Ramon Padilla

Photo by: Katie Meyers/Pitt Athletics

Position:
Catcher
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tinley Park, Ill.
High School:
Andrew HS

2020 (Little Rock): Appeared in seven games for the Trojans with four starts at catcher ... Batted .267 on the year with a .389 on base percentage and a .400 slugging percentage ... Went 4-for-15 from the plate with a pair of doubles and an RBI ... Finished 2-for-3 with an RBI double in the win at Nicholls (Feb. 22) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and 13 putouts at Oral Roberts (Mar. 3) ... Came on as a pinch hitter in three games.

2019 (Little Rock): Emerged as Little Rock's starting catcher, appearing in 36 games with 33 starts for the Trojans...Batted .254 with 33 hits in 130 at-bats...Tallied five doubles and one triple while driving in 21 runs...Drew 14 walks and scored 20 runs during the 2019 season...Registered 280 putouts while gunning down 11 would-be base-stealers...Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI in Little Rock's win over Georgia State (March 29)...Notched another 2-for-4 performance, scoring three runs in the Trojans' win over Arkansas (Apr. 2)

2017/2018 (Illinois Central): Played two seasons, appearing in 79 games while batting .281 with three home runs, 14 doubles and 50 RBI for the Cougars … named team captain.

High School: Played at Victor J. Andrew High School … four year letter winner … All-Conference selection as a senior … Named team’s MVP in 2015.

Personal: Born on March 2, 1997 … son of Ramon and Herlinda Padilla … has two older siblings; Liliana and Luz … majored in applied communications and minored in Health and Exercise Science.