USC two-sport star Duce Robinson gets a double for his first collegiate hit

Duce naturally got a double as his first hit as a USC Trojan. Poetry.

Duce Robinson, at 6-5 and 225 pounds from Phoenix, is getting his first action on the USC baseball diamond. Trojan fans know Duce Robinson as the highly-touted freshman receiver on the football team, but he came to USC as a two-sport athlete, football and baseball.

Robinson had 16 catches for 335 yards and two touchdowns in the 2023 football season. Recruiting services had him as a top tight end coming out of high school, but Lincoln Riley made it clear that he will be a receiver for the Trojans.

Duce made it clear that he wanted to continue his baseball career at USC. There was a time last spring when it was uncertain if Robinson would play pro baseball instead of joining the Trojan football team.  He didn’t reach a high-enough draft status, however, to focus solely on baseball and cash in on the opportunity of pursuing an MLB dream just yet. He wanted to keep both fires burning in football and baseball. After completing his first USC football season, he has turned the page to baseball.

Robinson’s power, size and raw athleticism give him enormous potential. We will see how much Robinson can grow as he tries to reach the ceiling of the sum total of his abilities. We all got a first glimpse of that potential on Sunday in Arlington, Texas. Robinson got his first college baseball hit for USC against TCU.

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