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Jennie Ritter Biographical Information

 

•Born: June 1, 1984

•Parents: John and Connie Ritter, Older sister: Meghan

Mom is an Attorney

Dad played baseball at Michigan (Pitcher, 1968-1970)

•Meghan is also a former Michigan pitcher (2000-2004)

 

Education:

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Dexter High School, Dexter Michigan (1997-2002)

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University of Michigan, School of Engineering (2002 - 2007)

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University of Michigan, School of Engineering (B.S.E. Industrial Operations Engineering 2007)

 

Softball Teams:

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12U: Michigan Outlaws (12 years old)

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14U: Michigan Thunder (13 years old)

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14U: Compuware (14 years old)

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18U: Boone & Darr Gold Level (15 - 17 years old)

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18U: Michigan Oilers (18 Years Old)

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23U: Michigan Explorers (19, 20 Years old)

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University of Michigan (18-21 Years old)

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USA National team (21+ Years old)

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PFX Tour Professional (21+ Years old)

 

Softball Accomplishments

USA Softball Medals and Honors

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Gold Medal Pan Am Games, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, USA National Team, 2007

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•Gold Medal KFC World Cup, Oklahoma City, USA, USA National Team, 2007
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•Gold Medal, Canada Cup, Surrey, B. C., Canada, USA National Team, 2007
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•Gold Medal, Japan Cup, Yokohama, Japan, USA National Team, 2006
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•Gold Medal, World University Games, T'ai-nan City, Taiwan, USA World University Games Team 2006
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•USA Softball Player of the Year (2005)
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•“La Mejor Lanzadora" (Most Valuable Pitcher) Intercontinental Cup, Madrid, Spain, USA Elite Team, 2005
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•Gold Medal, Pan Am Qualifier Tournament, Guatemala, USA National Team, 2005
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•Gold Medal, Intercontinental Cup, Madrid, Spain, USA Elite Team, 2005
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•Silver Medal, Canada Cup, Surrey, B. C., Canada, USA Elite Team, 2005
 

NCAA Women‘s College World Series

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•NCAA WCWS National Champion (2005)

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•NCAA WCWS All-Tournament Team (2005)

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•NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team (2004, 2005, 2006)

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•NFCA All-American first-team pitcher (2005, 2006)

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•One of three finalists for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year (2005)

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•One of 10 finalists for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year (2006)

Big Ten Conference

 

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Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year (2005)

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Big Ten Pitcher of the Year (2005)

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Big Ten Tournament MVP (2006)

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All-Big Ten Tournament Team (2005, 2006)

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All-Big Ten First Team (2005, 2006)

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All-Big Ten third team (2004)

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The only pitcher in Big Ten history to post three-straight shutouts and earn three wins in the Big Ten conference tournament. (2006)

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Nine-time Big Ten Pitcher of the Week

 

University of Michigan:

Individual Honors

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•Michigan Female Athlete of the Year (2005, 2006)
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•Michigan Pitcher of the Year (2005, 2006)
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•Lloyd Carr Scholarship Recipient (2005-2006 School Year)
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•Bob Ufer Award Winner (2006) •

Career Records

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•Holds U-M career Strikeouts (1,205)
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•Holds U-M career No-Hitters (5)
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•Holds U-M career Shutouts (42)
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•Holds U-M career Innings Pitched (836.0)
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•Holds U-M career Appearances (151)
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•Second all-time on U-M career wins list (98)
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•Second all-time on U-M career complete games list (90)
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•The only Wolverine to throw a postseason no-hitter in U-M softball history

 

Single Season Records

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Holds single-season No-Hitters (4)

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Holds single-season Wins (38)

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Holds single-season Starts (41)

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Holds single-season Appearances (48)

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Holds single-season Complete Games (38)

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Holds single-season Innings Pitched (288)

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Holds 1st, 2nd and 4th place single-season strikeouts (451 in 2006,  417 in 2005, 269 in 2004)

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Holds 1st and 2nd place single-game strikeouts (19 vs. #20 Oklahoma,  18 vs. CMU )

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The only Wolverine to throw a postseason no-hitter in U-M softball history

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Just the third pitcher in Michigan history to win 30 games in a season (2005, 2006)