Piper Marten Ritter (born April 7, 1983) is an American, former collegiate softball pitcher and current head coach at Minnesota. Ritter played

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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

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. 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

Head coaching record

College

References

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