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Biography
Piper Marten Ritter (born April 7, 1983) is an American, former collegiate softball pitcher and current head coach at Minnesota. 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. Ritter was undrafted and played one season in the National Pro Fastpitch in 2005 with the defunct Texas Thunder.
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.
Coaching career
Minnesota
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.
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 | 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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