Nick Ramirez

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Anaheim, Calif.
	High School: Katella HS

	Height / Weight: 6-3 / 225
	Position: 1B/LHP
	Birthdate: 08/01/1989
	Experience: 2V
	B/T: L/L

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2011 Game-By-Game
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TITANS `11: One of the top 2-way players in the nation • Big West Conference Player of the Year • Third-team All-American utility player by Collegiate Baseball • First Titan drafted on June 7 in the fourth round (No. 131) by Milwaukee • Led team offensively with 9 home runs, 49 RBI, 17 doubles, 32 walks and 5 sacrifice flies • From the mound was 16-for-16 in saves, the total the second-best single-season mark in CSF history (Scott Wright then-NCAA record 22 in 1984) • Had a 1-1 record with a 2.13 ERA, allowing an earned run only four times in 22 appearances - at TCU on Feb.26, at CSUN on May 29, at UC Riverside on May 8 and vs. Illinois (3 ER) on June 5 • Earned berth on All-Regional Tournament team at first base (.385, 5-for-13 with 4 RBI) • In Big West play batted .341 with 7 home runs and 23 RBI in 24 games • Saved all three games of series at UC Riverside on May 6-8 • Gave up an unearned run in the ninth vs. Long Beach State on both May 13 and May 14 but saved both decisions • Pitched 2.0 innings three times including vs. Pacific on May 1 for his win (6-4) and for a save at UC Riverside (4-1) on May 8 • Seven of his saves have been 1-run wins • Had a walk to strikeout ratio of 10:33 • Longest hitting streak was 9 games (Apr. 22 thru May 8, .366, 15-for-41) • Had 15 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games • Went 4-for-5 at Long Beach State on Feb. 20 • Significant offensive highlights included: 3-run double in the ninth to secure an 8-4 win at TCU on Feb. 26; a game-tying eighth-inning double the next day in a 2-1 win at TCU; all 3 RBI in a 3-2 win at Hawaii on Mar. 27; a sacrifice fly to end a scoreless tie in the eighth and then a ninth-inning home run in a 7-0 win at UC Davis; 2 home runs and 4 RBI in a 9-3 win that salvaged the final game of the series at Cal Poly on Apr. 23; an eighth-inning homer to tie the game in a 5-3 win at UC Riverside on May 7; and stroked 3 doubles in a 6-1 win over Long Beach State on May 15.

TEAM USA `10: Became 1 of 19 Titan players that have been chosen to play with USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team in the summer of 2010 • Earned the silver medal at the V FISU World University Baseball Championships in Tokyo, Japan, with Titan teammate Noe Ramirez and USA pitching coach, Dave Serrano • Hit .290 (18-for-62) with 2 home runs and 14 RBI in 16 of Team USA's 19 games • Made 4 appearances on the mound, going 0-1 with a save and a 1.59 ERA in 5.2 innings pitched • Struck out 6 and walked 1 while holing the opponent to a miniscule .111 batting average.

