2014
Ramirez closed her collegiate career with the second highestbatting average on the season, .356, and led SU in home runs withfour. In 135 at bats she recorded 48 hits with 10 doubles and onetriple while driving in 25 runs and scoring a team-high 39 times.Ramirez also led the team in assists with 93 and was second on theteam in stolen bases with 10. She was the Offensive Player of theWeek during week seven of the season. Karen had a season-high threehits seven times this season and posted three RBIs against AustinCollege on April 12th. Ramirez was a Second TeamAll-SCAC selection, was the SCAC Character & Community honoreefor Southwestern in the spring semester and was a member of theSCAC Academic Honor Roll and named NFCA Academic All-American.Ramirez ends her career as the SU record holder for season hits (63in 2013), season at bats (159 in 2013), season runs (58 in 2013),career runs (135), doubles in a game and season (3, 24), totalbases in a season (101 in 2013), stolen bases in a game (3) andwalkes in a career (48).
2013
Ramirez started all 47 games this season and was third on theteam with a .396 batting average. She led the Pirates in hits (63)and doubles (24) and was second in homeruns with four. She drove in39 runs while scoring a team high 58 times and was fifth in thenation in doubles and 22nd in runs per game. She was also second onthe team in walks (18) and led SU in stolen bases with 13. Ramirezhad a season-high five RBIs against Marian University on March13th and went 4-4 with four runs scored on March23rd against Centenary. Ramirez earned numerousawards for her play this season including NFCA Second TeamAll-Region, Second Team All-SCAC, and was the SCACPlayer-of-the-Week during the fifth week of the season. She wasalso a member of the SCAC Academic Honor Roll.
Yearly National Rankings | Year | Category | Rank | Actual | National Leader | Actual | 2012-13 | Doubles Per Game | 5 | 0.51 | Jamie Samuel , Kenyon | 0.57 | 2012-13 | Runs per Game | 22 | 1.23 | Kristen Rose , Finlandia | 1.55 |
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2013 game-by-game stats: http://southwesternpirates.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/files/plyr_12.htm
2012
Ramirez played in 42 games forthe Pirates and had a .278 batting average. In 108 plateappearances, she recorded 30 hits, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 16 runs,and batted in 11 runs. She was tied for first on the team with 6steals and was tied for second in the SCAC in sac bunts.
2011
Ramirez started 41 of the 43 games she played in andposted a .250 batting average in her first season with the Pirates.In 104 at bats she logged 26 hits with four doubles, scoring 22runs and driving in six. Ramirez was second on the team with 11walks.
HighSchool
Karen is a 2010 graduate of University High School whereshe was a three-sport athlete, competing in volleyball, soccer andsoftball.
Personal
She is the daughter of Sergio and Maria and has onebrother, Daniel. She is majoring in anthropology and Spanishat SU.
