Piper Marten Ritter (born April 7, 1983) is an American, former collegiate softball pitcher and current head coach at Minnesota.[1] Ritter played college softball at Minnesota from 2001 to 2004, and was named a four-time All-Big Ten Conference honoree. She is the school's career leader in WHIP.[2][3] Ritter was undrafted and played one season in the National Pro Fastpitch in 2005 with the defunct Texas Thunder.[4]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Minnesota |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 96–58–1 (.623) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 7, 1983 Farmington, New Mexico |
| Playing career | |
| 2001–2004 | Minnesota |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2005 | North St. Paul HS (asst.) |
| 2006 | Northern Colorado (asst.) |
| 2008–2020 | Minnesota (asst.) |
| 2021–present | Minnesota |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 96–58–1 (.623) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 2–2 (.500) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
As an Assistant:
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| Awards | |
As a Player: | |
Early life
editRitter played at Farmington High School and led the Lady Scorpions to a state title and was named the 2000 Gatorade New Mexico Player of The Year. She also played as a third baseman.[5]
Coaching career
editMinnesota
editRitter served as an assistant coach at Minnesota for 13 seasons under four different head coaches.
On May 3, 2020, Ritter was named the head coach of Minnesota.[6][7][8][9]
Statistics
edit| YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
| 2001 | 23 | 11 | 49 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 226.2 | 123 | 43 | 26 | 65 | 249 | 0.80 | 0.83 |
| 2002 | 23 | 14 | 45 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 235.2 | 131 | 52 | 37 | 49 | 301 | 1.10 | 0.76 |
| 2003 | 21 | 13 | 43 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 239.1 | 142 | 58 | 48 | 42 | 311 | 1.40 | 0.77 |
| 2004 | 21 | 13 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 219.2 | 136 | 46 | 31 | 57 | 261 | 0.99 | 0.88 |
| TOTALS | 88 | 51 | 173 | 124 | 85 | 33 | 12 | 921.1 | 532 | 199 | 142 | 213 | 1122 | 1.08 | 0.81 |
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Minnesota | 31–13 | 29–11 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2022 | Minnesota | 27–26–1 | 11–12 | 9th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2023 | Minnesota | 38–19 | 17–6 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Minnesota: | 96–58–1 (.623) | 57–29 (.663) | |||||||
| Total: | 96–58–1 (.623) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "PIPER RITTER". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "Archives". Gophersports.com. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Big Ten Softball Record Book" (PDF). Bigten.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 12, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ "HISTORICAL ROSTERS". Profastpitch.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Farmington softball alumni Piper Ritter named University of Minnesota's softball coach". Profastpitch.com. May 5, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ "Piper Ritter Announced as New Head Coach". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "Gophers softball elevates long-time pitching guru Piper Ritter to head coach". TwinCities.com. MediaNews Group, Inc. May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "Gophers promote Piper Ritter to head softball coach". StarTribune.com. StarTribune. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "2021 SOFTBALL SCHEDULE". Gophersports.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.