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Baseball Bloodlines: His father, Kevin Romine, was a two-time All-American for the Sun Devils in 1981-82... he was an integral part of ASU's last national championship in 1981, hitting .410 (102-for-249) with 12 home runs and 27 stolen bases... hit .406 (121-for-298) his senior year with a school-record 59 stolen bases... is the only player in school history to post back-to-back 100-hit and .400 seasons... after being drafted in the second round in 1982, went on to enjoy a seven-year career major league career with the Boston Red Sox... played in 331 career games with the Red Sox...Kevin has his #12 retired by Arizona State in May of 2006.
2006 (Sophomore): Missed half the season due to a blood clot in his arm and rib removal surgery...returned to the lineup to play in 22 games, starting 20...hit .375 (27-72) with 12 runs scored and 13 RBI...returned to action the opening week of Pac-10 play at Washington State, after which he earned Pac-10 Player of the Week honors...stole five bases in six attempts...hit .444 (8-18) in the leadoff spot...led the team by batting .458 (11-24) with runners in scoring position, including 12 RBI...went 3-5 with four RBI in the Challenge at Chase against Arizona (4/2) in only his fourth game back...had nine hits and seven RBI in his first five games of the season...showed he was healthy during the NCAA Tournament in Houston, taking the field with a backflip a la Ozzie Smith against Prairie View A & M.
2005 (Freshman): Talented freshman who made 59 starts at shortstop... named All-Pac-10 honorable mention... recipient of the co-Newcomer of the Year Award at ASU's team banquet... hit .282 (55-for-195) with 36 runs scored, five doubles, three triples, one home run and 23 RBI... ranked fourth in the ASU freshman record books with 14 stolen bases... hit .345 (20-for-58) in Pac-10 play... had seven bunt singles and four sacrifice bunts... recorded 13 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI contests... hit .367 (26-for-71) in the 20 games leading up to the College World Series...had a career day going 5-for-5 with four RBI and two runs scored vs. Western Illinois (3/13)... went 3-for-4 vs. Arizona (5/16)... had three hits, scored three runs and stole three bases vs. Washington State (5/29)... went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in the Super Regional final against Cal State Fullerton... entered the season as the No. 3 rated freshman in the nation by Baseball America.
High School: A 2004 graduate of Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo, Calif... earned four varsity letters in baseball for head coach Tim Ellis... also lettered one year in football and track... played Connie Mack summer league baseball with the Shockers (2001-03) and the Devils (04)... selected to play in the 2003 Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif., and was named an all-star... also played in the North/South California All-Star Game... named second-team All-South Coast League as a sophomore after hitting .320... hit .430 (34-for-79) with 17 runs, four doubles, four triples and 15 stolen bases as a junior... named first-team all-league and All-Southern California by BaseballResource.com... entered his senior year as one of the top 100 high school players in the nation... listed by TeamOneBaseball.com as the No. 82 prospect and the No. 6 middle infield prospect... moved up to the No. 27 ranking heading into the June Amateur Draft... rated by Perfect Game/Baseball America as the No. 72 overall prospect heading into the draft and the No. 24 high school prospect in the state of California... listed as the No. 35 high school prospect... hit .424 (39-for-92) with two home runs and 19 stolen bases as a senior.
MLB Draft: Selected in the 36th round of the 2004 MLB amateur draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Personal: BIS major with a focus on communications and family studies... full name is Andrew James Romine... parents are Kevin and June Romine of Lake Forest, Calif... has two sisters, Rebecca and Janelle, and one brother, Austin... favorite movie is "The Natural"... enjoys playing football, basketball and ping pong... also enjoys yoga... says he would love to meet Roger Hornsby... has a number of baseball superstitions, including kissing his bat... patterns his style of play after Ozzie Smith... wears the same No. 12 that his father wore for the Sun Devils in 1981-82... nickname is Romi... born Dec. 24, 1985 in Winterhaven, Fla., just three months after his father made his MLB debut with the Boston Red Sox.
Career Stats at ASU:
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2005.... .282 61-59 195 36 55 5 3 1 23 69 .354 13 2 28 3 .332 1 4 14-16 102 152 17 .937
2005.... .375 22-20 72 12 27 3 1 0 13 32 .444 3 0 9 1 .400 0 3 5-6 24 61 10 .895
TOTAL... .307 83-79 267 48 82 8 4 1 36 101 .378 16 2 37 4 .350 1 7 19-22 126 213 27 .926
