2005 Softball Roster
Jennie Ritter
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- P
- Height:
- 5-8
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Dexter, Mich.
- High School:
- Dexter
At Michigan
• Two-time NFCA All-American first-team (pitcher) (2005, '06)
• Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year (2005)
• Big Ten Pitcher of the Year (2005)
• Two-time U-M Female Athlete of the Year (2005, '06)
• Three-time All-Big Ten (2004, '05, '06)
• Nine-time Big Ten Pitcher of the Week
• 1st on U-M's career strikeouts list (1,205)
• 1st on U-M's career shutouts list (43)
• 1st on U-M's career no-hitters list (5)
• 1st on U-M's career innings pitched list (835.0)
• 1st on U-M's career starts list (115)
• 1st on U-M's career appearances list (151)
• 2nd on U-M's career wins list (98)
• 3rd on U-M's career winning percentage list (.817)
• 1st on U-M's single-season strikeouts list (451)
• 1st on U-M's single-season wins list (38)
• 1st on U-M's single-season complete games list (34)
• 1st on U-M's single-season innings list (288.2)
• Tied for 1st on U-M's single-season starts list (41)
• 2nd on U-M's single-season shutouts list (17)
• 4th on U-M's single-season winning percentage list (.904)
• 7th on U-M's single-season ERA list (0.77)
• Just the third pitcher in Michigan history to win 30 games in a season (38 in 2005 and 31 in 2006) and the only pitcher to record back-to-back 30-win campaigns
Senior (2006) ... NFCA All-American first-team (pitcher) ... One of 10 finalists for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year ... Big Ten Tournament MVP ... All-Big Ten First Team (pitcher) ... U-M Female Athlete of the Year ... 25 double-digit strikeout performances ... Had the longest consecutive inning scoreless streak on the team with 45.1 innings (May 6 to May 21) ... Had career highs in strikeouts (451), fewest home runs allowed (13), lowest ERA (0.77) and shutouts (17) ... U-M Most Outstanding Pitcher ... vs. #5 Tennessee-NCAA Super Regional (May 28) ... Pitched back-to-back games, striking out 10 in a 5-1 win to force a deciding game, and then giving up just one run in a 1-0 loss to end her collegiate career ... vs. #20 Oklahoma-Region 9 (May 21) - Tallied 19 strikeouts in eight innings pitched, bettering her own single game strikeout record ... vs. Youngstown State-Region 9 (May 19) - Tossed a complete-game, no-hit shutout with 15 strikeouts; Recorded Michigan's first no-hitter in NCAA Tournament history ... unanimous selection to All-Big Ten first team (pitcher) ... vs. #11 Northwestern- Big Ten Tournament (May 13) - Threw her third-straight shutout of the Big Ten Tournament, allowing two hits and striking out nine for the Big Ten title ... vs. Indiana- Big Ten Tournament (May 13) - Pitched a three-hit shutout over the Hoosiers, striking out 14 ... vs. Michigan State- Big Ten Tournament (May 12) - Threw a one-hit shutout, striking out six in 40-degree weather for the 5.0 inning win ... at Michigan State (May 7) - Pitched 3.0 innings for the win, building a 7-0 lead before ceding the circle to Stacy Delaney ... at Michigan State (May 6) - Threw a two-hit complete game, striking out 12 for the win ... vs. #14 Northwestern-1 (April 30) - Struck out 15 Wildcats in a complete-game, three-hit shutout over the Wildcats ... vs. Illinois (April 28) - Held a no-hitter into the seventh inning, throwing a complete-game one hit shutout, striking out 14 ... BIG TEN PITCHER OF THE WEEK (APRIL 24) ... vs. Penn State-2 (April 23) - Started 100th career game ... vs. Central Michigan-2 (April 18) - Set a career high with 18 strikeouts in nine innings pitched; Recorded her 1,000th career strikeout ... BIG TEN PITCHER OF THE WEEK (APRIL 10) ... vs. Purdue-1 (April 9) - Threw a one-hit shutout, striking out 10 ... vs. Indiana (April 7) - Fanned 11 in a complete-game victory ... vs. Western Michigan-1 (April 4) - Struck out 14 batters in a one-hit complete-game shutout... vs. Utah (March 19) - Entered the game in relief in the seventh with the score tied, throwing 2.0 innings, striking out four and picking up her third loss in four games ... vs. #4 Texas (March 17) - Outdueled two-time USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Cat Osterman in a complete-game win, striking out nine and surrendering just two hits ... vs. #10 Louisiana-Lafayette (March 16) - Lost back-to-back games for the first time since 2003, dropping a 3-2, 10-inning decision, while giving up no earned runs and striking out 14 ... vs. #3 UCLA (March 15) - Allowed the most earned runs of her career, including five home runs (four solo and one two-run game-winner), while striking out 13 in 9.2 innings in the loss ... BIG TEN PITCHER OF THE WEEK (MARCH 7) ... vs. Florida State (March 4) - Tied a career high with16 strike outs en route to a complete game