan “Deadpool” Reynolds helped produce runs in the two most important games of the season to a stoic middle reliever who doubles as a right-handed fire extinguisher.

Reliever Parker Joe Robinson is cooler than an ice chest full of cucumbers. It’s become a running joke that he hardly changes expression no matter how dire the situation.

Robinson threw 2⅔ innings of one-hit ball Monday in Game 3 against Tennessee Tech, keeping the Horns in the game. He entered in the sixth inning with the bases loaded and gave up only one run on a sacrifice fly. The Horns held on.

After he walked off the mound, his teammates appeared tons more excited. When asked if he had a big surge of emotion after recording the biggest out of his career, Robinson drew cackles from the media after the most obvious answer of the day: “No.”

“We just laugh when we see him run onto the field with the bases loaded,” teammate Kody Clemens said. “But he just goes to work. He’s unfazed.”

Robinson is the son of Jeff Robinson, who played for Augie Garrido at Cal State Fullerton before pitching in the big leagues for nine years. This year’s Titans team came within one win of Omaha, losing to Washington in the super regionals.

“Unfortunately (Fullerton) didn’t make it and that would have been a great story having Fullerton and Texas both there,” Robinson said. “My