Piper Ritter

Piper Marten Ritter (born April 7, 1983) is an American, former collegiate right-handed softball pitcher, originally from Farmington, New Mexico. Ritter played for the Minnesota Gophers softball team from 2001–04, being named a 4-time All-Big Ten Conference honoree and she is the school career leader in WHIP. She is the current Head Coach at Minnesota. 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 basemen.
Coaching career.
Minnesota.
Ritter served as an assistant coach at Minnesota for 13 seasons under 4 different head coaches.
On May 3, 2020, Piper Ritter was announced as the new head coach of the Minnesota softball program. Minnesota will open its season under Marten's leadership on February 26, 2021.