two-hit shutout, moving into fourth-place all-time in wins .... vs. Florida State (March 2) - Yielded just one base runner in five innings of work for her fifth win of the season ... vs. #17 Auburn (Feb. 28) - Recorded 12 strikeouts in a one-hit (infield single), 1-0 shutout win over the Tigers ... at #13 Georgia (2) (Feb. 27) - Earned her first save since 2004, pitching two innings and striking out three to preserve a 4-2 win ... at #13 Georgia (1) (Feb. 27) - Struck out 11 in a victory, recording the 70th win of her career and passing the 800 strikeout mark for her career ... vs. #7 Alabama (Feb. 24) - Pitched her 60th-career complete game, striking out 12, giving up four hits and allowing no walks in a 3-2 extra-innings loss ... at Florida (Feb. 19) - Struck out six batters in 4.1 innings of relief work for a combined shutout victory ... at Florida (Feb. 18) - Earned a no-decision after striking out 11 batters in six innings of work ... vs. #21 DePaul (Feb. 17) - Tossed a complete-game, four-hit win with eight strikeouts.
Junior (2005) ...Member of U-M's 2005 NCAA Champion team ... One of three finalists for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year honor ... invited to USA Softball National Team Selection camp (Sept. 6-10) ... invited to USA Softball National Team Selection camp (June 13-17) ... named to USA Softball Elite Team ... member of USA Softball Elite Team Intercontinental Cup championship team ... Earned Top Pitcher accolades in Intercontinental Cup tournament ... Big Ten Pitcher of the Year ... Michigan Pitcher of the Year ... All-Big Ten first team (pitcher) ... All-Big Ten Tournament team ... NCAA All-Tournament Team ... ranked second in the nation in wins (38) ... also ranked 11th in ERA (0.92) and 15th in strikeouts per seven innings (10.1)... leads U-M with 38 wins and 417 strikeouts, which is the best single-season wins and strikeout total in school history ... matched a Michigan record with three no-hitters this season ... struck out a career-best 16 hitters in a shutout of Western Michigan-2 (May 4), which is the No. 2 single-game K total in school history ... Big Ten rankings (through Big Ten Tournament): ERA (2nd-0.97), opposing BA (2nd-.140), strikeouts (1st-304), wins (1st-28), innings pitched (5th-201.2) ... 12 games of 10-plus strikeouts ... Three-time Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (March 8, March 29, April 19) ... struck out 13 in complete-game win over UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 13) in her first start of the season ... tossed second career no-hitter in 7-0 win over No. 15 Florida-1 (March 1) ... tossed second no-hitter of the week and season in a 9-0, five-inning win over South Florida (March 4) ... matched career best with 15 strikeouts in a 6-2 win over No. 15 Florida (March 5) ... Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on March 8 after going 4-0 with a 0.81 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 26.0 IP from March 1-5 ... struck out 11 in three-hit, complete-game shutout of No. 24 Fresno State (March 17) ... earned win in Michigan's first-ever win over a ranked team as the Wolverines beat No. 1 Arizona 6-2 (March 20) ... struck out 10 without a walk in a 3-1 win over No. 24 Iowa (April 2) ... struck out 14 in a complete-game shutout over Minnesota-1 (April 10) ... tossed complete-game wins in a doubleheader sweep of MSU (May 1), striking out 16 and walking none in 10.0 IP ... earned win with two-hit complete-game shutout over #19 Northwestern (May 7) and then recorded save in 8-7 win over Wildcats one day later as Michigan clinched Big Ten championship ... went 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 22 strikeouts vs. just one walk in BTT action (May 12-14) ... struck out 11 without a walk while allowing just four hits in 7-2 BTT championship game win over No. 22 Iowa (May 14) ... went 3-0 without yielding a run, striking out 27 in NCAA Regional action (May 20-23) ... struck out nine for a complete-game shutout in a 5-0 NCAA Regional win over Seton Hall (May 21) ... went 2-1 with 26 strikeouts in 17 innings of work in the NCAA Super Regional action (May 27-28) ... tossed a complete-game one-hitter with 11 strikeouts in a 4-1 NCAA Super Regional win over Washington (May 27) ... threw a three-hit shutout in 3-0 Women's College World Series win over DePaul (June 2) ... tossed a complete-game one-hitter with 12 strikeouts in 4-0 WCWS win over Texas (June 3) ... earned a complete-game win, striking out eight while not giving up an earned run in 3-2 WCWS win over Tennessee (June 6) ... threw ten-inning complete-game, giving up one run while striking out five in WCWS Championship Series win over UCLA (June 8) ... posted a 10-3 record with an 0.80 ERA and 113 strikeouts in NCAA Tournament action (May 20-June 8).
