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Zach Bland/Mizzou Athletics

6 Kolby Romaine

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chino Hills, Calif.
  • High School Rosary

Biography

CAREER HONORS

  • 2018 NFCA Second-Team Southeast All-Region
  • 2018 Second-Team All-SEC
  • 2018 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2017 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2015-16 SEC First-Year Honor Roll

JUNIOR (2018)

  • Breakout junior campaign, leading to first career All-SEC and Southeast All-Region honors
  • Becomes one of 13 all-time Tiger individuals to receive NFCA Southeast All-Region honors. Also becomes one of 11 all-time Mizzou players to garner All-SEC recognition
  • Reset single-season career-highs in hits (43), home runs (6), RBI (25) and slugging percentage (.496)
  • Fantastic run in SEC only play (20 games), hitting a team-best .367 (22-for-60) with three doubles, one home run and seven RBI
  • Her .367 average in conference action ranked seventh best among SEC hitters. Also placed 12th in the SEC with .433 on-base percentage in conference matchups
  • Paced the Tigers with nine multi-RBI games. Also tacked on nine multi-hit efforts at the plate, ranking seventh on the team
  • Stellar .345 (39-for-113) average against right-handed pitchers 
  • Hit over .300 in many key situational categories, including .354 with two outs, .333 when leading off an inning, .324 with runners on base, .311 with the bases empty and .308 with runners in scoring position
  • T-1st on Mizzou with 13, two-out RBI
  • Hit safely in all three games at No. 12 South Carolina (April 20-22), highlighted by consecutive multi-hit games to open the series
  • Hit a two-run blast versus Omaha (April 11), resetting her single-season career-high in home runs
  • Fantastic in the Tigers' home series against No. 20 Mississippi State (March 16-18), including back to back multi-hit games and a season-high three RBI effort in Mizzou's lone victory of the weekend
  • Produced a trio of three-hit performances over the season, all coming in midst of her hot start over a 13-game stretch (Feb. 9 - March 9)
  • Opened the Tigers' series at No. 4 Tennessee (March 9) with a 3-for-4 night with one home run and two RBI
  • Launched her first home run of the year against Oregon State (Feb. 11)

SOPHOMORE (2017)

  • One of the Tigers' most consistent hitters throughout the year, batting .325 with 15 runs scored, six doubles, one home run and 21 RBI
  • Reset single-season career highs in average (.325), games played (52), games started (46), at bats (126), runs scored (15), hits (41), doubles (6), RBI (21), total bases (50), slugging percentage (.397), walks (9), hit by pitch (5), on-base percentage (.385), sacrifice flies (3), stolen bases (2), defensive putouts (83) and defensive assists (80)
  • Finished strong for Mizzou, tallying a career high 8-game hitting streak and 10-game safely reached base streak towards the conclusion of the season
  • Hit both lefties (.353 // 6-for-17) and righties (.321 // 35-for-109) at successful rates
  • Went perfect 4-for-4 (career high) in Mizzou's second game of doubleheader vs. SEMO (April 18)
  • Was only one-of-three Tigers to record four-plus hits in a game this year
  • Tallied second walk-off hit of the season with two RBI single vs. Western Illinois (April 11)
  • Produced walk-off RBI single vs. No. 9 Alabama (April 2), clinching big Tigers' series win
  • Productive Mizzou Tournament (March 3-5), hitting .400 with two runs scored, three RBI and one stolen base
  • Smashed lone home run of 2017 campaign vs. South Dakota (Feb. 17), going 2-for-3 with three RBI as well
  • Finished with nine multi-hit games (T-4th on Mizzou) and five multi-RBI contests on the year
  • Extremely tough to strikeout, only suffering eight punchouts in 126 at bats
  • Only struck out once per 15.8 at bats, ranking 7th-lowest rate in SEC

FRESHMAN (2016)

  • Red hot against No. 2 Michigan in NCAA Super Regional play, hitting .750 (3-for-4) with one run scored
  • Outstanding in NCAA Postseason debut (May 19-21), hitting .500 (2-for-4) with three runs scored, double and two RBI at Columbia Regional
  • Earned first career start at No. 12 Kentucky (April 16) and reeled off 19 consecutive starts at 2B to conclude her season
  • Despite only 14 GP (11 GS) in SEC play, was T-3rd on Mizzou with three home runs in conference action
  • Produced first career multi-HR day vs. No. 16 Texas A&M (April 25), marking four long balls in a 10-day stretch
  • Clubbed second home run in many days at Iowa (April 19) with a two-run shot in game one of a doubleheader
  • In first career start (April 16 vs. No. 12 Kentucky), exploded with a 2-for-4 day at the plate with a home run and three RBI
  • Produced first Mizzou career hit, run and RBI vs. NC State (Feb. 25)
  • Tallied three multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games
  • Effective when leading off an inning, hitting .313 (5-for-16)
  • Outstanding .429 clip (3-for-7) with a runner on 3rd and less than two outs

HIGH SCHOOL (ROSARY)

  • Impressive .525 batting average (41-for-78) with 11 doubles, three home runs, 22 RBIs and 28 runs scored as a junior in 2014 for Rosary High School and head coach Tom Tice
  • Helped the Royals to a second-place showing in the Trinity League and an overall 26-12 record
  • Earned her third CIF Scholar-Athlete award while at Rosary
  • Missed the first 30 days of her junior campaign due to California high school transfer rules after her move from Chino Hills High School
  • At Chino Hills, was a first team All-Sierra League honoree as a sophomore in 2013, powering the squad to a 25-8 overall record and the CIFSS Division II quarterfinals
  • Back-to-back team championships garnered in the Sierra League, including her freshman campaign in 2012
  • Part of Chino Hills' CIFSS Division III State Championship squad as a freshman in 2012, helping the team to a stellar 32-3 season
  • Competed for So Cal Explosion club team under head coach Bret Denio and So Cal Athletics club team
  • Helped the Athletics to a PGF National Championship on the 18U level in the summer of 2013
  • Played in the club's third-place showing at the 18 Gold ASA Nationals in the summer of 2012
  • Was also recruited by Oregon, Michigan and Arkansas

PERSONAL

  • Majoring in Health Science
  • Daughter of Andy and Jackie Romaine. Has a younger sister, Sydney

SHE CHOSE MIZZOU BECAUSE...

  • "It felt like my home away from home."

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2016Freshman

    IF/OF
    5'9"
    6
  • 6

    2017Sophomore

    IF
    5'9"
    6
  • 6

    2018Junior

    INF
    5'9"
    6
  • 6

    2019Senior

    INF
    5'9"
    6