Rutgers University Athletics

2018 (Junior): Appeared in three games out of the bullpen ... did not allow a hit ... induced a double play at Maryland (5/12) ... made season debut with a perfect inning on eight pitches versus Saint Peter's (4/25).

2017 (Sophomore): Pitched in 18 games out of the bullpen ... struck out 19 in 17.2 innings ... held opponents to a .234 average against ... tossed a perfect inning on 11 pitches at Northwestern (5/19) ... worked a scoreless inning at Minnesota (5/16) ... logged two innings of relief versus Illinois (5/12) ... retired only batter faced at Nebraska (5/5) ... collected three strikeouts in 1.1 scoreless innings versus No. 17 Michigan (4/29) ... fanned two in a perfect eighth inning in the rubber game at Iowa (4/23) ... picked off a runner in the first game against the Hawkeyes (4/21) ... tossed two scoreless frames against Seton Hall (4/18) and rung up two ... struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings against Maryland (4/1) ... worked an inning versus Rider (3/21) ... struck out two in a clean frame at No. 21 Florida Gulf Coast (3/18) ... sat down a batter at Old Dominion (3/4) ... retired a hitter to escape the inning at No. 13 Virginia (2/26) ... dealt a scoreless inning of relief with one strikeout in win over No. 17 Miami (2/19).
 
2016 (Freshman): Appeared in 11 games out of the bullpen ... worked 14 innings with 13 strikeouts ... held batters to a .246 average against ... worked an inning at No. 21 Michigan (5/6) ... pitched two innings with one run allowed against Nebraska (4/30) ... surrendered no earned runs in 1.2 innings of relief work against Delaware State (4/19) ... retired all three batters faced in a relief appearance against Fordham (4/6) ... appeared out of the bullpen in game two of series at Michigan State (3/26) ... threw a perfect inning to close out win against NJIT (3/19) ... struck out five over two innings at Florida Gulf Coast (3/15) ... stranded the tying run on base in the eighth inning at No. 16 Florida Atlantic (3/12) ... struck out three in two innings of scoreless relief at Old Dominion (3/5) ... made collegiate debut with relief effort at No. 4 Miami (2/21) and did not permit an earned run.
 
Prior to Rutgers: Played three seasons of varsity baseball at Don Bosco Prep ... honorable mention Northeast Region by PerfectGame in 2015 ... rated No. 14 right-handed pitcher out of New Jersey by PerfectGame ... tossed a complete game in the sectional final with three hits and one run allowed to send Bosco to the North Jersey, Non-Public A championship game ... team finished second in the state and No. 22 nationally with a 29-1 record ... 2014 PerfectGame Underclass Honorable Mention ... played travel baseball with Farrah Scout.
 
Personal: Son of Ariel Romero Sr. and Lucymar Romero ... has two older siblings: Vanessa, who played softball at Rutgers-Newark, and Ariel Jr. ... a political science major.