Mark J. Romanczuk represented the

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in numerous international baseball tournaments. He was born September 24, 1983, in

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. He won a

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for the nation's

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in the

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. In the 2004

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, he won a

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. Romanczuk also won the Louisville Slugger Freshman of the Year award in 2003, alongside pitcher

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, catcher

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and pitcher Stephen Head, while a pitcher at

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. He played four seasons professionally after being drafted by the

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in the 4th round of the

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. He was 12–17 with a 5.14 ERA in 71 pro games. In 2016 he was inducted into the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Romanczuk, Mark 1983 births Living people United States national baseball team players Baseball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in baseball American Defenders of New Hampshire players Bridgeport Bluefish Missoula Osprey players South Bend Silver Hawks players St. Paul Saints (AA) players Stanford Cardinal baseball players