2023 Baseball Roster
Roster
Romero, Joshua

Jersey Number 44
Joshua Romero
- Position:
- Right Handed Pitcher/Catcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Oxnard, CA
- High School:
- Oxnard HS
- B/T:
- R/R
Bio
2024 All-Big West Honorable Mention
2023 All-Big West Second Team
2023 ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region First Team.
CSUN - 2024 (Senior)
Romero capped his CSUN career with an All-Big West Honorable Mention ... led CSUN in wins, finishing with an 8-4 record ... ranked fifth in the Big West in saves (7) and sixth in wins (8) ... topped the team in appearances with 24 while he registered a 3.38 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 37.1 innings ... earned a spot on the Midseason NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award watch list ... posted five of his seven saves in Big West play ... lowered his ERA to 1.45 with four saves and 20 strikeouts in road games ... earned his first win of the season with 1.1 shutout innings vs. Utah Valley (2/16/24) ... struck out six batters over two shutout frames to nail down a save at San Diego State (2/21/24) ... worked another two shutout frames for a save vs. San Diego (2/27/24) ... secured a win with three shutout innings at UC Riverside (3/22/24) ... worked 1.1 shutout innings with two strikeouts at No. 13 UC Irvine (5/24/24) ... moved up to third in school history in career saves with 20.
CSUN - 2023 (Junior)
Romero earned All-Big West Second Team honors in his first season at CSUN ... named ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region First Team ... made Matador history by breaking the school's single-season save record with 13 on the year ... led The Big West and finished ranked sixth overall in Division I baseball in saves (was two off the pace of the national leader) ... converted on all 13 saves ... led the team with 23 appearances on the mound ... posted a 3.29 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 27.1 innings on the year ... notched nine of his saves in Big West play while he registered a 3.31 ERA in 14 total appearances ... placed on the midseason NCBWA Stopper of the Year watchlist ... tallied his first save with three shutout innings and four strikeouts vs. Pepperdine (2/28/23) ... struck out two and nailed down a save vs. Creighton (3/5/23) ... picked up another save with a shutout inning at UC Santa Barbara (3/25/23) ... fanned three batters in a four-out save at San Diego (4/25/23) ... yielded an unearned run in 2.1 innings for another save vs. Hawai'i (5/21/23) ... tied and broke the single-season save mark at CSU Bakersfield (5/25/23-5/26/23).
University of Nevada (Sophomore)
Spent the 2022 season with the Wolf Pack ... appeared in six games on the mound and posted five strikeouts in 7.2 total innings ... made two starts at catcher and had seven total at-bats, walking twice.
Yavapai College (Freshman)
Lettered two seasons in 2020 and 2022 ... appeared in 26 games, slashing .328/.431/.623 in 2022 ... also finished with six doubles, four homers and 20 RBI ... caught 48.3% of runners stealing and recorded a .994 fielding percentage at catcher, with 17 assists during the 2022 year ... would help Yavapai advance to the 2022 NJCAA Division I Region I Tournament ... did not play in 2021 ... appeared in 10 games including once on the mound as he batted .286 in the shortened 2020 season.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
2023 All-Big West Second Team
2023 ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region First Team.
CSUN - 2024 (Senior)
Romero capped his CSUN career with an All-Big West Honorable Mention ... led CSUN in wins, finishing with an 8-4 record ... ranked fifth in the Big West in saves (7) and sixth in wins (8) ... topped the team in appearances with 24 while he registered a 3.38 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 37.1 innings ... earned a spot on the Midseason NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award watch list ... posted five of his seven saves in Big West play ... lowered his ERA to 1.45 with four saves and 20 strikeouts in road games ... earned his first win of the season with 1.1 shutout innings vs. Utah Valley (2/16/24) ... struck out six batters over two shutout frames to nail down a save at San Diego State (2/21/24) ... worked another two shutout frames for a save vs. San Diego (2/27/24) ... secured a win with three shutout innings at UC Riverside (3/22/24) ... worked 1.1 shutout innings with two strikeouts at No. 13 UC Irvine (5/24/24) ... moved up to third in school history in career saves with 20.
CSUN - 2023 (Junior)
Romero earned All-Big West Second Team honors in his first season at CSUN ... named ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region First Team ... made Matador history by breaking the school's single-season save record with 13 on the year ... led The Big West and finished ranked sixth overall in Division I baseball in saves (was two off the pace of the national leader) ... converted on all 13 saves ... led the team with 23 appearances on the mound ... posted a 3.29 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 27.1 innings on the year ... notched nine of his saves in Big West play while he registered a 3.31 ERA in 14 total appearances ... placed on the midseason NCBWA Stopper of the Year watchlist ... tallied his first save with three shutout innings and four strikeouts vs. Pepperdine (2/28/23) ... struck out two and nailed down a save vs. Creighton (3/5/23) ... picked up another save with a shutout inning at UC Santa Barbara (3/25/23) ... fanned three batters in a four-out save at San Diego (4/25/23) ... yielded an unearned run in 2.1 innings for another save vs. Hawai'i (5/21/23) ... tied and broke the single-season save mark at CSU Bakersfield (5/25/23-5/26/23).
University of Nevada (Sophomore)
Spent the 2022 season with the Wolf Pack ... appeared in six games on the mound and posted five strikeouts in 7.2 total innings ... made two starts at catcher and had seven total at-bats, walking twice.
Yavapai College (Freshman)
Lettered two seasons in 2020 and 2022 ... appeared in 26 games, slashing .328/.431/.623 in 2022 ... also finished with six doubles, four homers and 20 RBI ... caught 48.3% of runners stealing and recorded a .994 fielding percentage at catcher, with 17 assists during the 2022 year ... would help Yavapai advance to the 2022 NJCAA Division I Region I Tournament ... did not play in 2021 ... appeared in 10 games including once on the mound as he batted .286 in the shortened 2020 season.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
Innings Pitched | 3.1 at Cal Poly | 3/17/24 |
Strikeouts | 4 (2x) last at UC San Diego | 5/5/23 |
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