Sophomore (2004) ... All-Big Ten third team (pitcher) ... NCAA Regional All-Tournament team ... three-time Big Ten Player of the Week (Feb. 20, March 9, March 16) ... appeared in 41 games, starting a team-high 31 ... finished with a 24-8 mark and a 1.18 ERA for her first career 20-win season ... led Michigan and was second in the Big Ten with a career-best 269 strikeouts (through Big Ten Tournament) ... 9.1 K's/7 innings listed 15th nationally ... just the second player in Michigan history with over 200 K's in a season ... tossed her first career no-hitter and 20th in U-M history with a complete-game, nine-strikeout performance in a 3-0 win over Notre Dame (March 12). The only Notre Dame player to reach base was hit by a pitch ... struck out 13 without a walk and did not allow an earned run 7.1 innings of an eventual 2-1 extra-inning loss to #20 South Carolina (Feb. 28) ... made two starts against top-five Florida State, going 1-1 in 13.0 innings while allowing just seven hits and two runs with 16 K's and just two walks ... struck out eight allowed just one hit in a 2-0 shutout over #23 Oregon State (Feb. 23) ... struck out a career-best 15, which is the third-best total in U-M history, in win at Eastern Michigan-2 (April 14) ... earned save with three K's in seventh inning to preserve NCAA Regional 1-0 win over Notre Dame (May 22) ... came out of the bullpen to strikeout nine hitters in 4.2 innings of relief in 3-2 NCAA Regional win over Oregon State (May 22) ... made first career WCWS appearance in relief vs. LSU (May 27) ... made first career WCWS start vs. Stanford (May 29), lasting 2.0 innings and allowing two runs on three hits with three K's.
Freshman (2003) ... Made 20 appearances in the circle, including eight starts as the third pitcher in the rotation ... went 4-2 with an ERA of 1.70 for the season and her batting average against of .197 was seventh in the conference ... K'd 62 in 61.2 innings of work ... earned first-career win with a complete-game effort in a 3-2 win over Loyola Marymount (Feb. 16) in which she struck out five without issuing a walk ... tossed first career complete-game shutout in 2-0 win over Western Michigan-2 (April 1), striking out a career-best nine and walking just two ... tossed a complete-game 12-2 victory over Eastern Michigan-2 (April 15) in the first-ever night game at Alumni Field ... threw her second career complete-game shutout in 6-0 win over Eastern Michigan-1 (April 29) ... pitched 4.1 innings in NCAA Regional Tournament action, going 1.1 innings and giving up two hits, one run and striking out one in the loss to California (May 16), and throwing 3.0 innings while giving up one hit and striking out five in the 13-0 victory vs. Wright State (May 16).
Prep ... Dexter High School (2002) ... two-time all-state first-team honoree (2001, '02) according to the Michigan High School Coaches Association ... three-time all-region selection (1999, 2001, '02) ... three-time all-district first-team selection (1999, 2001, '02) ... four-time all-southeastern conference selection (1999-2002) ... four-time Scholar-Athlete award recipient ... averaged over two strikeouts per inning over high school career ... went 17-3 with nine no-hitters and struck out 282 batters in 135 innings as a junior.
Personal ... Enrolled in the College of Engineering ... birthday June 1, 1984 ... John and Connie Ritter ... dad played baseball at Michigan (1969) ... sister Meghan is former Wolverine pitcher and Dexter High School standout.
