11 Jennifer Wright
5/20/2002 12:00:00 AM | Softball
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* ACADEMIC ALL-SEC 2003, 2004
2004 — Junior
- ACADEMIC ALL-SEC
- Recorded four-hit shutout in season debut vs. San Jose State (2/8)
- Pitched eight-inning complete game victory vs. EKU (2/13)
- Threw first career no-hitter and fourth in school history vs. North Texas (2/28)
- Recorded career high 10 strikeouts vs. Buff (2/27) and in Game 3 at Arkansas (3/7)
- Recorded fourth shutout of the season (career high) vs. ASU (3/17)
- Threw two-hit shutout in Game 2 at OM (4/3)
- Struck out career high 11 batters at Maryland (5/8)
- Recorded career highs in wins, complete games, shutouts, strikeouts and lowest opponent. batting average
2003 - Sophomore
- ACADEMIC ALL-SEC
- Threw career high eight innings vs. UT in SEC Tournament (5/10)
- Struck out career high 79th batter in a season vs. MSU (4/12)
- Recorded season high eight strikeouts vs. Kentucky (3/22)
- Tied career high for shutouts (2) in a season w/three-hit shutout at Tennessee (3/16)
- Struck out 100th career batter against Penn State (3/2)
2002 - Freshman
- Made collegiate debut vs #1 Arizona (2/3)
- Threw two-hitter vs. Samford (2/8) to pick up her first collegiate victory
- Allowed only one earned run while striking out four batters in 3-2 win over #5 LSU (2/24)
- Picked up first collegiate save in Game 1 vs. UT (3/23)
- Threw one-hit shutout vs. Centenary (3/27)
- Picked up first career SEC win at Kentucky in Game 2 (3/30)
- Pitched both games of a doubleheader vs. Jackson State getting wins in both
- Threw career high 9 strikeouts in Game 1 vs. Jacksonville State (4/3)
- Finished sixth in SEC in saves with 3
- Prepped at Ezell-Harding High School
- Helped Ezell-Harding to five consecutive state championships, 1997-2001
- Named Gatorade Player of the Year in Tennessee, 2001
- Recorded 1000 career strikeouts in high school competition
- Helped lead club team to 13th place finish at Gold Nationals, 2001
- Named all-state five consecutive years, 1997-2001
- Named all-midstate five consecutive years, 1997-2001
- Named all-region five consecutive years, 1997-2001
- Gatorade Player of the Month, 1999
- Finished high school career with 107-9 record, 0.41 ERA, 68 shutouts, 23 no-hitters and five perfect games
- Daughter of Michael and Judy Wright
- Has a younger sister Amy
- Born on January 7, 1983
- Started playing softball at age 4
- Father played baseball and football for Vanderbilt and went on to play for the Cincinnati Bengals and Detroit Tigers
- Cousin Jeff Schwartz pitched for Chicago White Sox
Wright’s Career Statistics
Year W-L ERA App/gs ip cg SHO h r er Bb So
2002 9-5 3.07 28/13 93.1 7 2 102 50 41 28 71
2003 10-9 1.89 37/21 133.2 8 2 150 59 36 33 89
2004 13-2 1.89 24/19 103.2 9 5 89 38 28 31 99
Totals 32-16 2.22 89/53 330.2 24 9 341 137 105 92 259
SEC Career Statistics
Year W-L ERA App/gs ip cg SHO h r er Bb So
2002 2-2 3.06 14/4 34.1 1 0 38 19 15 8 31
2003 4-5 1.85 17/9 56.2 2 1 59 27 15 17 40
2004 5-1 2.40 12/8 46.2 2 1 44 24 16 20 46
Totals 11-8 2.34 43/21 137.2 5 2 141 70 46 45 117
Strikeouts 11 at Maryland, 5/8/04
Hits (min. 5 IP) 0 vs. North Texas, 2/28/04
ER (min. 5 IP) 0 (Nine times) Last at OM, 4/3/04
Inn. Pitched 8 (Two times) Last vs. EKU, 2/13/04
BB (min. 5 IP) 0 (Three times)
