RICKY ROMERO Lefthanded Pitcher
6-2 • 170
R/L
Freshman
East Los Angeles, Calif.
Roosevelt H.S.
ROOSEVELT H.S.: Posted a dominant senior
season for Roosevelt H.S. in East Los Angeles, Calif., where he played for
Coach Scott Pearson • Attended Garfield H.S. his first three years
• As a senior, he was named the L.A. City Section co-Player of the
Year and the Eastern League co-MVP • Posted a 12-1 record along with
a 0.53 ERA and 162 strikeouts (and just 27 walks) in 80 innings while opponents
batted just .110 • Led all Southern California in strikeouts and struck
out at least 10 batters in every start • Hurled nine complete games
and two shutouts, including a no-hitter against his former school, Garfield,
in which he recorded 14 of 15 outs by strikeouts (the game was shortened
to five innings due to the mercy rule) • Tossed a one-hitter and fanned
17 in an eight-inning win over Narbonne • Was a second-team all-city
selection as a junior for Garfield • Graduated with a 3.8 grade point
average and high honors.
PERSONAL: Born on Nov. 6, 1984, in Los Angeles, Calif. • Parents
are Ricardo and Sandra Romero • Has two younger sisters (Sandy and
Vanessa) and a younger brother (Gabriel) • Credits his parents with
having the most influence on his life • Says the most impressive thing
about Coach Horton is how he communicates with the players • If he
won the lottery, he would buy a house for his parents • Hopes to be
a high school teacher and baseball coach if he doesn’t play professionally
• Selected by Boston in the 37th round of the Major League Baseball
first-year player draft • Full name is Ricardo Romero Jr. • Favorites…Randy
Johnson (player), Los Angeles Dodgers (team), carne asada (food), Diamond
in the Desert (book), Sociology 101 (class) • TitanSports.org (web
site)
