FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern pitcher Chris Roman (Sr., Kissimmee, Fla.) has signed as an undrafted free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Roman, a former All-Osceola County pitcher in high school, pitched for three seasons at Newberry College before transferring to NSU as a senior. Roman made five starts and pitched in 31 innings for the Sharks. He held opposing batters to a .229 batting average and struck out a total of 29.

Despite his five starts, Roman was most effective out of the bullpen where he looked unstoppable at times. In the Sharks’ epic 13-inning 4-3 loss to No. 14 Barry on April 8, Roman had his best performance of the season. In 1.2 innings of work, he kept the Buccaneers hitless while fanning four batters.

Roman joins Andrew Durden (Sr., Port St. Lucie, Fla.), Sean Albury (Sr., Nassau, Bahamas) and Nick Avila (Sr., Pembroke Pines, Fla.) as now former Sharks entering the professional ranks. Be sure to check NSUSharks.com or NSU baseball’s twitter page to follow these four and all former Sharks as they compete in professional baseball.