Victor Romero - Director of Baseball Operations - Cowboy Baseball Coaches

Victor Romero

Title:
Director of Baseball Operations
Email:
victor.romero@okstate.edu

     Victor Romero has been a part of the OSU program for over a decade, first as a standout catcher for the Pokes then through serving in numerous capacities within the program before joining the coaching staff as an assistant in July 2023.

     Romero is now in his ninth season on the full-time staff with OSU baseball.

     “Victor was a leader on our first team here the year I got hired – he had a team-first attitude and ran the team from behind the plate on an NCAA Regional team,” Holliday said. “He was also a member of our coaching staff on the 2019 NCAA Super Regional club and mentored All-Big 12 catcher Colin Simpson along the way, and he has been integral part of our program’s success during my tenure here.

     “The catching position will be in great hands with him leading our guys. Victor has worked with me side-by-side the past several years in all phases of the program and will thrive in his new role on the field, working with the catchers and helping develop our offensive skills while taking on a major role in the recruiting process.”

     In his first season as an assistant in 2024, Romero coached All-Americans Carson Benge and Nolan Schubart and helped develop Benge into a MLB Draft first-round pick.

     The ’24 season saw the Cowboys belt 118 home runs, the seventh most in program history and their highest total since 1999. OSU led the Big 12 in homers, runs, RBIs and walks.

     Prior to joining the coaching staff, Romero had served as the Cowboys’ director of baseball operations since August 2019.

     Romero spent the 2018 season as the Cowboys’ volunteer assistant coach, where he helped lead OSU to Big 12 and NCAA Regional championships and the fifth NCAA Super Regionals appearance in program history, where the Pokes fell one win shy of a College World Series berth.

     Romero joined OSU’s full-time staff in 2017 as the director of player development after spending three seasons as the Cowboys’ graduate manager.

     As the director of player development, Romero spent much of his time heavily involved in the Cowboys’ academic welfare. During his tenure, the program thrived academically, setting a number of records in the classroom. He also assisted the coaching staff in developing practice plans and compiling scouting reports along with various other duties.

     A native of California, Romero was a catcher for the Cowboys during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. As a senior, he was an All-Big 12 Conference Second Team selection and a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award, given to the top catcher in Division I baseball, as he helped lead OSU to the NCAA Tournament. Romero was also named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team in 2013 and was twice named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

     Romero came to OSU after two standout seasons at Solano Community College in Farifield, Calif., where he was an All-American and two-time all-conference pick.

     A 2013 Oklahoma State graduate with a degree in University Studies, Romero completed a master’s degree in leadership studies at OSU in 2017.

     Romero and his wife, Sydney, a former star for the Cowgirl softball team, have a daughter, Rowan, and a son, Boston.