Piper Ritter
| 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: | |
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]
Early life[edit]
Ritter 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[edit]
Minnesota[edit]
Ritter 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]
Minnesota Gophers[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[edit]
College[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 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Archives". Gophersports.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "2020 Big Ten Softball Record Book" (PDF). Bigten.org. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "HISTORICAL ROSTERS". Profastpitch.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Farmington softball alumni Piper Ritter named University of Minnesota's softball coach". Profastpitch.com. 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "Piper Ritter Announced as New Head Coach". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Gophers softball elevates long-time pitching guru Piper Ritter to head coach". TwinCities.com. MediaNews Group, Inc. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Gophers promote Piper Ritter to head softball coach". StarTribune.com. StarTribune. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "2021 SOFTBALL SCHEDULE". Gophersports.com. Retrieved 2021-02-21.