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2024 (Senior): Made 20 appearances and two starts for FIU...struck out 36 batters in 32.1 innings with three victories...opening day starter vs Long Island (2/16), striking out a season-high of four batters in three innings...posted three scoreless frames with three strikeouts vs Florida Atlantic (4/16) for the victory...allowed no runs over two innings with two punchouts vs Wofford (4/13)...logged two no-hit innings with two strikeouts at Miami (5/8) in the relief win...added a scoreless frame vs Miami (5/14).

2023 (Junior): Made 17 appearances and eight starts for the Panthers … Pitched 27.1 innings, struck out 29 batters, registered one save and finished with a 3-2 record … Struck out three in two innings of work against No. 22 UTSA (4/22) … Threw three scoreless innings and struck out one batter against Louisiana Tech (4/15) … Started against No. 23 Miami (3/28), pitching two scoreless innings and registering two strikeout … Earned the save in FIU’s, 7-6, win at Dallas Baptist (3/19) after pitching the ninth, striking out one batter … Earned the win against Marist (3/11) after striking out two batters in the top of the ninth to preserve the 16-14 lead … Started against Stetson (3/8) pitching four hitless innings and striking out a season-high six Hatters, earning the win … Logged his first win of the season in a victory over Harvard (3/5) after holding the Crimson in the ninth to set up a walk-off win … Struck out four in two innings of work in a win against Bethune-Cookman (2/21).

2022 (Virginia Tech): Appeared in six games for Virginia Tech, making two starts, pitching 3.1 innings.
 
2021 (Virginia Tech): Appeared in three games, making two starts ... Made his career debut against Radford (Feb. 23), capping the Hokies' 22-2 victory with his scoreless ninth inning and strikeout.
 
Prior to FIU: Earned varsity letters for three seasons at Huntingdon Area under coach Butch Woodward … Was a shortstop and pitched for the Bearcats as they won two district titles, one league title and advanced to the state semifinals in 2018 ... Best game was a seven-inning, one-hitter with two walks and 15 strikeouts ... Also lettered four years for the basketball team and the golf program ... Scored over 1,100 points in career as a forward on the hardwood, including a career-high 35-point effort ... Helped the team to three district and three league titles and earned two first team all-league honors.
 
Personal: Jackson Dalton Ritchey … Born October 30, 2001 in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania … Son of Robert and Kara Ritchey … Has an older sister, Alexis ... Father was on the golf team at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, while his mother played volleyball at Bucknell … Majoring in management.