WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State University senior infielder Luke Ritter had another honor posted to his 2019 postseason awards list, as he was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings All-Midwest Region Second Team as a second baseman, it was announced Wednesday, June 12.
 
Ritter paced the Shockers with a .333 batting average, going along with 47 runs, 74 hits, 16 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 40 RBI, 36 walks, 16 hit by pitch and 12 stolen bases during the 2019 campaign.
 
He also posted team-highs in both slugging (.545) and on-base percentage (.458).
 
His .458 on-base percentage ranked fourth in the American Athletic Conference while his .333 batting average tied for sixth in the AAC in 2019. Then 16 hit by pitches were tops in the conference.
 
A native of Overland Park, Kan., Ritter capped his Wichita State career with 22 multiple-hit games and 10 multiple-RBI contests.
 
He ended his time as a Shocker ranked second in career hit by pitch with 36.
 
A finalist for the 2019 Senior CLASS Award, Ritter was drafted by the New York Mets in the seventh round of the 2019 MLB Draft.