Honors and Awards
2012 Honorable Mention All-Pac-12
2012 NCAA Stanford Regional All-Tournament Team
2011 Honorable Mention All-Pac-10
2011 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
2011 Freshman All-America (Baseball America)
2011 Freshman All-America (Collegiate Baseball)
Off The Farm
Selected in the 30th round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers
Played for the Cape Cod League's Harwich Mariners in the summer of 2012
Hit .235 with nine home runs, 19 RBI and a .374 on-base pct.
Led Harwich to the league's Eastern Division title
2011 Team USA alternate
Played for Team USA's U18 National Team at the 2010 Junior World Championships
Hit .386 in 20 games with 12 runs and team-high 17 RBI with .649 slugging pct.
Played for Team USA's U18 National Team at the 2009 Pan American Games
Hit .241 with two homers, eight runs and 12 RBI
Joined Stanford teammate A.J. Vanegas to win gold at the 2009 Pan American Games
Invited to the U16 National Team trials
As a Sophomore (2012)
Honorable mention All-Pac-12
NCAA Stanford Regional All-Tournament Team
Started 59 games at first base
Finished regular season ranked sixth in the Pac-12 in hits
Led Cardinal with .329 batting avg.
Third on squad with 50 RBI
.448 slugging pct. was aided by 15 doubles and five home runs
Second on team with 13 multi-RBI games
First on team with 22 multi-hit games
4-for-8 with five runs, three RBI, one home run and four walks during NCAA Stanford Regional
Played outfield against San Jose State
2-for-5 with three RBI, two-run homer at Utah
Posted a .397 avg. during early April 13-game hitting streak
Five RBI during UCLA series, including go-ahead RBI single in Sunday clincher
Three RBI against Arizona State
5-for-6 with five RBI and three runs at Cal
3-for-5 with one RBI and solo home run in series clincher over Rice
Three-hit game at Fresno State
Three-hit game against No. 7 Texas
Two three-hit games to start season against No. 10 Vanderbilt
As a Freshman (2011)
Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
Honorable mention all-Pac-10
First team Freshman All-America (Collegiate Baseball)
First team Freshman All-America (Baseball America)
Pac-10 Player of the Week (May 9)
Hit .329 with team-high 46 RBI
Second straight freshman to lead Cardinal in RBI
Second on team with 31 runs
Seven doubles and team-best five triples
Tied for team-high honors with four home runs
Played in 56 games with 54 starts at first base
20 multi-hit games
Eight multi-RBI games
Hit .476 during 10-game hitting streak (May 7-22)
Three hits including one triple at Oregon
Hit for the cycle (5-for-5) against Santa Clara (RBI triple, double, two-run homer, two singles)
First Stanford player since 2005 (Michael Taylor) to hit for the cycle
Third Stanford player to hit for the cycle since 1992
Three-run homer and four RBI at Pacific
Two-run triple in eighth inning to erase a 2-1 deficit against Washington and help earn a series sweep
5-for-5 (all singles) and an intentional walk in opener with Washington
Seven RBI at Washington State including a grand slam while going 3-for-6
3-for-5 with an RBI single in an 8-1 win at USC
3-for-4 with an RBI single in 6-1 win over Long Beach State
3-for-4 with an RBI single at No. 6 Texas
2-for-4 with two runs and a solo homer in series clincher at No. 17 Rice
Fielded at a .993 clip despite having never played first base before joining Cardinal
The Ragira File
Played three varsity seasons for James Martin (Texas)
Two-time AFLAC All-American
2010 all-state performer
First team all-district as a senior
Second team all-district as a junior
Hit .358 as a senior with a .479 on-base pct. and .632 slugging pct. with eight doubles and six homers
Drove in 35 and scored 25 times as an outfielder and pitcher
19 walks in 119 plate appearances
1-2 with a 4.20 ERA over 25.0 innings on the mound
Hit .408 with five homers and 36 RBI as a junior
Hit .390 with five homers and 26 RBI as a sophomore
Son of Elijah and Abigael Ragira
One older sister, Jocilynn
Both parents are of Kenyan decent
Carries dual citizenship