The University of Akron Athletics
2009 Baseball

Ryne Romick
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hannibal, Ohio
- High School:
- Hannibal River HS
as a Junior (2008): Continued his role as a primary reliever for the Zips with a team-best 22 appearances...Allowed 34 hits, surrendering just 14 earned runs in 29.0 innings of work...The junior struck out 23 batters, holding opponents to a .293 average...Earned first and only save of the season against the Buckeyes, fanning three batters in 4.0 innings of work in a 7-3 win over Ohio State (April 23)...Struck out two or more batters in six appearances.
as a Sophomore (2007): Moved to the back end of the bullpen after converting from shortstop ... led all relievers with 22 appearances, 34.0 innings pitched, 29 strikeouts and four saves ... made one start at shortstop at Eastern Kentucky (Mar. 3) ... struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings against IPFW to post first career save in a 6-3 UA win ... recorded first collegiate win with 4.0 scoreless innings of relief, while striking out six, against Valparaiso (Mar. 10) ... struck out five in 4.0 frames against Pittsburgh (Apr. 10) ... earned second victory of the season against Malone (Apr. 3) ... recorded the final out of the game with the tying run on second and the go-ahead run on first against Central Michigan (Apr. 14) to earn his second save of the year ... preserved a 3-1 win against Kent State with a scoreless ninth in the inaugural Diamond Classic for Kids at Canal Park (Apr. 24) ... posted second save against the Golden Flashes and fourth overall by recording the final out in an 8-6 decision at Lee Jackson Field (May 12).
as a Freshman (2006): Played in 25 games, starting 18 at shortstop ... batted .141 with 12 runs scored and five RBI in 64 at-bats ... recorded his first career RBI with a sacrifice fly in his first collegiate game at Arkansas State (Feb. 17) ... hit in four straight games from Apr. 8 to Apr. 14 (.500, 2 R, 2 RBI) ... notched the first stolen base of his career at Duquesne (May 3).
at Hannibal River High School: A four-year letterwinner at shortstop ... four-year first-team All-Eastern Ohio choice ... three-year All-OVAC, All-Valley winner ... all-state honors as a senior ... hit .460 as a junior ... posted a 3-1 record with a .74 ERA in 28 innings as a pitcher in 2005 ... hit .459, with 20 RBIs and scored 18 runs as a senior and captain of the team ... also received all-state honors in basketball as a senior ... coached by Kyle Rose.
Personal: Son of Mark and Debra Romick ... father played baseball at Salem College ... has one sister, Lindsay (20), who plays softball at Marietta College ... Academic All-Ohio honors as a junior and senior ... National Honors Society member ... lists winning the OVAC Championship as his most thrilling sports moment ...plans to major in biology.
| ROMICK'S CAREER BATTING STATISTICS | ||||||||||||||
| YEAR | AVG | G-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OB% | SB-A | E |
| 2006 | .141 | 25-18 | 64 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 20 | .296 | 1-1 | 11 |
| 2007 | .000 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Totals | .132 | 26-19 | 68 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 23 | .282 | 1-1 | 12 |
| ROMICK'S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS | ||||||||||||||
| YEAR | ERA | W-L | APP | GS | CG | SHO | CBO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| 2007 | 5.82 | 2-3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34.0 | 40 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 29 |
| 2008 | 4.34 | 0-0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29.0 | 34 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 23 |
| Totals | 5.14 | 2-3 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 63.0 | 74 | 44 | 36 | 30 | 52 |










