With the 208th pick (7th round) in the 2019 draft, the New York Mets picked Wichita State senior second baseman, Luke Ritter.
2019 Stats: 59-G, .333/.458/.545, 9-HR,
40-RBI, 36-BB, 39-K
6-0 190
Go Shockers
- 2019 Senior:
Garnered
first team all-conference honors in The American as a utility player...Senior
CLASS Award finalist...Named to The American Weekly Honor Roll three
times...Played and started in all 59 games (53 at second, three at third and
three at shortstop)...
Hit a team-best .333 with a team-high 74 hits, going
along with 16 doubles, two triples, nine home runs (tied for team-high), 36
walks (team-high), 16 hit by pitch (team and American Athletic Conference-high)
and 12 stolen bases...
Posted a team-best .545 slugging and .458 on-base
percentage, and had a .971 fielding percentage...Tallied a team-high 22
multi-hit contests, including five games with three hits...Had a 44-game
reached base safely streak from May 5, 2018, to April 10, 2019...Went 3-for-4
with three RBI in WSU's game vs. Stephen F. Austin Feb. 22 in Arlington,
Texas...Posted a 2-for-5 effort with a triple, homer and three RBI in Wichita
State's 12-2 triumph vs. Omaha March 26...
Added a 3-for-4 performance with two
RBI and a round-tripper in the Shockers' extra-inning win at Missouri State May
7...Drove in a season-best four runs in Wichita State's 7-3 victory at USF May
18...Ends his WSU career ranked second with 36 hit by pitch.
ksn.com
- The sound of a metal bat cranking a 90 mile an hour fastball into the
outfield will soon be heard.
Next
month, the Wichita State Shocker baseball team will kick off their 2019 season
against Grand Canyon.
On
this team, you'll find senior third baseman Luke Ritter.
Ritter
is coming off a season that saw him hit .341 and lead WSU in hits with 76.
That
helped him go in the 37th round of the MLB Draft to the Minnesota Twins last
Summer.
"I
love baseball, I enjoy playing, you know, the break was long," said
Ritter.
Filling
the gap between seasons, Ritter found ways to keep busy over the Summer.
"I
played in the NBC World Series, It was fun, a lot of fun, we won that, it was a
good experience and something I'll never forget," said Ritter.
It
was the 84th and last year for the NBC World Series at the old Lawrence Dumont
Stadium.
The
stadium was demolished late in 2018, as the city plans to build a new park to
welcome a Triple-A affiliated team in 2020.
Ritter
spoke highly of his experience playing for the Santa Barbara Foresters in the
last tournament at a stadium that had stood since 1934.
"That
field, that atmosphere, that's great history, great atmosphere, I mean you
can't say enough about that field and it's pretty cool to be the last, one of
the last teams to play there," said Ritter.
It's
also his experience going into his fourth year as a Shocker that he hopes will
serve as a benefit.
"I'm the guy they look up to, kind of lead things and kind of the captain of the
team," said Ritter. "I expect
our team to do well, we have a good group of guys, guys who work hard, who love
to be here, energy, it's a good group, I'm excited about the year and I'm
looking forward to it," added Ritter.
The
Shockers were picked to finish seventh in the 2019 American Athletic Conference
preseason coaches' poll.
Ritter
was named to the preseason all-conference team.
4 comments:
Another decent looking prospect, while saving money.
I like this selection. Seems like blue collar type who loves the game and will be grinder.
Ya know, the Mets new analytic guys out of Boston might have done their homework and picked (even though they are seniors) guys that led their team in hitting.
Speaking of hitting, Keon Broxton is 9 for 32, 3 HRs since traded LOL
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