Piper Ritter
American softball coach and player
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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 | 144–113–1 (.560) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 7, 1983 Farmington, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2001–2004 | Minnesota |
| Position | 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 | 144–113–1 (.560) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
As an Assistant:
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| Awards | |
As a Player: | |
Early life
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
Statistics
Minnesota Gophers
| 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
College
| 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 | ||||
| 2024 | Minnesota | 28–25 | 13–10 | 5th | |||||
| 2025 | Minnesota | 20–30 | 5–17 | 15th | |||||
| Minnesota: | 144–113–1 (.560) | 75–56 (.573) | |||||||
| Total: | 144–113–1 (.560) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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