Ritch Price of Kansas baseball set for ABCA Hall of Fame induction
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 1, 2026, 5:28 PM
Last updated Jul 1, 2026
Ritch Price, the all-time winningest head coach for Kansas baseball, will be inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame as part of the 2027 class. Price coached the Jayhawks for 20 seasons from 2003 to 2022, leading the team to three NCAA tournament appearances and a Big 12 tournament title in 2006. Over his 44-year career, he amassed 1,199 victories, including 798 at the Division I level. The induction ceremony is scheduled for January 8, 2027, in Chicago. Following his retirement, Kansas hired Dan Fitzgerald, who has led the team to consecutive NCAA tournaments in 2025 and 2026.
- •Price coached Kansas baseball from 2003 to 2022.
- •He has 1,199 career wins across all levels.
- •Kansas won the Big 12 tournament title in 2006.
- •Induction ceremony scheduled for January 8, 2027, in Chicago.
- •Dan Fitzgerald has coached Kansas to two NCAA tournaments since Price's retirement.
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"TOPEKA (KSNT) — The all-time winningest coach in Kansas baseball history is set to be inducted into another hall of fame. Ritch Price will be inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2027. Price is one of seven coaches who will be inducted in […]
"Ritch Price spent 20 seasons as the head coach of Kansas baseball, before retiring in 2022. He’s set to be inducted into the ABCA Hall of Fame.
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External links- Yahoo SportsJul 2, 2026, 12:54 AMFormer KU baseball head coach to be inducted into ABCA Hall of Fame
TOPEKA (KSNT) — The all-time winningest coach in Kansas baseball history is set to be inducted into another hall of fame. Ritch Price will be inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2027. Price is one of seven coaches who will be inducted in […]
- Yahoo SportsJul 1, 2026, 5:28 PMRitch Price of Kansas baseball will be inducted into ABCA Hall of Fame
Ritch Price spent 20 seasons as the head coach of Kansas baseball, before retiring in 2022. He’s set to be inducted into the ABCA Hall of Fame.
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