Gregg Ritchie

Gregg Ritchie
Gregg Ritchie
	Ritchie in 1988
George Washington Colonials
	Head Baseball Coach
	Born: January 25, 1964; Washington, D.C.
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
Teams
	Brother Elephants (1995) (CPBL); Pittsburgh Pirates (2011–2012) (Hitting coach);

Gregory Allen Ritchie (born January 25, 1964) is an American former baseball player and coach. He is currently the head coach of the NCAA George Washington Colonials baseball team.

Playing career

Ritchie was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 8th round (188th overall) of the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft. He played in the Giants' minor league system from 1986 to 1992, reaching Triple-A. In 1995, he played in the Texas Rangers organization.

Coaching career

In 1996, Ritchie became a hitting coach in the Chicago White Sox minor league system, working for the Bristol White Sox of the Appalachian League in 1996 and 1997, the Winston-Salem Warthogs of the Carolina League in 1999, the Burlington Bees of the Midwest League in 2000, the Birmingham Barons of the Southern League from 2000–2003, and the Charlotte Knights of the International League from 2003 through 2005. In 2006, Ritchie joined the Pittsburgh Pirates organization as their roving minor league hitting coordinator.

Ritchie was named the hitting coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates for the 2011 season.[1] He was also their hitting coach for the 2012 season. On October 11, 2012, he was announced as the head baseball coach for George Washington.[2] In his first season, he was named the 2013 A-10 Coach of the Year.

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Ritchie's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[3]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
George Washington Colonials (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2013–present)
2013	George Washington	26–32	15–9	t-5th	A-10 Tournament
2014	George Washington	20–30	12–15	t-8th
2015	George Washington	32–22	13–10	6th	A-10 Tournament
2016	George Washington	24–33	12–12	7th	A-10 Tournament
2017	George Washington	31–27	14–10	4th	A-10 Tournament
2018	George Washington	32–26	13–11	T-7th	A-10 Tournament
2019	George Washington	30–24	11–13	9th
2020	George Washington	8–8	0–0		Season canceled due to COVID-19
George Washington:		203–202	90–81
Total:		203–202
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2010/112010/11232010/589874
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-10-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"2013 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Chinese Professional Baseball League

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[1] ttp://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2010/112010/11232010/589874

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-10-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[a10st13-3] "2013 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.