Skidmore College Athletics Hall of Fame
An outstanding two-sport athlete, Rob Hutchison ’07 distinguished himself as a leader whose contributions to Skidmore Men’s Hockey and Baseball are legendary.
A talented baseball player, Hutchison was a three-time Liberty League All-Academic (2005-2007) and a Liberty League First Team All-Star (2007). That year, he was named team captain, earning the Skidmore College Athletics Leadership Award. He led Skidmore to two league championships as well as the program’s first two NCAA Division III tournaments (2005, 2007). The 2005 team finished third in the NCAA regional, the Thoroughbred’s best national finish. Hutchison tied a 20-year-old NCAA Division III record for stolen bases in a game (7) in a 2007 win at Vassar. He completed his senior season near the top in several program career offensive categories, including games played (second, 147), runs (second, 116), hits (seventh, 130), and stolen bases (second, 95).
An equally powerful ice hockey player, Hutchison led the team in scoring his sophomore and senior year, when he racked up 11 goals and 19 assists for 30 points. He was named assistant captain in 2006, returning as captain in 2007. That year, he guided the men to a 16-8-2 overall record and national ranking. A three-time Eastern College Athletic Conference East All-Academic (2005 -2007), he was named an ECAC East Honorable Mention All-Star in 2007. Hutchison concluded his career with a team-record 102 games played and 44 goals and 53 assists for 97 points, placing him 12th on the program’s all-time scoring list.
According to hockey coach Neil Sinclair, Hutchison’s “quiet leadership on and off the ice set the tone for the team’s success his senior year. His teammates could count on him to make a play when it was most needed.”
Baseball coach Ron Plourde reflects, “Rob was as tough as they come. He was gifted with quick hands and tremendous speed; he was a real gamer. He never took a day off on the ball field and could always be counted on. I would take a whole team of Rob Hutchisons.”
