Ritch Price, the winningest coach in Kansas Baseball history, announced his retirement on Sunday after 20 seasons at the helm for the Jayhawks. Price led Kansas to 581 victories, one Big 12 Tournament Championship and three NCAA regional appearances during his tenure in Lawrence.
He finished his distinguished career at Kansas with a record of 581-558-3 (.510).
Price was named the 33rd head baseball coach at Kansas on July 1, 2002. In his first season at KU, he led them to a winning record and 35 wins, marking the most by the program in eight seasons. He posted 11 winning seasons with the Jayhawks, including a 43-25 mark in 2006, a 39-24 record in 2009 and a 35-26 record in 2014 and leading all three of those squads to the NCAA Tournament.