St. John's University Athletics
2015 Softball Roster
Kramer, Grace
St. John's Softball Highlights at UConn 5.4
Sunday, May 04
St. John's Softball vs Villanova Highlights Game 3 4.27.25
Sunday, April 27
St. John's Softball vs Villanova Game 2 Highlights 4.25.2025
Friday, April 25
St. John's Softball vs Villanova Game 1 Highlights 4.25
Friday, April 25
Jersey Number 23
Grace Kramer
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Steele Canyon
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
Bio
As a junior in 2016: Emerged as the team ace early on in the season, setting new career-highs and leading the team in almost every major statistical pitching category including appearances (33), starts (22), wins (15), innings pitched (143.1), complete games (13), shutouts (5), strikeouts (137) ... ranked third in the BIG EAST with 15 wins, tying for the sixth-most in program history ... recorded a 3.47 ERA and held opponents to a .247 batting average ... posted an 8-7 record in BIG EAST play with a 3.36 ERA, seven complete games, two shutouts and 61 strikeouts over 73.0 innings ... recorded double-digit strikeouts in three different games ... tossed a one-hitter and struck out seven in a complete game effort against Green Bay (March 4) ... set a new-career high with 14 strikeouts in a complete game win over Manhattan (March 18) ... struck out 12 batters in five innings during a one-hitter against Saint Peter's (April 6) ... fanned 11 Bulldogs in a win over Butler (April 9) ... threw a complete-game shutout with four strikeouts against Providence (April 16) ... received BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week on May 9 after picking up two wins, 12 strikeouts and a 0.70 ERA over the course of 10.0 innings against Seton Hall ... named to the 2015-16 BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
As a sophomore in 2015: Pitched in 17 games, starting in six … finished with a 6.12 ERA and one save … tallied 30 strikeouts in 32.0 innings of work … recorded three strikeouts in two hitless innings to register the save in the first game of the season against Youngstown State (Feb. 6) … struck out a career-high 11 batters at Manhattan (April 28), allowing only four hits and three runs in 6.0 innings of work … member of the 2014-15 BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
As a freshman in 2014: Appeared in 14 games, starting in three … posted a 2-2 record with a 6.32 ERA … named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Feb. 17 after earning her first collegiate save against Jackson State where she started and then returned later to end the game … recorded 22 strikeouts in 31.0 innings of work … named to the 2013-14 BIG EAST All-Academic Team … named a 2013-14 NFCA Scholar-Athlete.
Before St. John's: Three year varsity member of the softball team at Steele Canyon High School ... named captain her junior and senior season ... played one year of soccer where she served as captain ... named Two-Time Defensive Player of the Year ... named Second Team All-League her junior year with 1.98 ERA, 158 strikeouts, 12 wins and three shutouts ... finished senior season with 1.91 ERA, 138 strikeouts, 14 wins and three shutouts ... named League Pitcher of the Year senior year ... combined junior and senior season with 1.000 fielding percentage in 81 chances ... named a two-time Union Tribune Academic Team ... played on Firecrackers Blanco 18 Gold her senior year.
Personal: Parents are Stephanie and Loren Kramer ... has one brother, Clay ... majoring inmarketing.
As a sophomore in 2015: Pitched in 17 games, starting in six … finished with a 6.12 ERA and one save … tallied 30 strikeouts in 32.0 innings of work … recorded three strikeouts in two hitless innings to register the save in the first game of the season against Youngstown State (Feb. 6) … struck out a career-high 11 batters at Manhattan (April 28), allowing only four hits and three runs in 6.0 innings of work … member of the 2014-15 BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
As a freshman in 2014: Appeared in 14 games, starting in three … posted a 2-2 record with a 6.32 ERA … named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Feb. 17 after earning her first collegiate save against Jackson State where she started and then returned later to end the game … recorded 22 strikeouts in 31.0 innings of work … named to the 2013-14 BIG EAST All-Academic Team … named a 2013-14 NFCA Scholar-Athlete.
Before St. John's: Three year varsity member of the softball team at Steele Canyon High School ... named captain her junior and senior season ... played one year of soccer where she served as captain ... named Two-Time Defensive Player of the Year ... named Second Team All-League her junior year with 1.98 ERA, 158 strikeouts, 12 wins and three shutouts ... finished senior season with 1.91 ERA, 138 strikeouts, 14 wins and three shutouts ... named League Pitcher of the Year senior year ... combined junior and senior season with 1.000 fielding percentage in 81 chances ... named a two-time Union Tribune Academic Team ... played on Firecrackers Blanco 18 Gold her senior year.
Personal: Parents are Stephanie and Loren Kramer ... has one brother, Clay ... majoring inmarketing.
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Career Highs
Innings Pitched: 8.0, vs. Butler (5/14/16)
Strikeouts: 14, vs. Manhattan (4/18/16)
Fewest Earned Runs (CG): 0, six times, last at Providence (4/17/16)
Fewest Hits (CG): 1, three times, last at Providence (4/16/16)
Kramer Up Close...
Favorite ballpark: Petco Park - San Diego
Age when you started playing softball: 10
Favorite softball player: Jennie Finch
Most memorable pitch: Striking out the last batter to win Regionals in little league.
Best piece of softball advice ever received: "See every opportunity to either be great or to learn." - My Dad
Most influential person in your athletic career: My dad because when most people would have given up on me he stayed by my side and pushed me to be the best softball player I could be.