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Jersey Number 17
Lily Romero
- Year:
- Senior
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Robert A. Millikan
- Major:
- Graphic Design
Bio
As a Senior (2025):
As a Junior (2024):
As a Freshman (2022):
Before JMU:
Personal:
- NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- Played in all 54 games with 53 starts at catcher
- Amassed career highs in multiple offensive categories including hits (17), doubles (2) and runs driven in (17)
- Hit the first home run of her career against Coastal Carolina (4/25)
- Eclipsed two multi-hit games, including the first of her career against Louisiana (4/11)
- Recorded four multi-RBI contests, including two three-RBI performances
- Led the Sun Belt with a career-high 13 runners caught stealing, which is also tied for fourth in a single-season in JMU history
- Finished her career with 16 career runners caught stealing, which is tied for ninth in program history
- Was hit by eight pitches, which is tied for fifth in single-season program history
- Had a season-high 11 putouts against Georgetown (4/2)
- Dean's List (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
As a Junior (2024):
- Named to SBC Academic Honor Roll
- Played in 21 games and started 10 behind the plate
- Hit .214 with three hits, a double, and two RBI in 14 at bats
- .987 fielding percentage in 64 chances
- Hit her first career double vs. Omaha on March 1
- Walked once and was hit by pitch twice, good for an on base percentage of .353
- Appeared in six games, started in three
- Recorded a season-high of eigth putouts against Saint Francis (2/17)
- JMU Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
- Dean's List (Spring 2023)
As a Freshman (2022):
- Appeared in 13 games, started three
- Had a season-high 10 putouts against Hofstra (4/9)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar Athlete (Spring 2022)
- Conference Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall '21)
- Fall '21 Dean's List
Before JMU:
- Three-year varsity starter and letterman
- 2019 Moore League First Team
- 2018 Moore League Second Team
- USA Athletics 18U Gold Rogers
- 2018 Runner-up PGF Championships
- 2017 Runner-up Champions Cup
- 2016 Runner-up PGF Nationals
Personal:
- Daughter in Mark and Lisa Romero
- One brother Zach
- Two sisters, Katherine and Sofia
- Member of National Honor Society
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Saturday, May 10
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Monday, June 03
JMU Softball | Weiler Orthodontics Invitational Recap
Monday, June 03
JMU Softball | Recap vs. Marshall
Monday, June 03
