8. INF Justin Rompré
Hometown: Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Qué.
Born: Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Que.
Height/Weight: 6’ 0” 205 lbs.
Bats/Throws: R/R
Team: Iowa Western Reivers.
Coach: Ryan Cougill.
Previous Teams: Academy Baseball Canada, Trois-Rivières Aigles.
Previous Coaches: Marc-Antoine Berube, Mike Lachance, Rémi Doucet and his father, Martin Rompré.
Rankings: Second third baseman in Iowa, seventh best prospect in state, according to Perfect Game ... Ranked 27th nationally among 3B and 403 in North America.
2026 spring with Iowa Western _ Batted .430 with 23 doubles, a triple, 19 homers and 94 RBIs ... Had a 1.472 OPS in 56 games ... Homered and knocked in three in a win over New Mexico Junior College ... Doubled and knocked in a run against NMJC ... Solo homer against McLennan ... Homered and drove in two facing McLennan ... Singled in a pair facing Southeast ... Singled in one run against Southeast ... Had three hits, including two doubles and an RBI against Southeast ... Had a homer and four RBIs against Crowder ... Doubled, homered and knocked in three against Crowder ... Drove in four runs with a homer against Crowder ... Doubled and singled facing Johnson County ... Homered and doubled driving in two runs against Johnson County ... Tripled facing Johnson County ... Had four hits with a double and a solo homer against McCook ... Two hits and an RBI facing McCook ... Doubled in two runs against McCook ,,, Had three hits and four RBIs with two homers against McHenry County ... Managed two hits with a double, homer and two RBIs facing McHenry ... Had two hits, including a homer and three RBIs against Southwestern ... Singled against Southwestern ... Two hits, including a double and two RBIs facing ... Double and two RBIs against Northeast ... Against Northeast doubled in a run ... Knocked in two runs with a double against Northeast ... Had two hits and an RBI against Doane ... Managed three hits with a homer and three RBIs facing Des Moines Area ... Two hits with a double against Des Moines ... Singled facing Des Moines ... RBI-single facing Indian Hills ... Three hits, including two homers and knocking in six runs against Indian Hills ... Ywo doubles and three RBIs facing Indian Hills ... RBI single against Iowa Central ... Game-winning frand slam and five RBIs facing Iowa Central ... Doubled in a run against Southwestern ... Singled facing Iowa Lakes ... Three hits with two doubles and five RBIs facing Iowa Lakes ... Two hits, a homer and two RBIs against Iowa Lakes ... A pair of doubles and three RBIs facing Indian Hills ... Homer and three RBIs facing Indian Hills ... Knocked in a run against Southwestern .... Doubled against Southwestern ... Hit a double facing Southwestern ... Drove in two against Southwestern ... Singled against Indian Hills ... Drove in two with a single facing Indian Hills ... Singled in a run against Indian Hills ... Knocked in a run with a single ... Had four hits with two homers and five RBIs against Southwestern Illinois ... Two hits and drove in a pair facing Wabash Valley ... Single against Wabash Valley.
Good genes: “My mother, Julie Savard, played slow pitch for a little bit and she also used to run and my dad, Martin Rompré, was pretty athletic. He played baseball and hockey when he was younger.”
The most influential person in my baseball life: “My dad has probably been a big influence in my baseball career so far.”.
The most influential person in my career, besides my family: “Probably my head coach at Iowa Western, Ryan Cougill and our assistant coach Miles Kizwe.”
Best day on the ball field: “We were down 7-0 against Iowa Central Community College and we were able to win 10-7 where I hit a go-ahead grand slam when it was 7-6.”
Favourite player when you discovered baseball: “Mike Trout when I was younger.”
Favourite player today: “Junior Caminero, but my favourite team is the Blue Jays.”
Honours: 2026 with Iowa Western _ Won the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference player of the year and named to first team all-region team ... 2025 with ABC _ Preseason Underclass All American Canada/Puerto Rico All Region First Team ... 2024 with ABC _ Named to Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All American Canada/Puerto Rico All Region First Team ... 2022 with ABC _ Voted all-tournament team at WWBA Grads or 16U National Championship in Marietta, Ga.