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Ritchie Price
Ritchie Price

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
San Luis Obispo, Calif.

High School:
San Luis Obispo

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 180

Position:
INF

B/T:
S/R

Career Honors & Records

  • Team Captain
  • 2005 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
  • 2004 All-Big 12 Second Team
  • 2003 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
  • Career Hit by Pitch Leader (43)
  • Hit by Most Pitches as a Junior (17)
  • Most Hits by a Sophomore (84)
  • Most Games Played by a Sophomore (63)
  • Most At Bats by a Sophomore (248)
  • Most Sacrifices by a Sophomore (12)
  • Most Hit by a Pitch as a Sophomore (18)
  • Most Hits by a Freshman (75)
  • Most Runs Scored by a Freshman (44)
  • Most At Bats by a Freshman (235)
  • Most Sacrifices by a Freshman (17)

    Summer 2005: Joined the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod League for the final nine games of the season ... Tallied six hits and scored six runs in 24 at-bats ... Was a teammate of current Jayhawk Sean Land.

    2005 (Junior): Named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention ... Started all 64 games at shortstop to bring his career total to 187 ... Led KU in at-bats (249), runs (58) and hit by pitches (17) ... The 17 plunks were the second most in KU history and the 249 at-bats the third most ... Tallied 21 multi-hit and nine multi-RBI games ... Had a nine-game hitting streak ... Scored a career-high four runs and was 3-for-4 vs. Sacramento State on April 27 ... Was 3-for-4 with four RBI in KU's victory over South Dakota State (2/17).

    2004 (Sophomore): Named to the All-Big 12 Second Team ... Finished fourth on the team with a .339 batting average ... Led the Jayhawks with four triples and 12 sacrifices ... Was fourth on the team with 47 RBI ... Set a school record by being hit by a pitch 18 times ... Hit one home run and collected four doubles ... Posted a .954 fielding percentage in 281 chances at shortstop ... Selected as a second team preseason All-Big 12 shortstop by Big12Baseball.com ... Named the preseason best defensive shortstop in the Big 12 Conference by Baseball America ... Set the single game KU record with six hits against Oakland on Feb. 26 ... Broke the school record for hits (84) in a season by a sophomore.

    2003 (Freshman): An All-Big 12 Honorable Mention shortstop selection ... Started 60 of the KU's 63 games ... Set the freshman record for hits in a single season with 75 ... Set the all-time mark for sacrifices in a single season with 17 ... Tied the freshman record for doubles in a season (11).

    Summer 2002: Helped head coach Ron Siskey and the Firestone Rangers of San Luis Obispo, Calif., to an 81-21 record and third-place finish at the USABF 18 and under World Series in San Diego, Calif. ... Batted .454 with 106 RBI and 41 stolen bases ... Also blasted seven home runs.

    High School: A 2002 graduate of San Luis Obispo High School ... Earned three varsity letters in baseball for coach Jim Thompson ... Named all-league and all-county as a shortstop after his senior season ... Batted .462 as a senior with 19 stolen bases and 37 runs scored ... Helped team to the CIF Division 4 championship at Dodger Stadium in 2000 ... Finished his career with a .392 batting average and 24 stolen bases.

    Personal: Born July 13, 1984, in Palo Alto, Calif. ... Parents are Ritch and Cindy Price ... Brother, Ryne, is a sophomore infielder for KU.

    Price's Career Stats
    Year	Avg.	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG%	BB	HBP	SO	GDP	OB%	SF	SH	SB-ATT
    2003	.319	60-60	235	44	75	11	0	0	17	86	.366	25	8	29	5	.400	2	15	10-16
    2004	.339	63-63	248	50	84	4	4	1	47	99	.399	27	18	35	8	.437	2	12	7-10
    2005	.281	64-64	249	58	70	14	1	2	35	92	.369	33	17	35	8	.399	2	5	4-7
    Totals	.313	187-187	732	152	229	29	5	3	99	277	.378	85	43	99	21	.412	6	32	21-33

    Price's Career Big 12 Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT 2003 .327 27-27 113 22 37 5 0 0 8 42 .372 10 3 15 4 .394 1 5 4-7 2004 .278 26-26 97 13 27 2 1 0 9 31 .320 14 7 21 2 .403 1 3 0-0 2005 .248 26-26 105 16 26 4 0 1 9 33 .314 8 4 13 5 .325 0 4 1-1 Totals .286 79-79 315 51 90 11 1 1 26 106 .337 32 14 49 11 .375 2 12 5-8

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