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JOE
RAMOS
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5-10,
180, Age 20, Sophomore
Mt.
Carmel High School, Rancho
Penasquitos, Calif.
Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.
2003
First-Team Community College
All-American
2003
First-Team Community College
All-State
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2003: Batted .435, the
third-highest single-season average in Palomar
history, to lead both the team and the Pacific
Coast Conferenceas the Comets' starting second
baseman. Fished with a .747 slugging percentage
to lead the lub. Had 41 RBIs, third on the team,
15 doubles, 3 triples and 9 home runs, the latter
to tie for the club lead. ... A first-team
All-conference selection after batting .452 for
25 PCC games to lead both the team and the
conference. Slugged 7 homers in PCC play to lead
the team, 10 doubles, 2 triples and an .828
slugging percentage, best on the club. ...
Doubled in 2 runs in the eighth inning against
Los Angeles Pierce to give Palomar a 4-2 victory
in the Comets' season opener Jan. 30. ... Was
3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a walk in a
16-14 win over Cochise Community College of
Douglas, Ariz., on Feb. 1. ... Went 2-for-3 vs.
Cochise on Feb. 2. ... Came back Feb. 7 by going
2-for-4 against Saddleback. ...Went 3-for-5 with
a homer and 2 RBI's vs. Orange Coast on Feb. 19.
... Hit his second homer Feb. 27 as he went
3-for-4 and scored 3 runs in a 15-5 victory over
Imperial Valley. ... Tripled to drive in 2 runs
to help ignite the Comets to an 8-0 victory over
defending Pacific Coast Conference champion
Grossmont on March 3. ...Went 2-for-3 with a solo
homer in a 6-3, 10-inning win over Southwestern
on March 6. ... Was 2-for-5 with a double as the
Comets beat the Jarguars again, 8-2, on March 8.
... Set the tone for a 9-0 victory over Grossmont
on the road March 11 when he hit a solo home run
with one out in the top of the first inning.
Finished the day 3-for-5 with 2 RBIs. ... Went
3-for-3 with 2 doubles and an RBI in a 1-1 win
over Imperial Valley on March 18. ... Went
4-for-5 with an RBI and a walk as the Comets beat
IVC again on March 20, 18-0. ... Slugged a 2-run
home run in the bottom of the first inning to put
the Comets on top early in a 5-3 win over
second-place San Diego Mesa, a win that enabled
Palomar to stretch its lead over the Olympians to
3 games just shy of the halfway mark in the PCC
season. Went 3-for-4 in that game with 3 RBIs.
... Was 2-for-5 with an RBI in a 6-3 win over
Southwestern on April 1. ... Went 2-for-3 with 2
doubles and an RBI as the Comets beat
Southwestern againn on April 3, this time 9-5, to
open a 4-game lead in the conference race.
...Webt 4-for-5 with a double and an RBI April 8
in a 14-10 win vs. Grossmont. ... Was 2-for-4
with a homer, triple and 2 RBIs April as the
Comets defeated the Griffins' again 12-9 to sweep
the teams' season series 5 games to 0. ...
Tripled in the top of the first inning to drive
in Palomar's first run in the first game of a
doubleheader vs. Glendale on April 16. Went
3-for-5 with a double in the second game as the
Comets swept the Vaqueros 8-3 and 10-3, getting
some measure of revenge for last season, when
Glendale swept the 3 meetings between the 2 teams
and eliminated the Comets from the State
Community College Tournament's Southern
California Regionals. ... Was 2-for-5 against the
Vaqueros on April 17. ... Went 2-for-3 with a
home run, a double, 5 RBIs, three walks and 3
runs scored to help lead the Comets to an 18-5
victory over San Diego Mesa on April 24. Palomar
clinched its fourth conference title in the last
6 years with the win. ... Doubled and eventually
stole home in the fifth inning April 26, breaking
a 4-4 tie against Mesa in a game the Comets went
on to win 12-4. ... Went 2-for-5 with a double
and an RBI on April 29 vs. San Diego City
College. ... Was 2-for-2 with an BI and 3 walks
and also reached base as a hit batter April 30 in
a 20-0 victory over Imperial Valley. Postseason
— Went
2-for-4 with a home run, double, 3 RBIs and 3
runs scored as Palomar opened the Southern
California Regionals with a 13-8 win vs. East Los
Angeles. ... Went 4-for-4, doubled and drove in a
run in an 11-7 win over College of the Desert in
the Comets' third game of the Regionals on May
11. ... Named to the All-American Community
College first team and the California Community
College Baseball Coaches Association All-State
first team after the season.
2002: Drove in 15 runs
during the season. ... Spent most of the early
season as the Comets' starting second baseman and
batting third in the order. ... Slugged a two-run
home run and drove in four runs in the Comets'
second win of the year, 8-4 over Canada College
of Redwood City, on Feb. 2. ... Has multiple-hit
games against Los Angeles Pierce on Feb. 3,
Siskiyous on Feb. 14, Irvine Valley on Feb. 16,
Orange Coast on Feb. 20, Imperial Valley on Feb.
23, San Diego Mesa on Feb. 26, Imperial Valley on
March 9, San Diego Mesa on March 12 and Mt. SAC
on March 26.
HIGH
SCHOOL: Played
for coach Steve Edwards at Mt. Carmel High
School. ... Was one of the most dangerous hitters
in the Palomar League, one of the best leagues in
the state and the nation.
PERSONAL: Born Dec. 16, 1982 in
Hayward. ... Son of Charmaine and Jose Ramos. ...
Has two sisters, Bernadette (29) and Jennifer
(22). ... Lives in the San Diego suburb of
Penasquitos.
(Note: Updated
May 25. Player biographies are updated weekly
during the season.)
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