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Robert Skinnon, a native of Southington, Conn., was a four-year standout for the UNH baseball program from 1998-2001 and is the program's second all-time leader in base hits with 233. Skinnon amassed his, at the time, record number of hits while batting exactly .400 during his career, including a personal-best .479 average en route to New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Player of the Year honors as a junior in 2000.

As a freshman second baseman, Skinnon helped UNH make its most recent run to the College World Series in 1998, batting .353 with 26 RBIs as UNH finished as Northeast Region champions and ranked 22nd in the final national poll. Overall, the team was 103-45-1 during his four seasons under then-head coach Frank "Porky" Vieira, with two appearances in the NCAA tournament. Skinnon led the nation in runs scored as a sophomore in 1999, scoring 59 that season and 175 overall in four seasons. He drove in 113 runs during his career, with 44 doubles, 7 triples and 17 home runs. Skinnon remains the all-time leader with his 175 runs scored and is among the program's all-time leaders in batting average (6th), doubles (6th), total bases (2nd) and on base percentage (6th). After graduation, Skinnon went on to play professionally, including a two-year stint in Italy, before taking up a career at ESPN.