2017 Softball Roster
Abby Ramirez
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- IF
- Height:
- 5-4
- B/T:
- S/R
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Trinity
At Michigan
• NFCA All-Great Lakes Region first team (shortstop, 2017), second team (shortstop, 2016) and third team (shortstop, 2015)
• Two-time All-Big Ten second team (shortstop, 2015, '17)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team (2015)
• All-Big Ten Defensive Team (second base, 2014)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Feb. 10)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2015, '16, '17)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2014, '15, '16, '17)
Senior (2017)
• All-Big Ten second team (shortstop)
• All-Great Lakes Region first team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Started all 57 games at shortstop
• Recorded 17 multi-hit and four multi-RBI games
• Posted a career-best 17 stolen bases
• Went 7-for-11 with eight runs and three RBI in the Rutgers series (May 6-7); tallied four runs and three RBI in the series finale
• Tallied a two-run single against Indiana on Senior Day (April 29)
• Went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in the series finale at Wisconsin (April 23)
• Posted two hits and two RBI at Ohio State (April 8)
• Batted 2-for-3 and scored a run in 2-0 win at Central Michigan (March 28)
• Went 3-for-4, scored three runs and posted a career-best three stolen bases against Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 25)
• Matched a career best with four hits, with a double and an RBI, vs. Notre Dame (Feb. 19)
• Posted four hits on opening day, including a 3-for-4 effort vs. Illinois State (Feb. 10)
Junior (2016)
• NFCA All-Great Lakes Region second team (shortstop)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Started 56 of 59 games at shortstop; missed three due to injury
• Established career bests in batting average (.380) and on-base percentage (.485)
• Posted 12 multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games
• Tallied two hits, including a one-out bunt single in U-M's seventh-inning rally, vs. #13 Missouri in the NCAA Super Regional (May 29)
• Opened NCAA Tournament play with a 2-for-2 effort, with a run scored and an RBI, vs. Valparaiso (May 20)
• Went 5-for-8 with three runs and an RBI in the Maryland series (April 22-23)
• Drove in the winning run and scored in the fifth inning at Michigan State (April 13)
• Recorded an 11-game hit streak from Feb. 20-March 3
• Went 3-for-3 with five runs scored and two RBI vs. South Carolina and Illinois on opening day (Feb. 2)
Sophomore (2015)
• NFCA All-Great Lakes Region third team
• All-Big Ten second team (shortstop)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award
• Started all 68 games -- nine at second base and 59 at shortstop
• Posted career highs in all offensive categories, including a .371 batting average, 53 runs scored, 63 hits and 24 RBI
• Batted .500 (8-for-16) in WCWS play
• Posted two hits in the championship series game three vs. #1 Florida (June 3)
• Went 2-for-3 in the WCWS semifinals vs. #8 LSU (May 31)
• Went 3-for-3 with three runs scored vs. #7 UCLA (May 29)
• Scored runs in 11 consecutive games through the postseason (May 1-22)
• Went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI vs. Penn State in Big Ten Tournament (May 8)
• Posted a career-long 11-game hitting streak (April 3-18), hitting .515 (17-for-33) with four doubles, two homers and nine RBI
• Posted two hits in both games of Indiana doubleheader (April 18)
• Named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week after going 8-for-9 at Rutgers with two doubles, two home runs, six runs and seven RBI from the No. 9 spot
• Hit 4-for-4 in the second Rutgers slate, knocking first collegiate home run -- a three-run shot to rightfield -- in the second inning
• Hit 3-for-3 in Rutgers series finale, knocking out another three-run homer to rightfield
• Posted a career-best eight-game hitting streak (Feb. 28-March 7)
• Posted a three-run triple at Cal State Fullerton (March 4) .. Matched a career best with three hits vs. James Madison (Feb. 22)
• Went 2-for-2 with an RBI single and a double vs. Georgia Tech (Feb. 15)
• Posted an RBI single at #6 Florida State-1 (Feb. 14).
Freshman (2014)
• All-Big Ten Defensive Team (second base)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Feb. 10)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Started 61 of 62 games
• Complied a fielding percentage of .982
• Popped a two-run triple against San Diego State (May 17)
• Tallied three hits and scored twice against San Diego State (May 16)
• Roped a double and scored a run against Wisconsin (May 2)
• Collected two hits and scored a run against Minnesota (Apr. 20)
• Went 3-for-4 with a triple in two games against Michigan State (Apr. 11-12)
• Went 2-for-4 with a double and scored one run against Ohio State (Apr. 6)
• Drew three walks and scored three runs against Penn State (Mar. 28)
• Notched a base hit and stole a base vs. Indiana (March 22)
• Recorded two hits against Kent State (Feb. 22)
• Went 3-for-3 and scored one run against Pittsburgh (Feb. 21)
• Recorded two hits and scored one run against Kent State (Feb. 21)
• Went 2-for-3 and scored one run against Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 15)
• Went 3-for-4 and scored three runs against Illinois State (Feb. 9)
• Made her collegiate debut and went 2-for-3 and scored one run against Florida (Feb. 8).
Prep
• Graduated from Trinity High School (2013)
• Illinois Gatorade Softball Player of the Year (2013)
• Max Preps 2013 All-American
• Set a new state home run record in Class 4A as a senior with 20 homers
• Three-time Chicago Tribune first team All-State selection (2011-13)
• Three-time Chicago Sun-Times all-state, including two first team citations as a senior and junior (2012-13)
• GCAC Conference Player of the Year (2013)
• Post-Tribune Player of the Year (2012)
• Four-time all-conference
• Batted .611 as a sophomore (2011)
• Helped team to a Class 3A state runner-up finish as a freshman (2010)
• Played summer ball with the Beverly Bandits (2011-13)
• 2011 Boulder Independence Day Tournament champions
• National Honor Society; four-year Honor Roll
Personal
• Abby Marie Ramirez was born on July 25, 1995
• Daughter of Ruben and Lynn Ramirez
• Father Ruben played football at Lakeland College
• Has a sister, Amanda, and a brother, Andrew
• Sister, Amanda, plays softball at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in communication studies
