Ryan Ritter entered the 2022 college baseball season as one of the best defenders in the sport. The Chicago area native backed that reputation up with another strong season on the diamond. Now the former junior college transfer has brought up a prestigious award.
On Wednesday, the junior won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award over finalists Adam Crampton (Stanford) and Austin Thompson (Georgia Southern).
Ritter is now the seventh player in Kentucky baseball history to win a Gold Glove joining Dustin Beggs (pitcher), Collin Cowgill (outfield), Austin Cousino (outfield), Corey Littrell (pitcher), Evan White (first base), and Ryan Wilkes (shortstop).