Ty Wright Bio
12/10/2008 5:05:00 AM | General
Named to the ?Wallace Watch' list for the 2009 preseason Brooks Wallace Award, given to the National Player of the Year... also earned Third Team Preseason All-America honors by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association... JUNIOR (2008): Second Team All-America (Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association)... First Team All-Atlantic Region... First Team All-Southern Conference (Coaches/Sports Media Association)... Southern Conference April ?Player of the Month'... featured in Sports Illustrated ?Faces in the Crowd' (May 15)... National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association ?National Hitter of the Week' (April 27)... SoCon ?Player of the Week' (April 27)... pulled off the incredible feat of hitting for the cycle in four consecutive innings at Wofford (single in the 1st; 2-run homer off the scoreboard in the 2nd; RBI triple in the 3rd; 2-run double in the 4th)... became the second Eagle to accomplish that same feat in the same season (David Richardson)... helped the Eagles set a NCAA record hitting one of the 14 home runs during game two at Columbia... set a GS record hitting six leadoff home runs... one of 45 players in program history to record 50 runs scored/50 RBI in a season... ranked 48th nationally in batting average, 19th in runs scored per game (1.26), 16th in doubles per game (0.44), 22nd in home runs per game (0.34), eighth in slugging percentage (.781), 74th in total bases and 46th in on-base percentage (.494)... started 45 times in 50 games played... following an injury to Matt Miller in mid-March took over as the leadoff hitter with great success... batted .403 since becoming a regular in the starting line-up... saw action in both games of USC Upstate series going 2-for-3 in finale... hit first home run as an Eagle, a shot over the scoreboard in left field, and recorded two runs scored and two RBI... 6-for-16 against Columbia with two HR... set season-high with three runs scored, had three multi-hit games, walked three times and hit by a pitch three times... 3-for-4 at Mercer (two runs scored and season-high three RBI)... 4-for-12 with seven runs scored and three RBI against Western Carolina... three multi-runs scored games, two hits in game two and a RBI each game... 5-for-10 at Charleston (scored four runs and one RBI)... hit a double and leadoff HR in game two... five walks in the series, including career-high three in the opener... 3-for-7 in the midweek games against North Florida and Kennesaw State with a solo HR at UNF... finished the Elon series 3-for-13 (all three were extra bases, two home runs and one double)... hit leadoff home run in game three... five runs scored, three coming in finale, and three walks... 2-for-3 with three runs scored against Jacksonville, two walks and career-high two stolen bases... 5-for-15 against Appalachian State... two hits in games one and three, including a leadoff home run in game one... matched high of two stolen bases in finale... two hits (both doubles) and two runs scored against Georgia Tech... finished 6-for-13 at Davidson - two hits in opener, four during game two... hit a leadoff home run in each of the first two games... five runs scored (three in game one, two in the second) and seven RBI, including three in each of the first two games... three doubles and two home runs... two doubles versus North Florida with two runs scored and two RBI... also in midweek series had three hits and three RBI, including game-winning two-run double in 11th inning at Kennesaw State... for the second straight game hit two doubles... 7-for-14 at Wofford with five runs scored and seven RBI... season-highs of five hits, three runs scored and five RBI in finale... his one hit against Jacksonville was a three-run homer off the scoreboard... first home run of three consecutive hit by Eagles during 10-run inning... 6-for-15 against The Citadel, three runs scored and five RBI... three hits and four RBI in game one... hit one home run in each of the first two games... saw his nine-game hitting streak come to an end in the Mercer game... 6-for-11 against UNC Greensboro, three consecutive two-hit games... eight runs scored, including season-high four in opener and four doubles, including two in opener... at Furman went 3-for-12 but also walked three times... 6-for-14 in the SoCon Tournament, two hits against Elon and three versus UNC Greensboro in the finale... two RBI in both games against UNCG... one double and one home run in the finale... three walks, including two in the opener versus UNCG... two putouts and two assists (just missed on a third) from right field in the finale... torched left-handed pitching for a .429 average and was .388 against righties... .360 with runners in scoring position... .548 reaching as the leadoff hitter... 10-of-13 (.769) with a runner on third base and less than two outs... ended the year on a 10-game hitting streak... batted .400 or better in six innings... batted .444 in the month of March with 20 runs scored, five homers and 11 RBI in 13 games... .410 during April earning the SoCon monthly award, with 28 runs scored, 13 doubles, nine home runs, 29 RBI, .916 slugging percentage, .474 on-base percentage and eight stolen bases... 11 runs scored in 11 games during May... posted .362 batting average, .596 slugging and .455 on-base percentage... AT ABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE: Earned First Team All-America honors at ABAC and was the GJCAA ?Player of the Year' in 2007... First Team All-Conference and All-Region... HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football (4) and baseball (4)... played for coach Jeff Clayton... two-time All-Region pick in baseball and earned All-State honors his senior year... two-time team Most Valuable Player in both football and baseball... holds the school record for most home runs (10) and highest batting average (.522)... twice earned All-Region accolades in football... senior year named All-State... All-Middle Georgia Football team member in 2004... PERSONAL: Born August 10, 1987 in Dublin... No. 1 sports highlight was hitting for the cycle in consecutive innings against Wofford in 2008... his parents have been a major influence, "They have encouraged me to pursue my life long dream of becoming a Major League Baseball player."... most admires Hall of Fame player Tony Gwynn, "He is one of the best hitters in baseball history and it's amazing how he stayed so consistent throughout his career."... enjoys video games, watching TV and hanging out with friends... favorite professional teams are the Atlanta Braves, Falcons, Hawks and New England Patriots... favorite musicians are Ludacris, Lil Wayne and T.I.... son of Michael and Angela Wright... MAJOR: Community Health with a minor in Nutrition and Health
