Romano verbally commits to Volunteers

Senior right-handed pitcher Sal Romano has verbally committed to playing baseball at the University of Tennessee starting in the fall of 2011. The Record-Journal reported that the 6-foot-4, 220-pounder made the verbal in late August, after narrowing the schools down to UConn and Tennessee. Romano had his first full year of varsity work this past spring for Southington and performed well on the mound. He made 12 appearances (nine starts), throwing a total of 59 1/3 innings, including four complete games with a win-loss record of 7-3. He had a 51/16 K/BB ratio, allowing just about a hit per inning pitched. He only gave up 18 earned runs, sporting an ERA of 2.12, while hitters batted .253 against him, but only .171 with runners in scoring position. He did give up a team high five homers. In his senior year this spring, he'll look to fully cement himself as a Division I pitcher. He'll get a 50 percent ride to Tennessee. For the full story by the Record-Journal's Sean Krofssik, click here.