STORY: 2019 SS/RHP Wyatt Rohmer (Fossil Ridge HS)

TROPHY CLUB, TX - Will it be just baseball or will football stay in the picture?

That is the decision Wyatt Rohmer is trying to make, as the Fossil Ridge junior goes through recruitment for the next level.

“I’m just trying to keep both open,” Rohmer explained. “It will be baseball if it’s only one sport  because I’d rather play baseball than football. Baseball’s always been number one.”

While one Division 1 school is talking baseball only with the 6-0 195-pound shortstop/center fielder, there is a two-sport possibility at another Division 1 school where Rohmer just took a visit.

“I’d like to go where I can play both and right now that’s the main school telling me I can do both,” noted Rohmer, who plays cornerback in football.

No matter the sport, one aspect stands out about Rohmer’s athletic ability.

“They love my speed,” Rohmer said. “I play at a high pace.”

But there is more to Rohmer on the baseball field.

“My knowledge of the game is outstanding,” the 66th-rated Texas junior said. “I can do everything you tell me to do and go at it 100 percent. I do whatever is best for the team.”

PBR played a big role in Rohmer’s college exposure.

“I’ve gone to two events and plan on an upcoming invitational in Houston,” Rohmer said. “It’s definitely gotten my name out there. Communication with a lot of coaches first started there.”

A sister who played sports at the next level has helped Rohmer understand the commitment needed.

“She’s been a big influence,” Rohmer said of Briana, now 24 years of age. “She was a very high recruit with a lot of schools coming after her. She ended up playing soccer at Texas Tech and then played in the pros.

“She had an ACL tear and came back from that and pushed even harder. When I saw the struggles she had to go through and how hard she was working, it made me realize no matter what happens, if you have a chance you have to work your hardest at it.”

With college baseball a long-time goal, Rohmer is doing just that.

“It’s been in my mind for quite awhile,” Rohmer said. “It’s the first sport I fell in love with, but then I started playing football and fell in love with that, too.

“But last summer I started getting looks in baseball and I started thinking about my future and that baseball could maybe take me farther than football.”

Hard work is helping make that a strong possibility for the right-handed hitting Rohmer.

“I’ve noticed I’ve become more consistent with my hitting and I have more power. I’ve also gotten bigger,” noted Rohmer, an inch taller and 15 pounds heavier that a year ago.

But there is more improvement needed for college baseball.

“I definitely want to get more power,” Rohmer said. “Base running is another big deal. I need to work on getting better jumps because I know my speed could be a big factor at the next level. That could take me a long way.”

With plans to major in either biochemical engineering or criminal justice (the occupation of his parents), the 3.4 student looks forward to what lies ahead in his recruitment.

“I see myself getting out there to more coaches,” Rohmer said. “It’s been a calm experience so far, but I feel the upcoming months there will be some big exposure. I feel I’m reaching my top form and just getting better.

“At the end of the day, I see myself more of a baseball player so if I have to pick one it will be baseball over football. But I just want to find a place that I have a feel for the campus because that’s where I’m going to stay for the next four years. I want something I can enjoy.

“It would be neat to go to a team that is on the rise,” Rohmer continued. “I’d love to find a place where I can help build as we go through our ups and downs, and at the end of the season know we gave our best and it bettered us.”