Wichita State Athletics

2019 Senior
Garnered first team all-conference honors in The American as a utility player...Senior CLASS Award finalist...Named to The American Weekly Honor Roll three times...Played and started in all 59 games (53 at second, three at third and three at shortstop)...Hit a team-best .333 with a team-high 74 hits, going along with 16 doubles, two triples, nine home runs (tied for team-high), 36 walks (team-high), 16 hit by pitch (team and American Athletic Conference-high) and 12 stolen bases...Posted a team-best .545 slugging and .458 on-base percentage, and had a .971 fielding percentage...Tallied a team-high 22 multi-hit contests, including five games with three hits...Had a 44-game reached base safely streak from May 5, 2018, to April 10, 2019...Went 3-for-4 with three RBI in WSU's game vs. Stephen F. Austin Feb. 22 in Arlington, Texas...Posted a 2-for-5 effort with a triple, homer and three RBI in Wichita State's 12-2 triumph vs. Omaha March 26...Added a 3-for-4 performance with two RBI and a round-tripper in the Shockers' extra-inning win at Missouri State May 7...Drove in a season-best four runs in Wichita State's 7-3 victory at USF May 18...Ends his WSU career ranked second with 36 hit by pitch.

2018 Junior
Named first team all-conference by The American…Played in 55 games, including 54 starts (31 at second base, 23 in the outfield)…Led the team with a .341 batting average…Tied for the team lead with 76 hits…Had 12 doubles, one triple, six homers, 31 RBI, 24 walks and six stolen bases…Had a team-high 10 hit by pitches…Compiled 23 multi-hit games – second-most on the team, including 10 three-hit contests…Had a team-best 19-game hitting streak from May 4 to April 5…Went a season-best 3-for-5 with a double, homer, five RBI and two runs scored at Kansas April 24…Named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll April 30, April 16 and March 26…Selected to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team…Drafted in the 37th round of the 2018 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins...Played summer ball for the Santa Barbara (Calif.) Foresters…Named an All-Star and all-league selection…Selected team MVP by the Foresters.
 
2017 Sophomore
Played in 55 games with 46 starts, 16 in right field, 11 as the designated hitter, eight in left field, eight at second base and three at third base…Hit .223 with 24 runs, 37 hits, five doubles, two triples, four home  runs and 20 RBI…Had nine multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI games…Had a five-game hitting streak from March 12-18…Named MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on March 21…Had a season-high three hits twice…Had a season-high three RBI against Kansas State on May 16…Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a home run against Utah Valley on Feb. 19…Went 2-for-4 with, two RBI, a double and a home run at Cal Poly on March 17…Went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a walk off home run against Kansas State on May 16...Named to the AD's honor roll for Fall 2016.
 
2016 Freshman
Played in 53 games with 43 starts, 28 at second base, 10 in left field, three at third base and two as the designated hitter…Hit .272 with 28 runs, 46 hits, eight doubles, three home runs, 25 RBI, 23 walks and two stolen bases…Had a season-best six-game hitting streak twice…Had 12 multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games…Scored a season-high three runs at Illinois State on May 14…Had a season-high three hits twice…Had a season-high three RBI twice…Went 3-for-6 with two RBI and  a home run against Sam Houston State on March 4…Went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a home run at Southern Illinois on April 30…Went 2-for-2 with two RBI against Oklahoma on April 12…Named to the AD's honor roll for Fall 2015 and Spring 2016.

High School
Attended Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Mo…Lettered two years in baseball and three years in football…In baseball, named first team all-state and all-district during senior season and hit .473 with 43 hits, nine doubles, one triple, two home runs, 17 walks and 41 runs…As a junior, hit .377 and earned all-district honors…Named a Perfect Game honorable mention All-American in 2014…Named honorable mention all-region in 2015…In football, named all-district during junior and senior seasons and all-state during senior season…Earned the Mike Jones Award for Linebacker of the Year…Set school record for tackles in 2014 with 183…Member of the honor roll…Earned the Presidential Service Award and MSHSAA Sportsmanship Award in 2015...According to Perfect Game, ranked in the top 1000 nationally, the No. 202 second baseman, the No. 2 second baseman in the state of Kansas and the No. 13 player in Kansas...According to Prep Baseball Report, ranked No. 285 nationally, the No. 6 second baseman, the No. 14 player in the state of Kansas and the No. 1 second baseman in Kansas.
 
Personal
Son of Ty and Mindy Ritter…Has one brother, Austin, and one sister, Paige…Is majoring in finance at Wichita State.