Purdue Personal Preferences Favorite Athlete: Troy Tulowitzki
In His MP3 Player: Drake & Eminem
Last Concert He Attended: Comedy Jam featuring Katt Williams
Favorite Writer: Aaron Fitt
Film Favorites: Actor: Will Ferrell, Actress: Jennifer Aniston, Director: James Cameron
Favorite Month: July
Favorite Holiday: Fourth of July
Favorite Food: Mom's Homemade Pizza
Favorite Purdue Building: Rawls Hall
Enjoyed This Professor's Class: Dr. Julia Kalish, Management
Most Memorable Moment at Purdue: Walk-off win vs. Indiana in 2011
Favorite Big City: San Francisco
Unique Travel Locale: Ukraine
Foreign Country He'd Most Like to Visit: Morocco
Favorite Outdoor Activity: Relaxing on the Beach
Another Sport He Enjoys Playing: Golf
Furry Friend: Tina, Maltese
Other Hobbies: Flying a Single Engine Plane
2011 Season Academic All-Big Ten... Ramer pitched in 13 games, making six starts... won all five of his decisions, establishing a new Purdue single-season record for winning percentage with at least five decisions... did not give up more than three earned runs in any of his starts... started the opener of the Tennessee Tech and Bradley series, finale of the Indiana series and midweek wins against Ball State (twice) and Illinois-Chicago (road)... worked five innings of one-run relief, giving up only two hits, earning the win after having to replace an injured Matt Morgan early in the spring break opener at Tennessee-Martin... followed up that performance with five innings of quality work in series openers against Tennessee Tech and Bradley... earned his other victories against Tech, Butler, Illinois-Chicago and Ball State (home)... pitched in Big Ten series against Minnesota, Penn State, Indiana and Illinois... made 10 of his 14 appearances in true road games, registering a .265 batting average against and 28 strikeouts in 34 1/3 innings... issued only one walk over 16 2/3 innings while pitching in four midweek games... worked three innings of hitless relief in his season debut, game two of the Morehead State series... struck out five in his five innings of relief to lead the way in the series-opening win at Tennessee-Martin... also pitched five innings in his first collegiate weekend start, earning the win in the opener of the Tennessee Tech series... kept Purdue in the game by limiting Bradley to three earned over five innings in Peoria... struck out a career-high six and did not issue a walk in his longest relief outing ( 5 2/3 IP) of the year in the victory at Butler, coming up just one out shy of finishing the game... a week later, worked a season-high six innings again without issuing a walk, although did not factor in the decision in the comeback win at Ball State... won his midweek starts against UIC and Ball State after working his scheduled innings and leaving with Purdue holding the lead... pitched well in the middle game of the Illinois series, working three innings of one-run relief, striking out three and not issuing a walk... Purdue Single-Season Rankings: first in winning percentage.
2010 Season Academic All-Big Ten ... Ramer pitched in 10 games and started three times ... started the midweek wins against Wabash, at IPFW and Butler, pitching a combined 11 shutout innings in those outings ... posted a team-best 0.66 ERA and .184 batting average against over 13 2/3 innings pitched in midweek play ... issued only one walk over his final seven appearances and 17 1/3 innings of the season ... earned the win against Wabash with four innings of one-hit ball ... worked five innings of two-hit ball at IPFW, earning another victory ... earned a save in the middle game of the Chicago State series with three innings of one-hit relief ... pitched the first two innings of the midweek finale against Butler ... made brief relief appearances in Big Ten games against Minnesota and Iowa.
2009 Season Did not see action ... sat out the season as a transfer from UC Riverside.
High School Earned four varsity letters in baseball at Fremont High School ... Team MVP his freshman and junior seasons ... Earned all-league honors all four years - first team as a freshman and junior and second team accolades as a sophomore and senior ... Went 8-2 on the mound and hit .396 as a junior.
Personal Full name is Robert David Ramer ... Born: July 4, 1990 in Palo Alto, Calif. ... Son of David and Sandra Ramer ... Has a sister, Katy, who also attends Purdue ... Father played basketball at Rice ... His grandparents, Robert and Sally Weist, are both Purdue graduates and have endowed a scholarship for athletics ... Majoring in management.
