Gophers softball announces Piper Ritter as new head coach
ByThe Gophers announced Piper Ritter as the softball team's new head coach after serving as a longtime assistant coach.
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The Gophers announced Piper Ritter as the softball team's new head coach after serving as a longtime assistant coach.
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“For me, personally, I am trying to build for each person a story. What is your experience, I want you to have the best time of [your] life,” Kolesnikov said. “It’s why I’m trying to build with each player [a] very good relationship that will transfer after graduation."
After helping lead the Gophers' volleyball team to its second Final Four of her collegiate career, outside hitter Alexis Hart signed her first professional contract with LP Kangasala.
How student-athletes would stay in shape without access to the campus facilities they were used to training in was a question that was hard to answer in the weeks following the cancellation of classes at the University.
In the four NFL Drafts from 2016 through 2019, four Minnesota players heard their names called. Over the three-day event in 2020, teams selected five Gophers, the most in a single draft since 1990.
With the cancellation of the 2020 college baseball season and the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gophers players are unsure about what will happen to summer baseball in the coming weeks.
No Gopher has been picked in the first round since 2006. After Thursday nights, that drought will last at least one season longer.
Gophers softball head coach Jamie Trachsel is leaving the program and will become the next head coach at Ole Miss.
A number of Gophers are poised to hear their names called over the weekend.
Four of the team's six seniors have now announced their intentions to return next season.
Karstadt has been working to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics since he graduated in 2019.
Daja Woodard is the third forward to join the Gophers via transfer this offseason.
The Gophers were coming off of a close overtime loss in the WCHA Tournament semifinals to eventual WCHA champions Ohio State and were scheduled for a rematch against the Buckeyes in the first round of the NCAA tournament before the cancellation.
After earning several All-American awards, Gophers junior Shane Wiskus was again recognized for this stellar season as the College Gymnastics Association named him the 2020 Most Valuable Player last week.
