Mark Romanczuk

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Mark J. Romanczuk

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Biographical Information[edit]

Pitcher Mark Romanczuk represented the United States in numerous international baseball tournaments. He won a silver medal for the nation's national team in the 2003 Pan American Games. In the 2004 World University Championship, he won a gold medal.

Romanczuk also won the Louisville Slugger Freshman Player of the Year award in 2003, alongside pitcher Glen Perkins, catcher Jeff Clement and pitcher Stephen Head, while a pitcher at Stanford University. He played four seasons professionally after being drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 4th round of the 2005 amateur draft (he was originally taken by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 5th round the year before). The scout who signed him was Fred Costello. He was 12-17 with a 5.14 ERA in 71 pro games.