Ole Miss baseball receives commitment from 2025 infielder Luke Romine
The defending national champions added a big-time commitment from 2025 Hernando (Miss.) infielder Luke Romine on Monday.
The 6-foot, 225 pound first baseman chose the Rebels over notable interest from Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
As a freshman, Romine hit a blistering .506 in 32 games, helping the Tigers finish 23-9 overall and a perfect 9-0 in 6A Region 3. The newest Ole Miss commit came up short in 2022, losing a two-game series to Oxford (Miss.) in the MHSAA Class 6A North Half semifinals.
Romine added 42 hits, 42 RBIs, eight home runs, six doubles and three triples. He finished with an OPS of 1.559, slugged .915 and had a .643 on-base percentage. On the mound, he appeared in 11 games, pitching 34.2 innings, struck out 50 batters and walked 28.
Troy Sutherland of Perfect Game had a chance to see Romine in person this summer on the summer circuit and came away impressed.
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“The bat path matched with the present strength says he’s going to leave Swayze field more than a few times in the coming years.”
The Hernando, Miss., prospect plays for Easley Baseball Club, one of the country’s premier baseball training and development organizations run by former Mississippi State and St. Louis Cardinals catcher, Ed Easley.
Romine’s build and compact yet powerful swing reminds me of former Ole Miss Rebel and current Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Thomas Dillard. The frame and launch angle approach at the plate is eerily similar to the former Oxford Charger and All-SEC player. Furthermore, scouts speak highly of Romine’s combination of strength and barrel accuracy. He shows good feel for finding the barrel in plus counts and can shorten things up and have a very liberal approach when battling in minus counts.
One Perfect Game scout praised his “plus power from a strong lower half and his swing staying in rhythm and remaining violent through the zone.”
On the mound, the southpaw operates in the low-to-mid 80’s and has good, early feel for his off-speed stuff. Lastly, sources tell OMSpirit that he has two-way potential but the bat might be loud enough to keep him focused on his offensive approach as he gets closer to college.
