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• Texas Southern names Robertson head baseball coach

  
  

  Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Texas Southern named Michael Robertson its new head baseball coach on Friday.

  Robertson, a Houston native, fills the position vacated early this week by Candy Robinson, who stepped down after 19 years at the helm.

  "I'm pleased to have a coach with the caliber of Michael Robertson to join the Texas Southern University family," said athletics director Charles McClelland. "He has a history of winning at all levels that he has participated in, and we're going to look for him to propel our baseball program into one of the nation's elite." Robertson comes to TSU from Prairie View A&M, where he has manned the dugout since 2003. Under Robertson, Prairie View won the 2006 and 2007 Southwestern Athletic Conference championships and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.

  "I am excited to be a part of the Texas Southern baseball program," Robertson said. "It's like coming home for me."

  06/27 20:05:58 ET