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UMW's Ayscue, Ritz, McComber Earn VaSID All-State Baseball Honors

The University of Mary Washington's Justin Ritz (First Team), Brendan McComber (Second), and Bobby Ayscue (Second) earned Virginia All-State honors from the Virginia Sports Information Directors on Wednesday morning.

Ritz capped off one of the seasons in program history after recording the fourth-best ERA in a single season in program history (1.84). He was named a C2C First Teamer and All-Region honoree after going 6-3 in 10 starts (11 appearances), striking 44 batters out in the process. Ritz tossed 49 innings, sporting his first All-Region honor in his career.

For McComber, the lefty had one of the best regular seasons in recent memory on the bump for UMW. He finished the regular season with a 1.64 ERA in just under 50 innings, earning Coast-to-Coast Pitcher of the Year in the process. McComber tossed 52 innings for UMW this past season, sporting a 2.25 ERA, while going 5-0 in 13 total appearances for UMW this past spring. He also became the program's all-time leader in pitching appearances (59) late in the season, too.

Ayscue, meanwhile, bounced back from a slower 2024 to return to his all-conference form after hitting .336 in 38 games, while play an All-American level center field. Ayscue doubled eight times, tripled three times and drove five balls out of the ballpark, while driving in 33 runs.
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Players Mentioned

Bobby Ayscue

#15 Bobby Ayscue

OF
5' 11"
Graduate Student
Brendan McComber

#12 Brendan McComber

LHP
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Justin Ritz

#29 Justin Ritz

RHP
6' 3"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Bobby Ayscue

#15 Bobby Ayscue

5' 11"
Graduate Student
OF
Brendan McComber

#12 Brendan McComber

5' 10"
Graduate Student
LHP
Justin Ritz

#29 Justin Ritz

6' 3"
Graduate Student
RHP