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Ritzheimer set the standard for future Cougars on the baseball field during his four seasons (1978-1981). The career leader in batting average with a .408 average, Ritzheimer currently is third in career on-base percentage (.487) and ninth in slugging percentage (.587). He set the single-season school record for batting with a .429 batting average during the 1981 season. He also spent time on the pitcher's mound and earned 19 complete games and 15 career victories. Ritzheimer played one season for Hall of Fame Coach Roy Lee and three seasons for Hall of Fame Coach Gary Collins.

Career Statistics

 Year       Avg   GP-GS     AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR  RBI   BB   SO   SB-ATT  
1979....  .571    5-0      14    3    8    0    0    0    3    0    1    1-1  
1980....  .362   28-0      94   18   34    5    4    0   13    8    6    6-7  
1981....  .429   43-0      98   32   42   11    2    3   30   22   18    7-9  
TOTAL...  .408   76-0     206   53   84   16    6    3   46   30   25   14-17   
 Year       ERA   W-L   App  GS  CG SHO/CBO  SV    IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  
1978....  4.38   1-5     7   6   1   0/0     0  32.0   33   21   20   10   14  
1979....  3.81   5-6    12  10   6   0/0     0  68.0   86   54   37   27   29  
1980....  3.55   6-6    12  11   9   0/0     0  75.0   54   86   38   36   41  
1981....  5.32   3-5    12   9   3   0/0     1  48.2   80   55   37   21   24  
TOTAL...  4.13  15-22   43  36  19   0/0     1 223.2  253  216  132   94  108