TITANS `10: Was one of the nation's most dangerous 2-way players and was a finalist for the College Baseball Foundation's inaugural John Olerud 2-Way Player of the Year Award • Started all 64 games for the Titans, 62 of them at first base, 1 at DH and 1 as a pitcher • Was named an All-American by Yahoo! Sports, Collegiate Baseball (second team), and the NCBWA (third team) • Was named to the All-Big West Conference First Team as a first baseman after ranking in the league's Top 10 in the following categories: slugging percentage (5th, .646), hits (3rd, 90), RBI (1st, 75), doubles (1st, 28), home runs (2nd, 16), total bases (2nd, 168), sac flies (1st, 6), and at bats (2nd, 260) • Hit his home runs in bunches - belting 7 homers in 9 games from Apr. 2 to Apr. 18, and 8 home runs in 10 games from May 23 to June 7 • Had 1 multi-home run game, hitting 2 on May 30 vs. Cal State Northridge • His 28 doubles ranks him tied for 2nd on both Cal State Fullerton's and the Big West Conference's single-season Top 10 • Hit .316 (32-for-101) with 5 home runs and 25 RBI in games in which he pitched • Is 1 of 8 players in school history with a hitting streak of 20 games or more; Hit in 20 straight games from Mar. 27 to May 2, went 40-for-81 (.494) with 12 doubles, a triple, 8 home runs and 34 RBI and posted a team-leading .522 on-base percentage • Had 26 multi-hit games and tied his career high with a pair of 4-hit games (Apr. 17 at UC Santa Barbara and Apr. 20 vs. Pepperdine) • Led the team with 21 multi-RBI games and logged a career high 6 RBI on Apr. 2 vs. UC Davis • Hit the first of 3 Titan grand slams of the year on Apr. 2 against UC Davis off starter Anthony Kupbens • From the mound made an impact tying Mark Kotsay and Adam Johnson for 7th all-time in a single season with 11 saves ; Also led the Big West Conference • Tied for 3rd with teammate Dylan Floro for the most appearances in the Big West with 27; Also led the league in games finished (26) • His only win of the season came in a 2.0-inning relief appearance that saw the Titans rally back from a 6-0 deficit to win 13-10 at San Diego on Apr. 27 • Tied the longest outing of his career with a 4.1-inning effort on Mar. 16 vs. Arizona State, his only start of the year • Worked at least an inning in 5 of the Titans' 8 postseason games; Did not allow a postseason run until the Titans' final game of the year on June 13 at UCLA (2 R, 4 H, 1 K) • Struck out a career high 4 batters, 2 times, once on Mar. 16 vs. Arizona State, the other on May 12 at Pepperdine • Seven of his 11 saves came on the tail end of a Noe Ramirez start • Had one 3-inning save, one 2-inning save, two 1-plus inning saves, six 1-inning saves and one 2/3-inning save.

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 3 home runs, 2 doubles and 7 RBI on the road at San Diego State and Southern Miss • Kicked off his Titan career with a season-high 4 hits (4-for-4) and his first career RBI on opening night (Feb. 20) against TCU • Drove in a season-best 3 RBI on Feb. 22 as a result of his first career home run, a 3-run shot • Had 14 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games • Had a 9-game hitting streak over the first 9 games of the year, going 18-for-37 (.486) with 4 homers, 3 doubles and 16 RBI • Drew 2 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 7 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 6 runs over 39.2 innings • 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 3 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 7 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 4 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 4 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 3-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 communications • Father, Randy, pitched 2 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 first basemen Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard and Mark Teixeira • Favorites include: "The Hangover" and "I Love You, Man" (movies), Megan Fox and Seth Rogan (actors), Lil Wayne (musical artist), ping-pong and golf (hobbies), New York Yankees (team), Albert Pujols (baseball player), Japan's Yokohama Stadium (place to play), and baseballamerica.com (website).

RAMIREZ'S DIV. I CAREER HIGH  - HITTING: (as of 6/10/11)
At Bats: 6, 2 times, last on Apr. 2, 2010 vs. UC Davis
Runs: 4, 2 times, last on May 30, 2010 vs. CSUN
Hits: 4, 4 times, last on Feb. 20, 2011 at Long Beach State
RBI: 6, Apr. 2, 2010 vs. UC Davis
Home Runs: 2, 2 times, last on, Apr. 23, 2011 at Cal Poly
Doubles: 3, May 15, 2011 vs. Long Beach State
Stolen Bases: 1, 10 times, last on Apr. 9, 2011 vs. UC Irvine

RAMIREZ'S DIV. I CAREER HIGH -  PITCHING: (as of 6/10/11)
Innings Pitched: 4.1, 2 times, last on Mar. 16, 2010 vs. Arizona State
Strikeouts: 4, 3 times, last on May 29, 2011 at CS Northridge
Hits Allowed: 7, Mar. 16, 2010 vs. Arizona State
Runs Allowed: 6, Feb. 22, 2009 vs. TCU
Earned Runs Allowed: 6, Feb. 22, 2009 vs. TCU
Walks: 3, Feb. 19, 2011 vs. Long Beach State