Luis Martin Romero Wins DII Baseball ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award

Complete List of 2025 NJCAA DII Baseball ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award Winners 

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Sophomore right-handed pitcher Luis Martin Romero won a 2025 NJCAA DII Baseball ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove award after posting a perfect fielding percentage from the mound in 20 chances this season. Romero did not commit an error in his time in a Cougar uniform and also won the 2025 ACCAC Division II Pitcher of the Year honors after helping lead SMCC to the ACCAC Division II Regular Season Championship, the Region I Division II Tournament Championship, and the NJCAA Division II West District Championship which resulted in a trip to the 2025 NJCAA Division II World Series. 

Romero appeared in 17 games and made 14 starts for the Cougars in 2025, finishing 9-2 with a save, 67 strikeouts, a 3.98 ERA, and a 1.39 WHIP in 83.2 innings. On May 8, Romero defeated Pima CC in the Region I Division II Tournament with seven innings, one unearned run, and five strikeouts. He also recorded regular-season wins over GateWay CC (twice), Chandler-Gilbert CC, Scottsdale CC, Pima CC, Paradise Valley CC, Mesa CC, and Phoenix College. Romero recorded a save with 3.1 innings of relief work against Scottsdale CC on Feb. 7. 

He appeared in 33 games over his SMCC career, making 17 starts and finishing with a 14-7 record. He produced a 4.01 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, and 95 strikeouts in 121.1 career innings to help lead the Cougars to back-to-back NJCAA Region I Tournament Championships.