Dillon "Dune" Romano '24 Recruiting Profile

My name is Dillon Romano. I am a shortstop/second baseman from Chicago and I attend The Latin School of Chicago. My heart beats for baseball and I plan on always being involved in baseball in one way or another. 

  On May 24th, 2008, I was 35 months old and played my first game of baseball. Since that day, baseball has been a lifestyle for me. At the age of 5, I was playing with 7 and 8 year olds at a competitive level. That carried on through the years as I always played 2 to 3 years up. My drive and passion for the game made it hard to recognize the age gap, as I competed above and beyond all of the competition. 

I am a leadoff hitter and I have great control at the plate from being very aggressive to being extremely patient. Throughout the game as a hitter, you can be put in many different positions. Knowing that, when I practice, I imagine situations and hit the ball based on those: fielders in, fielders back, runner on 3rd with one out, hit and run, sac. bunt, bunt for a hit, and many more. This helps with my approach at the plate. 

On the field, I like to make sure everyone is on the same page by being very vocal. This involves communicating with my infield and outfield based on potential situations and shifts. During practice, as an infielder, I like to start by practicing routine plays, then practicing really hard plays that are unlikely to happen in a game. This is because as a fielder making difficult plays can make or break a game, and if you only know how to field easy plays, you won’t help out your team in a way that you would if you can make both hard and easy plays.

The past couple years of my life, I have been solely dedicated and devoted to the game of baseball, working non-stop on my knowledge and skills of the game. My goal is not like everyone else. I don’t want to just play college and professional baseball. I want to change the game. I want people to look up to me and the way I play the game, my work ethic, my sportsmanship, my ability to leave the field with a win but with friends on both sides of the dugout. I want to impact your school in a way no other athlete has, and bring home championships