Career Honors
- Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2018-19)
- Three-time OSU Scholar-Athlete (2017-19)
- 2019 team captain
2019 (Fifth-Year Senior Season)
- Made 14 starts at designated hitter and played in 20 games
- Hit .192 with two homers and eight RBI
- Had a career-high three-hit game with one walk in win at FGCU (2/18)
- Went 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored and two RBI at Bethune-Cookman (3/3)
- Hit a pinch-hit solo homer vs. Western Carolina (3/10)
- 2-for-4 and tied his career-high with three RBI in home opener vs. Lipscomb (3/15)
- Walked twice with a run scored off the bench in game two vs. Penn State (5/11)
2018 (Redshirt Junior Season)
- Batted .236 (17-for-72) with 17 runs scored, one double, two triples, three home runs and 12 RBI in 31 games with 17 starts
- Picked up his first career hit and RBI with two walks in first start as the Buckeyes’ designated hitter in win over Canisius (2/16-18)
- Had a breakout performance during Chanticleer Classic, hitting .375 (3-for-8) with a double, two home runs and five RBI (3/9-11)
- Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, three RBI and two home runs at No. 21 Coastal Carolina (3/10)
- Knocked first career triple with two runs scored at UNCW (3/13)
- Batted .429 (3-for-7) with two runs scored, one triple and one walk during CSUN series (3/16-18)
- Scored game-winning run with a head-first slide in bottom of 12 vs. Matadors (3/16)
- Went 2-for-3 with one run scored, one home run and two RBI in B1G opener vs. Nebraska (3/30)
- Went 2-for-3 with three RBI and walk in win over Youngstown State (4/18)
- Scored two runs with two walks at Ball State (5/2)
- Went 1-for-2 with a run scored and walk off the bench at Illinois (5/6)
- Had a pinch-hit single vs. No. 1 Minnesota at the Big Ten Tournament in Omaha (5/26)
- Four multi-hit games and four multi-RBI contests
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
- Made his Buckeye debut vs. Pittsburgh (2/18)
2016 (Redshirt Freshman Season – Meridian College)
- Batted .324 with three home runs, 26 RBI, 34 runs scored and 13 stolen bases in 50 appearances
2015 (Freshman Season)
- Redshirted for the Buckeyes
Walsh Jesuit H.S.
- Four-year starter at shortstop for the Warriors
- Team MVP his senior year, earning first team all-league and all-region honors in 2014
- Batted .482 with 23 RBI, 28 runs scored and three home runs in 2014
- Named second team All-NCI in 2013 and 2011 CRBC Freshman of the Year
- Hit .369 with 22 doubles, three home runs and 45 RBI as a junior
Personal
- Nate is the son of David and Dorinda Romans
- Has two younger siblings, Faith and Josh
- His cousin, Jake Vance, is a junior on the Buckeye baseball team
- Graduated in spring of 2019 with a degree in operations management
