James Ramsey Update

After playing his first full week with the Palm Beach Cardinals, James Ramsey has had a pretty good start to his career.  Ramsey came out of the gate hot in his first game going 3 for 5, but in his next three games was unable to record a hit, going 0 for 12.  In his fourth game of the year, against the Bradenton Marauders, he gets his first career RBI on a single to end his mini slump.  Since then he has gone 4 for 10 with two runs and a RBI.
James Ramsey and the Cardinals will try and take the final game of the series tonight against the Charlotte Stone Crabs.

Ramsey Gets Off To Hot Start

James Ramsey signed his major league contract this past Friday at Busch Stadium with the St. Louis Cardinals and on Monday got his first start with their advance class A affiliate the Palm Beach Cardinals.  In his first game Ramsey went 3 for 5 with a double and a run scored batting third in the lineup.  He had a perfect night going until the seventh inning when he reached base on a fielder's choice, but he then stole second base and scored on a single by Rainel Rosario.  The Beach Birds were leading going into the ninth inning but allowed three runs to the Jupiter Hammerheads falling 5 to 4.  Ramsey and the Beach Birds will try and take the final game of the series tonight at 6:35 p.m.

James Ramsey Gets Drafted By Cardinals

After being selected in the 22nd round of the 2011 MLB draft by the Minnesota Twins, James Ramsey decided to return to Florida State for his senior season.  He made a very smart choice and it has paid off.  In this years MLB draft outfield James Ramsey was selected with the 23rd overall pick by the Saint Louis Cardinals.  He is the second straight Seminole to be drafted in the First round of the MLB draft as Sean Gilmartin was selected 28th by the Atlanta Braves in 2011.

James Ramsey is currently batting .388 with a .520 on-base percentage as he and the Seminoles host Stanford in the NCAA Super Regionals.  

James Ramsey was also named ACC Player of the Year.