Ritch Price is an American baseball coach and former player. He played college baseball at Linn–Benton Community College (1975–1976) and Willamette (1977–1978). He then served as the head baseball coach of the Menlo Oaks (1983–1986), the De Anza Dons (1987–1994), the Cal Poly Mustangs (1995–2002) and the Kansas Jayhawks (2003–2022).[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Willamette '78 Cal State–Hayward '87 |
| Playing career | |
| 1975–1976 | Linn–Benton CC |
| 1977–1978 | Willamette |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978–1981 | Phoenix (OR) |
| 1982 | Jasper (TX) |
| 1983–1986 | Menlo College |
| 1987–1994 | De Anza College |
| 1995–2002 | Cal Poly |
| 2003–2022 | Kansas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 798–786–4 (.504) |
Coaching career edit
Price took over as head coach at Cal Poly for the 1995 season, which was to be the Mustangs first at the Division I level. In his second season, he led the team to a winning record.[2]
He accepted the head coaching position at Kansas on July 2, 2002,[3] and has led the Jayhawks to two NCAA tournament berths and their first Big 12 Conference baseball tournament title in 2006. Kansas had made only two NCAA appearances prior to Price's arrival.[1] Price announced his retirement on May 22, 2022. [4]
Head coaching record edit
The table below shows Ritch Price's record as a head coach at the Division I level.[5][6][7]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly Mustangs (Western Athletic Conference) (1995–1996) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Cal Poly | 21–29 | 13–17 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 1996 | Cal Poly | 30–23 | 18–12 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| Cal Poly: | 31–29 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly Mustangs (Big West Conference) (1997–2002) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Cal Poly | 37–21 | 15–15 | T–3rd (South) | |||||
| 1998 | Cal Poly | 16–42 | 7–21 | 4th (South) | |||||
| 1999 | Cal Poly | 21–34 | 9–21 | 6th | |||||
| 2000 | Cal Poly | 32–24 | 18–12 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2001 | Cal Poly | 30–26 | 8–10 | 5th | |||||
| 2002 | Cal Poly | 30–29–1 | 15–9 | 3rd | |||||
| Cal Poly: | 217–228–1 | 72–88 | |||||||
| Kansas Jayhawks (Big 12 Conference) (2003–2022) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Kansas | 35–28 | 9–18 | 8th | Big 12 tournament | ||||
| 2004 | Kansas | 31–31–1 | 7–19 | 9th | |||||
| 2005 | Kansas | 36–28 | 11–15 | 7th | Big 12 tournament | ||||
| 2006 | Kansas | 43–25 | 13–14 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2007 | Kansas | 28–30 | 9–17 | 9th | |||||
| 2008 | Kansas | 30–27 | 9–18 | 9th | |||||
| 2009 | Kansas | 39–24 | 15–12 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2010 | Kansas | 31–27–1 | 11–15–1 | 7th | Big 12 tournament | ||||
| 2011 | Kansas | 26–30 | 9–18 | 10th | |||||
| 2012 | Kansas | 24–34 | 7–16 | 7th | Big 12 tournament | ||||
| 2013 | Kansas | 34–25 | 12–12 | T–6th | Big 12 tournament | ||||
| 2014 | Kansas | 35–26 | 15–9 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Kansas | 23–32 | 8–15 | 9th | |||||
| 2016 | Kansas | 20–35–1 | 6–17 | 9th | |||||
| 2017 | Kansas | 30–28 | 11–13 | 7th | Big 12 tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Kansas | 27–30 | 8–15 | 8th | Big 12 tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Kansas | 32–26 | 12–12 | 5th | Big 12 tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Kansas | 7–10 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Kansas | 30–27 | 8–16 | 9th | Big 12 tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Kansas | 20–35 | 4–20 | 9th | |||||
| Kansas: | 581–558–3 (.510) | 184–291–1 (.388) | |||||||
| Total: | 798–786–4 (.504) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal edit
Ritch Price graduated from Sweet Home High School in Sweet Home, Oregon before attending Willamette University. [8] He has three sons, all of whom have played for him at Kansas. His eldest, Ritchie Price, was head coach at South Dakota State from 2008 to 2011, before returning to Kansas to again work on his father's staff.[9] Baseball America believes that the Prices were the first father–son duo to serve as head coach of two Division I programs at the same time.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Ritch Price". kuathletics.com. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ^ a b Jim Shonerd (February 11, 2010). "Prices have unique coaching bond". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ^ Gary Bedore (July 2, 2002). "College Baseball: Price right for KU". www2.ljworld.com. Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ Gary Bedore (May 22, 2022). "Kansas Jayhawks baseball coach Ritch Price announces retirement after 20 seasons". www.kansas.com. Wichita Eagle. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ 2012 Cal Poly Baseball Media Guide. gopoly.com. p. 58. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ^ 2009 Kansas Jayhawks Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Kansas Jayhawks. p. 112. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ^ "2013 Big 12 Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ Gary Bedore (May 22, 2022). "Kansas Jayhawks baseball coach Ritch Price announces retirement after 20 seasons". www.kansas.com. Wichita Eagle. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "Ritchie Price to rejoin KU baseball team". kusports.com. July 1, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2012.