Prep Baseball Louisiana: 2026 Mizuno Player of the Week (Week 1)
February 17, 2026
The Prep Baseball Louisiana High School Player of the Week highlights the best performance from a Bayou State player from the previous week. Each week, high school coaches are emailed and asked to send in their nominees for Pitcher and Player of the Week. If you wish to nominate someone for Player or Pitcher of the Week, please email Alex Armand at [email protected]
While there can only be one pitcher and player of the week, our Diamond Notes, which are released every Wedensday, are intended to shine a spotlight on other noteworthy performances from the previous week.
Week 1 Player of the Week
2027 Koa Romero (Hahnville HS)

Week 1 Stats
-Average: .538
-Homeruns: 2
-Doubles: 1
-Triples: 1
-RBI: 8
-Runs: 6
-Walks: 6
-Stolen Bases: 2
-Pitching Record: 1-0
-Innings Pitched: 7
-Hits Allowed: 1
-Earned Runs: 0
-Walks: 3
-Strikeouts: 15
The former Future Gamer and LSU commit has established himself as the early front-runner for our Player of the Year award after his Week 1 performance. On opening day against Rummel, Romero tossed a complete game one-hit shutout with 15 strikeouts and also went 2-for-3 with a solo home run to lead the Tigers to the 1-0 win over the Raiders. He kept on hitting the rest of the week too, finishing 7-for-13 (.538) with 2 home runs, 1 double, 1 triple, 8 runs batted in, 6 runs scored, 6 walks, and 2 stolen bases.
🎥 Extended look at 2027 Koa Romero (Hahnville HS)
— Alex Armand (@AlexArmandPBR) February 10, 2026
5-10, 220-pounds
Dominant opening day outing on both sides of the ball from the former Future Gamer & @LSUbaseball commit.
Tossed a CG one-hit shutout with 3 BB & 15 K’s. Fastball up to 94 mph and mixed in a sharp 78-82 mph… pic.twitter.com/c9Cl5fFe3T
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