20  Zach Wright
	Class: Senior Hometown: Goldsboro High School: Charles B. Aycock Height / Weight: 6-2 / 203 Position: C Birthdate: 01/10/1990 Experience: 3VL B/T: R/R

An all-conference and Johnny Bench Award candidate ... Established a new single-season record by hitting three grand slams in a season (over 5 game stretch) ... Strong, physical and talented catcher with good offensive and defensive skills ... Has excellent arm strength, soft hands and the ability to block the plate well ... 2010: Started 40 of 44 games played (30/C, 9/LF, 1/DH) ... Smacked a team-best 14 home runs ... Set a new single-season record by hitting three grand slams over a five game period (Mar. 24-30) ... Batted .265 (39-for-147) with six doubles, triple, 47 RBI and 34 runs ... Named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List (4/13) ... Collected 11 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI games ... Posted a career-best eight-game hit streak (Mar. 24 Apr.3) where he batted .308 (12-for-39) with four home runs and 18 RBI ... Drove in four or more runs in a game five times with a career-best six against Marshall (5/1) ... Scored two or more runs in game 10 times with personal-best three versus NCCU (3/26) ... Smacked home runs in back-to-back games twice (3/24-26 and 3/28-30) ... During five game span (3/24-31) drove in at least one run (17 during the streak) ... Four game-winning RBI (Monmouth-3/20 & 3/21, Tulane-4/3 and Memphis-4/10) ... Stole 3 of 5 base attempts (Pepperdine, Monmouth, Memphis) ... Scored nine runs during six-game span (Mar. 28-Apr. 3) ... Belted home runs against ODU, Western Carolina, High Point, Monmouth (2), N.C. A&T, N.C. Central (2), Elon, Campbell, UAB, Marshall (2) and Rice ... Threw out 6 of 20 base stealers (.300) ... Posted a .989 fielding percentage recording 22 assists and 241 putouts in 266 chances, while committing three errors ... Ranked seventh in C-USA with 14 round-trippers ... In league play batted .175 (11-for-63) with three home runs, 13 RBI and 12 runs scored ... Batted in the fourth and ninth order of the lineup 12 times ... As a starter batted .268 (38-for-142) with 13 home runs, 45 RBI and 33 runs scored ... Posted a .300 average or higher when leading off (.346), with runners on and two-outs (.302), runners in scoring position and two-outs (.306) and with the bases loaded (.308) ... Nine of 14 home runs were with runners on base ... Led the team with a .625 average (5-for-8) when batting in the first frame ...Also batted .300 or better in the second (.320), fifth (.300) and eighth (.353) innings ... Slugged a team-best 1.625 during the first inning ... Played in one postseason game batting .333 (1-for-3) with a home run against No. 20 Rice (5/26) ... Inside Clark-LeClair Stadium batted 100 points higher (.299) than on the road (.191) ... Twelve of 14 homers were at home ... Enjoyed greater success during day games (.229) than night contests (.229) ... Started 6 of 7 games played against nationally-ranked teams with a .227 average (5-for-22) ... 2010 Summer: One of four Pirates that played in the Cape Cod Baseball League ... Played for the Falmouth Commodores where he batted .127 (7-for-55) in 17 games ... Belted two home runs, laced a triple and drove in five ... 2009: Started 10 of 29 games played behind the dish ... Batted .295 (13-for-44) with three home runs, eight RBI, five doubles, triple and 12 runs scored ... First collegiate action and start was against Monmouth (2/22) where he was 0-for-2 at the plate ... Notched first career hit against Georgia Southern (3/8) ... Followed that with a two-hit performance against UNC Asheville (3/11), where he smacked his first career home run to lead off the bottom of the fifth inning ... Hit second homer of the season in his next game against UCLA (3/13) off of Freshman All-America Garrett Cole ... Third home run was a against Norfolk State (3/18) ... Recorded two multi-hit and three multi-RBI contests ... Threw out 4 of 12 base stealers (.333) ... Posted a .974 fielding percentage recording 12 assists and 99 putouts in 114 chances, while committing three errors ... Had greater success against lefties (.500) than right-handers (.250) ... All three homers were against right-handers, two with runners on base where he hit .304 (7-for-23) with seven RBI ... Batted .375 or better when hitting in the second (.375), fourth (.400), seventh (.375) and eighth (.500) innings ... Played in five post-season games recording lone start against Binghamton, where he was 1-for-2 from the plate with a double and a run scored ... Played in nine league games with two starts batting .250 (3-for-12) with two doubles, two RBI and four runs scored ... Enjoyed greater success inside Clark LeClair Stadium (.333/9-for-27) than on the road (.235/4-for-17) ... 2009 Summer: Played in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) for the Holyoke Blue Sox ... Selected to play in the annual Red Sox Draft Class Showcase (July) inside historic Fenway Park ...Batted .202 (17-for-84) in 29 games with the Blue Sox ... Started 25 games behind the dish ... Drove in six runs and scored seven ... Swiped 3-of-4 bases and posted a .967 fielding percentage (six errors) ... Charles B. Aycock High School: Earned eight varsity letters (baseball-3, football-3 and wresting-2) at C. B. Aycock ... Two-time Eastern Carolina All-Conference selection ... 2008 All-State member ... Participated in the East vs. West All-Star Game as well as the N.C. vs. S.C. Challenge ... Helped the Falcons to a 75-15 three-year record under the direction of Head Coach Charles Davis ... Batted a team-best .402 with four home runs and 40 RBI as a senior ... During junior campaign batted a strong .379 with nine home runs, 37 RBI and had an on base percentage of .630 ... Guided the Falcons to the 2007 3A State Championship ... Was a member of two ECC regular season and tournament championship squads ... Ranked 30th in the state by Impact Baseball in the "Top 50 Seniors in North Carolina" ... Member of the Wayne County Post 11 American Legion team under Head Coach Brad Reeves ... Also competed with the Carolina Cubs and Head Coach Ricky Keith ... National Honor Society, Honor Roll student and honor graduate ... Personal: Full name is Zachary Cleveland Wright ... Born January 10, 1990 in Warner Robins, Ga. ... Son of Quinn and Lee Wright ... Intended major is business management ... Two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll recipient (Spring '10 and Fall '10).

CAREER HIGHS - at-bats: 6 vs. NCCU (3/26/10); runs: 3 vs. NCCU (3/26/10); hits: 3 (twice, last vs. Memphis 4/10/10); RBI: 6 vs. Marshall (5/1/10); home runs: 2 (twice, last vs. Marshall 5/1/10); stolen bases:

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