Northern Illinois University Athletics

2026:
- CSC Academic All-District
- Played in 46 games with 40 starts
- Led NIU with 24 stolen bases
- Recorded his first hit as a Huskie at North Carolina A&T (2/16)
- Went 2-for-5 with two RBI in NIU’s 9-6 win at Wofford (2/22)
- Hit a two-run inside the park home run in 5-1 win at Lindenwood (2/28)
- Had two doubles and two stolen bases in 12-1 win at Ohio (3/7)
- Drove in the go-ahead run in the 11^th inning of NIU’s 6-4 win at UMass (4/3); Also stole home in the 11^th inning
- Had a season-high three hits against Eastern Illinois (4/7), scoring three runs
- Recorded a season-high three RBI in 12-2 win over Kent State (4/10)
- Scored a season-high four runs in 10-5 win at Central Michigan (5/2)
- Went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI in NIU’s 12-10 win over Coastal Carolina (5/29) at NCAA Tallahassee Regional
- Hit two home runs against St. John’s (5/31) at NCAA Tallahassee Regional

Prior to NIU: Played two seasons at South Mountain Community College… Led the Cougars to two Region I tournament championships… Hit .295 in 52 games in 2025, leading the team with 10 home runs… Drove in 32 runs while taking 31 walks and 12 stolen bases… Hit .277 in 56 games in 2024… Three-year letterwinner at Legacy High School… Member of Legacy’s 2022 Colorado Class 5A state tournament runner-up team that went 27-4… Two-time All-State selection.

Personal: Son of Joe and Chris Romero… Business Management major.

Romero's Career Highs:
At-Bats: 6 vs. Miami, 5/21/26
Runs: 4 at Central Michigan, 5/1/26
Hits: 3 vs. Eastern Illinois, 4/7/26
RBI: 3 vs. Kent State, 4/10/26
Home Runs: 2 vs. St. John's, 5/31/26
Walks: 2 vs. Bowling Green, 3/28/26
Stolen Bases: 2, 5x (M.R. at Central Michigan, 5/2/26)