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Lewis & Clark College

2025 Baseball Roster

Ella Ruark
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Charlie Bastunskiy
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Julie Ward Jones
Julie Ward Jones
Julie Ward Jones

6 Luke Ritter

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 210
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown San Diego, Calif.
  • High School Westview
  • Position LHP
  • Major Mathematics

Biography

2025 SEASON HIGHS

Appearances / Starts: 10/10

Record: 4-3

Innings: 49.2 (7.0 at #22/23 Pomona-Pitzer GM1 April 5) 

Earned Run Average: 7.07

Strikeouts: 21 (7 vs Puget Sound GM1 March 29)  

Batting Average Against: .295

NOTABLES

  • Closed out his career by serving as one of the team’s weekend starting pitchers for a fourth-straight year 
  • Finished tied for second on the team in wins and third in innings and strikeouts
  • Went five innings or more in six of his starts and six or more innings three times 
  • Posted four or more strikeouts on four occasions 
  • Opened the season by throwing five innings and allowing just two runs to earn the win in an 11-4 road win over Whittier 
  • Put together the best start of his career on March 24, when he held host Whitman to one hit and one walk, while striking out two over six scoreless innings in a 2-0 shutout win over the Blues 
  • Struck out a season-high seven batters over six innings to earn the win in a 7-4 victory over Puget Sound 
  • Earned his final collegiate win on April 12 at George Fox when he held the Bruins to four earned runs over 5.2 innings in a 10-8 Pioneers win 
  • Closed out his career third in program history in career strikeouts (178) and 12th in wins (13)
  • Threw 213.2 innings across 46 starts (36 appearances)

2024 SEASON HIGHS

Appearances / Starts: 10/5

Record: 0-3

Innings: 37.0 (6.0 vs. UMass Boston GM2 March 9) 

Earned Run Average: 6.08

Strikeouts: 26 (6 vs. Whitworth April 21)  

Batting Average Against: .320 

NOTABLES

  • Earned a role as the number two starter for the third-straight season before an early injury forced him into a multiple inning starter/reliever role the final month of the season 
  • Appeared in 10 games and made five starts 
  • Went a season-high six innings allowing five hits and one run and struck out four batters on March 9 against UMass Boston 
  • Struck out a season-high six batters and gave up two runs over 4.1 innings on April 21 against Whitworth 
  • Allowed two runs over 3.2 innings against Pacific on May 6 in the season-finale 
  • Enters his senior season ninth in program history with 146 strikeouts in 164.0 career innings pitched 

2023 Awards

Northwest Conference All-Conference: Second Team

2023 Stats (Season Highs in Parentheses)

Appearances / Starts: 15 / 13
Record: 5-2
Innings Pitched: 73.1 (8.0 at Willamette GM2 April 8)
Earned Run Average: 4.54
Strikeouts: 63 (8 at Bushnell GM2 March 18)
Opponent Batting Average: .304

NOTABLES

  • Set new career bests in appearances (15), starts (13), innings (73.1), ERA (4.54), batters faced (345), strikeouts (63) and strikeouts with the batter looking (25).
  • Ended his sophomore campaign 12th in program history with 119 career strikeouts, 7th in program history with 63 strikeouts in a season, and tied for 11th with five wins in a season.
  • He led the team in innings pitched, strikeouts, batters struck out looking, and runners picked off (3), second in ERA and starts, third in wins and appearances, and fifth with 12 assists.
  • Had a team season-high with eight strikeouts on March 18 in game two against Bushnell.
  • Threw a career-high 8.0 innings on April 8 in game two against Willamette, giving up one earned run.
  • Went 5.2 scoreless innings on April 15 in game two against George Fox to improve to 5-0 on the year.
  • Pitched a scoreless inning of the second Northwest Conference championship game on April 23 against Pacific, a day after going 5.0 innings and throwing 99 pitches.
  • Threw 89 pitches in 3.1 innings on May 20 against La Verne in the NCAA Tournament.


2022 SEASON HIGHS

Appearances / Starts: 11/9
Record: 4-4
Innings: 53.2 (7.0 vs. George Fox GM2 March 19)   
Earned Run Average: 5.87
Strikeouts: 57 (11 two times) 
Batting Average Against: .325 

NOTABLES

  • Served as the Pioneers number two starter during his freshman campaign 
  • Appeared in 11 games and made the second-most starts on the team with nine 
  • Finished tied for first on the team in wins (four) and second in strikeouts (57) and innings pitched (53.2)
  • Threw at least three innings in 10 of his 11 appearances and five or more innings in eight of his nine starts 
  • Allowed three or fewer earned runs in six contests and one run three times 
  • Struck out six or more batters five times 
  • Finished in the top-15 in the NWC in strikeouts (11th) and innings pitched (14th) 
  • Ranked third amongst all NWC pitchers with 49 strikeouts in conference games 
  • Averaged seven strikeouts per game and 10.0 strikeouts per nine innings in seven NWC starts 
  • Scattered five hits and one run and posted six strikeouts in six innings in his collegiate debut, a 14-1 win over Whittier on February 6
  • Led the Pioneers to a conference win over Whitman in his NWC debut after allowing one run over five innings on February 20
  • Put together the best outing of his season on March 19, when he threw a season-high seven innings and struck out 11 in a 5-1 win over George Fox 
  • Struck out 11 batters over five innings and gave up just two runs in a 6-4 win over Whitworth on April 15  

At Lewis & Clark: Minoring in Data Science and Computer Science. 

Prior to the Pios: CIF Champions (2019) ... All-League Honorable Mention ... Team MVP ... Pitcher of the Year.

Why Lewis & Clark?: Felt it was the best fit for me academically and athletically.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2022First Year

    LHP
    6'3" 205 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2023Sophomore

    LHP
    6'3" 205 lbs
    8
  • 6

    2024Junior

    LHP
    6'2" 200 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2025Senior

    LHP
    6'2" 210 lbs
    6