COACH CORNER
Coach Jonathan Romano
jonathan.romano@yorkprepsc.org
Coach Jonathan Romano was born in Orlando, Florida and moved to Fort Mill, SC in elementary school. Coach Romano attended Fort Mill High School where he played 4 years of high school baseball from 2004-2008.
Romano furthered his baseball career by earning a scholarship to play at Anderson University. Romano was a starting outfielder for the Trojans in 3 of his 4 years at Anderson where he had 102 career hits with a .370 slugging percentage, 149 total bases, 49 rbi’s and 62 runs scored. Romano graduated in 2013 from Anderson University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Physical Education.
Romano started his baseball coaching career as head coach of YPA for the 2015-16 seasons. In 2016, he led the Patriots to a school record 9 win season. The next 5 seasons he was varsity assistant coach at Fort Mill High School. He helped the Yellow Jackets to an 87-35 overall record, 3 playoff appearances and 2 district titles from 2017- 21. The next 3 seasons (2022-24) back as head coach for YPA he helped the Patriots to a 32-41 overall record. During the 2022 season Romano recorded his 100th win as a high school varsity baseball coach on 3-21-22 vs. Keenan. (87 FMHS Assistant) (42 YPA Head) In 2024, he helped the Patriots set a new school record for wins in a season with 12.
Romano is also an assistant coach for Fort Mill Post 43 American Legion Baseball team during the summer. From 2017-24 he has helped post 43 to a 127-56-1 overall record, 5 league titles, 5 state tournament appearances, and 1 regional. In 2023, Romano was selected as a coach for the first South Carolina American Legion Baseball All-Star Game.