| Piper Ritter | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Minnesota |
| Current Conference: | Big Ten |
| Birth Date: | 7 April 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Farmington, New Mexico |
| Player Years1: | 2001–2004 |
| Player Team1: | Minnesota |
| Player Positions: | Pitcher |
| Coach Years1: | 2005 |
| Coach Team1: | North St. Paul HS (asst.) |
| Coach Years2: | 2006 |
| Coach Team2: | Northern Colorado (asst.) |
| Coach Years3: | 2008–2020 |
| Coach Team3: | Minnesota (asst.) |
| Coach Years4: | 2021–present |
| Coach Team4: | Minnesota |
| Tournament Record: | NCAA: |
| Championships: | As an Assistant:
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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]
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]
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]
| 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 |