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JAMIE RITCHIE C
BORN April 9, 1993 in South Hadley, MA
OPENING DAY AGE 24
HEIGHT 6’2 WEIGHT 205
BATS Right THROWS Right
HOMETOWN Buford, GA
COLLEGE Belmont University
ACQUIRED Selected in the 13th round of the June 2014 draft
Career Highlights: 2018 – Received non-roster invite to Major League spring training.
2017 – Hit .324 against left-handed pitching and .228 against righties. Held .382 on-base percentage, ranking 5th in Texas League. Made 54
starts at catcher and 3 at first base. Hit .275 in April with a home run and 4 RBI (40 AB). Went 3-3 with a double and 2 runs scored on April 28 vs.
Frisco. Struggled in May and hit .200 (40 AB) and an RBI. Recorded first cycle in Corpus Christi history on August 6 at Frisco, tying career-high
with 4 hits and laced bases-loaded triple in 8th inning to complete feat. Highlighted season-best month of August, hitting .346 with 2 home runs
and 10 RBI (52 AB). Threw out 24% of runners attempting to steal (50 attempts), while committing 9 errors and allowing 3 passed balls at catcher.
2016 – Set career-highs in home runs, RBIs, doubles, and runs. Held a .389 on-base percentage, the 4th-best among qualified California League
hitters. Logged .462 OBP during June (10 games) and a .418 OBP in July (23 games). Led the JetHawks in walks, drawing at least 2 in 10
assignments. Boasted a pair of 7-game hitting streaks. Excelled in season’s second half, batting .306 with 5 homers and 34 RBIs in 53 games.
Belted a grand slam May 16 vs. Lake Elsinore. Finished the night by going 4-for-5 with 3 runs scored and 6 RBIs. Had first career multi-homer
game June 25, slugging a pair of dingers vs. Lake Elsinore. Worked behind the plate in 64 games and threw out 34% of runners attempting to
steal, while committing 3 errors and 7 passed balls. Charged with 3 errors for a .988 fielding percentage in 33 games at first base.
2015 – Hit .281 with 21 doubles, 4 triples, 5 home runs and 35 RBIs in 111 games between Quad Cities and Lancaster. Worked 95 walks against
81 strikeouts for a .426 on-base percentage. Led the Class A ranks in free passes while ranking 2nd in OBP. Walk total and OBP finished 4th
and 6th, respectively, in Minor League Baseball. A Midwest League Midseason All-Star, finished tied for the circuit lead with 70 walks, despite
competing in only 72 MWL games. Hit .448 with a .590 OBP in first 9 contests of the season. Tabbed as the River Bandits’ Player of the Month
for April, batting .344 with 1 home run and 7 RBIs. Coaxed 14 walks against 19 strikeouts and mustered a .467 OBP for the month. Reached
base safely in 26 consecutive games April 25 – May 28, the longest on-base streak by a Quad Cities player in 2015. Notched 2 hits in 2 at-bats
and worked a season-high 4 walks June 16 at Clinton. At the time of his July 15 promotion to Lancaster, paced the Midwest League with a .428
OBP. Reached in all but 3 of his JetHawks assignments. Went 3-for-9 with 3 runs, 2 doubles and 6 RBIs during the postseason. For the season,
logged 67 games behind the plate, committing 3 errors and 7 passed balls while throwing out 22% of runners attempting to steal. Also appeared
in 31 games at first base.
2014 – A New York-Penn League All-Star, led the loop with a.455 on-base percentage while placing 5th in walks. Hit safely in 13 consecutive
games July 2 – July 30, batting .488 with 15 RBIs and a .531 OBP. Reached in 32 straight contests June 14 – August 12, the longest on-base
streak in the circuit. Batted .364 vs. right-handers while hitting at a .219 clip opposite southpaws.
Career Notes: Owns a .410 on-base percentage. Has logged 215 assignments at catcher and 69 at first base.
College Notes: As a sophomore for the Bruins, hit .302 with 13 doubles, 6 home runs and a team-best 38 RBIs. Named to the 2014 Johnny
Bench Award List.
YEAR CLUB
2014
Tri-City (R)
2015
Quad Cities (A)
2015
Lancaster (A)
2016
Lancaster (A)
2017
Corpus Christi (AA)

Career Totals
AVG
.331
.266
.308
.276
.256
.280
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI
47
142 19
47
12 2
1
24
72
259 46
69
10 2
4
27
39
133 26
41
11 2
1
8
99
344 62
95
20 0
7
57
76
242 27
62
8
1
3
20
333 1120 180 314 61 7 16 136
BB K SB
29
26
5
70
54
7
25
27
3
58
83
3
45
44
3
227 234 21
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