2026 (Senior): MAAC All-Academic Team … Appeared in seven games … Started in three … Posted a 1-2 win and loss record … Logged a 5.76 ERA … Registered 25.0 innings on the rubber … Surrendered 34 hits … Allowed 21 runs, 16, of those, were earned … Walked seven batters … Punched out 20 batters faced … Faced 122 batters … Opened his second season donning the Green and White with 4.2 innings of work, having struck out five batters, and walking one batter in Puerto Rico vs. Seton Hall (Feb. 14) … Totaled another four strikeouts in three innings of work at Norfolk State (Feb. 21) … Assisted with another five strikeouts in 3.2 innings on the rubber in victory over Canisius (Apr. 24) … Ended the season with victory over Iona in five innings of work and tying a season high five strikeouts (May 15).

2025 (Junior): Appeared in 12 games … Started in six … Posted a 2-4 win and loss record … Logged a 6.46 ERA in his first year in Riverdale … Registered 46.0 innings on the bump … Punched out 32 batters faced … Surrendered one triple … Faced 212 batters … Added an opposing batting average clip of .261 … Opened his Jasper tenure with two innings at Mississippi State (Feb. 14) … Added one strikeout in two innings on the rubber at St. John’s (Mar. 18) … Assisted in the team victory over Sacred Heart with four strikeouts in 1.2 innings of work (Mar. 23) … Earned first win of the season in 3.2 innings, two strikeouts, and one run allowed at Quinnipiac (Mar. 30) … Posted a season high seven strikeouts in seven innings with one earned run allowed in effort at UMBC (Apr. 25) … Logged second win of the year in seven inning outing, with one strikeout, and one triple allowed vs. Saint Peter’s (May 2) … Ended the season with five strikeouts in six innings of work at Mount St. Mary’s (May 16).

2024 at GateWay Community College (Sophomore): Appeared in 14 games … Started in 12 … Posted a 4-5 win and loss record … Logged 72.0 innings of work … Surrendered 66 hits … Allowed 57 runs, 43, of which, were earned … Walked 33 opposing batters … Struck out 77 batters … Supplied a clip of 9.63 K/9 … Registered a 5.38 ERA.

2023 at Phoenix College (Freshman): Appeared in 12 games, all in relief ... Posted a 1-0 win and loss record ... Logged a 1.38 ERA ... Surrendered 16 hits ... Allowed seven runs, two, of which, were earned ... Punched out 15 batters ... Supplied a 10.38 K/9 ratio ... Faced 66 batters.

Prior to College: Attended Perry High School… Played baseball as a right-handed pitcher… Competed for Gateway Community College and Phoenix College…Son of John Romero and Diana Haner… Majoring in Finance.

Why Romero Chose Manhattan: "The coaching staff cares and the location is anyone’s dream."