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Played in 48 games, making 46 starts in his first season at DBU ... Tied for the team lead in home runs (12) and was second on the team in slugging percentage (.542) ... Did not commit an error in 354 chances behind the plate ... vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Belted a two-run homer as part of a two-hit day against No. 19 Texas Tech (3/1) ... Homered in the series-clinching win over No. 20 Maryland (3/27) ... Hit a solo home run against No. 21 TCU (4/12) ... Helped lift DBU to an 8-7 win over No. 3 Oklahoma State (5/10) with a solo blast ... vs. MVC OPPONENTS: Went 1-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored against Missouri State (4/9) ... Totaled a season-high three hits including a home run, a double, and two RBI to lift DBU to a win over Southern Illinois (4/24) ... Went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles at Illinois State (4/29) ... Homered as part of a two-hit game at Illinois State (5/1) ... Hit a solo homer at Indiana State (5/20) ... vs. NON- CONFERENCE: Hit a double in his Patriot debut on Opening Day versus Southeast Missouri (2/18) ... Lifted DBU to their first win of the year with a home run and a triple against Southeast Missouri (2/20) ... Homered in a road victory at San Diego (3/5) ... Smashed a solo homer and walked twice in a series-clinching win at San Diego (3/6) ... Belted a solo home run at Oral Roberts (3/18) ... Delivered an RBI double and scored two runs against Oklahoma (5/3) ... MVC TOURNAMENT: Smashed a solo homer against Evansville (5/27).
#20 Nate Rombach C • 6-4 222 Jr. • Mansfifield, TX (Texas Tech)
MLB DRAFT
19th Round - Miami Marlins (2019)
CAREER HONORS
2021:
First Team Academic All-Big 12
2020:
Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
D1Baseball & NCBWA National Player of the Week (Week of Feb. 10) Big 12 Player of the Week (Week of Feb. 10)
2022 (SOPHOMORE)
2020 (FRESHMAN - TEXAS TECH)
Named a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American after starting all 19 games and hitting .308 with a team-high six home runs and 27 RBI before the season was canceled ... His six home runs and 27 RBI were also the most in the Big 12 ... Was also leading the team in slugging percentage (.677), OPS (1.117) and runs (20) ... Reached base safely in his first 11 games ... His first three hits at the collegiate level were all home runs, going 3-for-3 with seven RBI in a win over Houston Baptist (2/15) ... Became the first player in school history to homer three times in a game since Michael Mask accomplished the feat in 2004 ... Homered again versus Northern Colorado (2/15) to make his first four hits home runs ... Blasted another homer and also doubled against Northern Colorado (2/16) ... Named the National Player of the Week by D1Baseball and the NCBWA after going 7-for-11 with five home runs, two doubles, and 15 RBI on the opening weekend of the season ... Crushed a three-run homer versus Southern (2/25) ... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in a win over UNLV (3/3) ... Picked up a pair of hits including a triple and drove in three runs against Rice (3/7).
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Spent each of the last two summers with the Santa Barbara Foresters in the California Collegiate League ... Played for the St. Cloud Rox of the Northwoods League in 2020.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Mansfield Legacy High School ... Played for head coach Chris McMullen ... Selected by the Miami Marlins in the 19th round of the Major League Draft following his senior season ... Was a four-time All-State selection ... Named the District MVP and was recognized as the Dallas Morning News Offensive Player of the Year in 2019 ... Tabbed a four-time All-District selection during his prep career ... Rated the No. 1 catcher (No. 29 nationally) and the No. 23 prospect from the class of 2019 in the state of Texas by Perfect Game ... Also garnered Academic All-State honors ... Competed for the Dallas Mustangs in the summers.
PERSONAL
Born on November 26, 2000 ...
Parents are Deron and Kim Rombach ... His father played baseball at Texas Wesleyan and was a scout with the Atlanta Braves ... His grandfather, Bob Rombach, was inducted into the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and retired as the second- winningest coach in Texas High School baseball history ... Majoring in Sports Management ... Favorite Bible
verse is Philippians 4:13.
2021 (FRESHMAN - TEXAS TECH)
Played in 40 games, making 30 starts ... Hit .222 with nine home runs, six doubles, one triple, and 34 RBI ... Posted a .521 slugging percentage and an .880 OPS ... Belted a two-run homer at Globe Life Field in the first inning against No. 6 Ole Miss at the College Baseball Showdown (2/21) ... Went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBI versus Houston Baptist (2/26) ... Picked up a pair of hits including a double against Houston Baptist (2/27) ... Hit a two-run homer against Houston Baptist (2/28) ... Went 3-for-3 with a double in a win over Gonzaga (3/9) ... Homered and drove in three against Connecticut (3/13) ... His solo home run in the 10th inning was the first of three straight round- trippers in a dramatic comeback win over Connecticut (3/15) ... Helped lift Tech to a series win over Kansas (5/22) after going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI ... Went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in a victory over Baylor at the Big 12 Tournament (5/26) ... Homered in his third consecutive game with a two-run shot versus TCU in the Big 12 Tournament (5/28) ... Helped lead Tech to a win over UCLA in the Lubbock Regional (6/6) with an RBI triple ... Hit his ninth home run of the year with a solo blast against Stanford in the Lubbock Super Regional (6/11).
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