COD Baseball: Ramirez signs letter with Benedictine Mesa

COD Baseball third baseman Mario Ramirez (Rancho Mirage H.S.) has signed a letter of intent with Benedictine University Mesa in Arizona.

The 6-0, 220-pound corner infielder from Rancho Mirage H.S. played his freshman and sophomore seasons with the Roadrunners, starting in all 23 games during his abbreviated second season. During his freshman season, Ramirez, appeared in 36 of 40 games, batting .258 with 13 RBI's and 18 runs scored. Ramirez's sophomore campaign was stopped short due to the Coronavirus closure, but he was batting a very strong .387 with 14 RBI's, 2 home runs and 16 runs scored, prior to the end of the 2020 season.

Ramirez will join fellow 2020 Roadrunners Baseball teammates, outfielder Joshua Hernandez (Palm Desert H.S.) and second baseman Christopher Burke (Temecula Valley), at Benedictine University Mesa. Burke signed with the Redhawks on February 24th and Hernandez on July 9th.

Benedictine University Mesa is located in Mesa, Arizona which is about 20 miles east of Phoenix. The BenU Redhawks play at Gene Autry Park and the team is coached by 2nd year head coach, Brian McCabe. In the 2020 season, the Redhawks were 7-1 in conference play, with an overall record of 22-7, ending the season prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic ranked #19 in the Nation. Benedictine University Mesa is in the California Pacific Conference of the NAIA.

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