2023 Baseball Roster
Roster
Kramer, Joey

Jersey Number 6
Joey Kramer
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Cotati, CA
- High School:
- Rancho Cotate HS
- B/T:
- R/R
Bio
2023 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Kramer appeared in 41 games and made 29 starts in his second season at CSUN ... Started 15 times at first base, 10 times at third base, three times at DH and once at second base ... Second on the team in home runs with eight, which ranked 15th-best in The Big West ... Posted new career-highs in home runs, batting average (.263), runs scored (30), slugging percentage (.526) and on-base percentage (.373) ... Improved batting average to .275 with five homers and 14 RBI in 22 Big West games ... Would hit .347 and slug .722 with seven homers and 19 RBI in home games ... Made one appearance on the mound, tossing 1.2 shutout innings ... Finished 3-for-5 with three RBI and a homer vs. Stony Brook (2/18/23) ... Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and a homer vs. UC Riverside (3/31/23) ... Homered twice for the first time in his career and drove in three vs. Cal Poly (4/22/23) ... Belted a three-run homer vs. Pepperdine (5/9/23) ... Knocked in three runs including the go-ahead runs in the ninth to beat CSU Bakersfield (5/27/23) ... Named to Big West All-Academic Team.
2022 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Kramer played in 51 games, starting 50 times including 49 times at first base ... Second on the team in doubles (14) while he ranked third in home runs (5), fourth in RBI (27) and runs (28), and fifth in hits (43) ... Batted .250 on the year while he slugged .430 ... Tied for 13th in the Big West in doubles ... Posted 10 multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI games this season ... Homered and drove in two runs at No. 22 UCLA (2/19/22) ... Finished 3-for-3 with four runs, two RBI and a home run vs. Pacific (2/26/22) ... Collected three hits and scored two runs at Loyola Marymount (3/15/22) ... Doubled twice and scored twice vs. UC Santa Barbara (4/9/22) ... Finished with three hits, two doubles and two RBI vs. CSU Bakersfield (4/29/22) ... Hit a walk-off three home run to beat UC San Diego (5/26/22).
Santa Rosa College
Kramer spent three seasons with the Bear Cubs ... Played at second and third base while also pitching with Santa Rosa ... Competed in one game in 2019 and used a redshirt for the season ... Returned to the field in 2020, slashing, .337/.418/.547 to go with four home runs, 19 runs and 24 RBI while he logged 3.2 innings on the mound with four strikeouts in the COVID-shortened season ... Helped the Bear Cubs race out to an 18-2 start in 2020 ... Slashed .318/.427/.485 in 2021 and registered two home runs, 16 RBI, 16 runs scored and 21 hits in 18 games in 2021 ... Pitched 4.2 innings, striking out seven batters on the mound in 2021
Rancho Cotate High School
Spent four seasons on the baseball team where he pitched and played at third base ... Named North Bay League Pitcher of the Year in 2018 ... Graduated in 2018.
Personal
Parents are Charles and Rhonda Kramer ... He has one brother, Daniel ... Favorites include the San Francisco Giants, Barry Bonds, "The Big Bang Theory," Juice WRLD and steak ... Chose CSUN because of the athletic and academic opportunities the school offers ... Says hitting a go-ahead home run in his first year at Santa Rosa College has been his greatest sports moment so far ... Enjoys cooking and playing golf ... Graduated in Spring 2023 with a degree in Marketing.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
Kramer appeared in 41 games and made 29 starts in his second season at CSUN ... Started 15 times at first base, 10 times at third base, three times at DH and once at second base ... Second on the team in home runs with eight, which ranked 15th-best in The Big West ... Posted new career-highs in home runs, batting average (.263), runs scored (30), slugging percentage (.526) and on-base percentage (.373) ... Improved batting average to .275 with five homers and 14 RBI in 22 Big West games ... Would hit .347 and slug .722 with seven homers and 19 RBI in home games ... Made one appearance on the mound, tossing 1.2 shutout innings ... Finished 3-for-5 with three RBI and a homer vs. Stony Brook (2/18/23) ... Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and a homer vs. UC Riverside (3/31/23) ... Homered twice for the first time in his career and drove in three vs. Cal Poly (4/22/23) ... Belted a three-run homer vs. Pepperdine (5/9/23) ... Knocked in three runs including the go-ahead runs in the ninth to beat CSU Bakersfield (5/27/23) ... Named to Big West All-Academic Team.
2022 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Kramer played in 51 games, starting 50 times including 49 times at first base ... Second on the team in doubles (14) while he ranked third in home runs (5), fourth in RBI (27) and runs (28), and fifth in hits (43) ... Batted .250 on the year while he slugged .430 ... Tied for 13th in the Big West in doubles ... Posted 10 multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI games this season ... Homered and drove in two runs at No. 22 UCLA (2/19/22) ... Finished 3-for-3 with four runs, two RBI and a home run vs. Pacific (2/26/22) ... Collected three hits and scored two runs at Loyola Marymount (3/15/22) ... Doubled twice and scored twice vs. UC Santa Barbara (4/9/22) ... Finished with three hits, two doubles and two RBI vs. CSU Bakersfield (4/29/22) ... Hit a walk-off three home run to beat UC San Diego (5/26/22).
Santa Rosa College
Kramer spent three seasons with the Bear Cubs ... Played at second and third base while also pitching with Santa Rosa ... Competed in one game in 2019 and used a redshirt for the season ... Returned to the field in 2020, slashing, .337/.418/.547 to go with four home runs, 19 runs and 24 RBI while he logged 3.2 innings on the mound with four strikeouts in the COVID-shortened season ... Helped the Bear Cubs race out to an 18-2 start in 2020 ... Slashed .318/.427/.485 in 2021 and registered two home runs, 16 RBI, 16 runs scored and 21 hits in 18 games in 2021 ... Pitched 4.2 innings, striking out seven batters on the mound in 2021
Rancho Cotate High School
Spent four seasons on the baseball team where he pitched and played at third base ... Named North Bay League Pitcher of the Year in 2018 ... Graduated in 2018.
Personal
Parents are Charles and Rhonda Kramer ... He has one brother, Daniel ... Favorites include the San Francisco Giants, Barry Bonds, "The Big Bang Theory," Juice WRLD and steak ... Chose CSUN because of the athletic and academic opportunities the school offers ... Says hitting a go-ahead home run in his first year at Santa Rosa College has been his greatest sports moment so far ... Enjoys cooking and playing golf ... Graduated in Spring 2023 with a degree in Marketing.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
Runs | 4 vs. Pacific - Game 1 | 4/26/23 |
Hits | 3 (5x) last vs. Stony Brook | 2/18/23 |
Doubles | 2 (2x) last vs. CSU Bakersfield | 4/29/22 |
RBI | 3 (5x) last at CSU Bakersfield | 5/27/23 |
Home Runs | 2 vs. Cal Poly | 4/22/23 |
Innings Pitched | 1.2 vs. Cal State Fullerton | 4/29/23 |
Strikeouts | N/A | N/A |
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