Talented catcher with good offensive and defensive skills ... Strong, physical catcher that will vie for spot starts behind the plate spelling Jared Avchen ... Has excellent arm strength, soft hands and the ability to block the plate well ... 2009: Started 10 of 29 games played behind the dish ... Batted .295 (13-for44) 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-American 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) ... Month-by-month analysis includes February (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI), March (.333, 3 HR, 7 RBI), April (.333, 0 HR, 1 RBI), May (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI) and June (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) ... 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) ... High School: Earned eight varsity letters (3-baseball, 3-football and 2-wresting) at Charles 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. CAREER HIGHS - at-bats: 5 vs. UAB-2 (4/4/09); runs: 2 (three times, last vs. UAB-2 4/4/09); hits: 2 (twice, last vs. Campbell 4/14/09); RBI: 2 (twice, last vs. Norfolk State 3/18/09); home runs: 1 (three times, last vs. Norfolk State 3/18/09); stolen bases: none. |
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