• print
  • email
  • font +
  • font -
  • rss

33

  Nick Ramirez

Nick Ramirez

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Anaheim, Calif.
High School:
Katella HS
Height / Weight:
6-3 / 225
Position:
1B/LHP
Experience:
1V
B/T:
L/L

TITANS `09: Began his Titan career on the right foot by earning Freshman All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America (second team) • Was an All-Big West Conference first teamer as a utility player (hitter and pitcher) •Played in 46 of the Titans' 63 games, making 39 starts, all as the DH • Was the Big West's Player of the Week on Mar. 9 after a monster week that saw the rookie go 9-for-18 (.500) with three home runs, two doubles and 7 RBI on the road at San Diego State and Southern Miss • Kicked off his Titan career with a season-high four hits (4-for-4) and his first career RBI on opening night (Feb. 20) against TCU • Drove in a season-best three RBI on Feb. 22 as a result of his first career home run, a three-run shot • Had 14 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games •Had a nine-game hitting streak over the first nine games of the year, going 18-for-37 (.486) with four homers, three doubles and 16 RBI • Drew two walks in is only appearances at the plate in the postseason (May 31 vs. Utah) • made an impact out of the bullpen carrying a 3-1 record with a 2.61 ERA and seven saves to his credit over 41.1 innings (23 appearances) •After a rough first outing (1.2 IP, 6 R, 6 H) on Feb. 22 vs. TCU, held a 1.31 ERA the rest of the season by allowing just six runs over 39.2 innnings • Picked up his first collegiate win on Mar. 31 at then-No. 3 Arizona State, working a season high 4.1 innings in the Titans' 7-5 victory • Struck out a season-best three batters twice, once on Mar. 13 at Oklahoma State and the other on Apr. 14 at USC •Notched his first career save on Apr. 10 at Cal State Northridge with a perfect 1.2 innings of relief • His seven saves in 2009 ranked him 5th in the Big West • Had no record, but held a 1.59 ERA (1 run in 5.2 innings) in four postseason appearances (most on the team) • Pitched in both the Titans' games in Omaha, allowing his only run of the postseason in the elimination game on June 15 against Virginia over 2.1 relief innings.

KATELLA HS: Played four years of varsity baseball at Katella High School under Head Coaches Carlos Ayala and Jimmy Valverde • Led the Knights to an Empire League championship in 2008 while taking home the league's most valuable player trophy • Was a three-time All-Empire League first teamer (2006-08) and was also named the Knight's MVP the same years • He also was recognized as All-Orange County, All-CIF and high school All-American in 2008.

PERSONAL: Born on Aug. 1, 1989, in Anaheim, Calif. • Parents are Randy and Teresa Ramirez • Has a younger sister (Taylor) • Full name is Nicholas Randolph Ramirez • Major is undecided • Father, Randy, pitched two seasons at Long Beach State (1981-82) and reached as high as AA in the Seattle Mariners (20th round draft pick) organization (1982-84) •Models his game after Tampa Bay's Evan Longoria • Favorites include: "The Hangover" and "Miracle" (movies), Megan Fox and Seth Rogan (actors), Lil Wayne (musical artist), ping-png and golf (hobbies), New York Yankees (team) and baseballamerica.com (website).

RAMIREZ'S DIV. I CAREER HIGH
PITCHING:
Innings Pitched: 4.1, Mar. 31, 2009 at Arizona St.
Strikeouts: 3, 2 times, last on Apr. 14, 2009 at USC
Hits Allowed: 6, Feb. 22, 2009 vs. TCU
Runs Allowed: 6, Feb. 22, 2009 vs. TCU
Earned Runs Allowed: 6, Feb. 22, 2009 vs. TCU
Walks Allowed: 2, 3 times, last on Mar. 31, 2009 at Arizona St.

HITTING:
At Bats: 5, 8 times, last on May 17, 2009 at UCLA
Runs: 2, 5 times, last on Apr. 19, 2009 vs. Pacific
Hits: 4, Feb. 20, 2009 vs. TCU
RBI: 3, Feb. 22, 2009 vs. TCU
Home Runs: 1, 10 times, last on May 17, 2009 at UCLA
Doubles: 2, 2 times, last on May 6, 2009 vs. Arizona
Stolen Bases: N/A

Events Events

There are no upcoming events.

Headlines