Connor Wright

Position:
OF
B-T:
R-R
Height:
5-9
Weight:
177
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Germantown, Tenn.
High School:
Memphis University School

Career Accolades

2017 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll

2017 (Redshirt Freshman)

Played in 26 games during his redshirt freshman season, coming off the bench as the team’s primary pinch-runner … batted .250 (2-8) in limited opportunities but turned in five runs scored, drew one walk and stole a base by season’s end. Presbyterian (2/17-19): Entered all three contests as a pinch-runner for the Tide ... did not record any stats. Southern Miss (2/22): Continued his pinch-running duties, entering late in the game … collected his first career run. Jacksonville State (2/28): Came in to pinch-run but did not collect any stats. ULM (3/3-5): Inserted as a pinch-runner in the first two games of the series, scoring a run in both contests ... came off the bench in Friday’s opener to pinch-run for Kaufman, eventually coming around to score the game-winning run in the Tide’s 4-3, walkoff win. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/9-12): Earned playing time on Friday and in the second game of Sunday’s twinbill … went 1-for-1 with a run scored on Friday, his first career hit … entered as a pinch-hitter and remained in the game in left field on Sunday but did not record any stats. Eastern Illinois (3/14): Entered as a pinch-runner but was cut down on his steal attempt before returning to the bench. South Carolina (3/24-26): Came off the bench as a pinch-runner in the first two games of the series ... stole his first career base on Friday night. Auburn (3/28): Pinch-ran for the Tide but did not record any stats. Ole Miss (4/7-9): Saw time in the bookend games of the series against the Rebels, entering as a pinch-hitter on Friday before coming off the bench for pinch-running duties on Sunday ... notched one walk in his lone at-bat on Friday. UAB (4/11): Entered as a pinch-hitter and remained in the game in right field ... went 0-for-1 in his lone at-bat. Alcorn State (4/18): Came in as a pinch-hitter before playing left field, finished 0-for-1 at the plate. Mississippi State (4/20-21): Saw time as a pinch-runner in the series finale but did not record any stats on the basepaths. LSU (4/27-29): Entered as a pinch-runner in the series finale but did not record any statistics. Auburn (5/6-7): Came off the bench for pinch-running duties in the second game of the doubleheader and then saw time in left field in the series finale … did not record any stats across his two games of action. Grambling (5/10): Entered as a pinch-hitter, finishing 1-for-1 with a run scored in the midweek contest. Florida (5/12-14): Pinch-hit in Saturday’s game, going 0-for-1 in his lone plate appearance. Vanderbilt (5/18-20): Saw time in all three games against the Commodores, entering as a pinch-hitter on the first two nights before assuming pinch-running duties in the series finale … did not record any stats at the plate or on the bases.

2016 (Freshman)

Redshirted during his first season with the Crimson Tide.

High School and Personal Data

Attended Memphis University School in Germantown, Tenn. … helped lead MUS to the state championship in both his freshman and junior seasons with a semi-final finish his sophomore year … selected to both the All-Region and All-Metro teams during his high school career … named to the 2015 Shelby County All-Star team … a multi-sport athlete who also competed in football where his team advanced to the state championship in back-to-back years his freshman and sophomore seasons … selected to the National Honor Society … received the Wellford Leadership Award his junior year, which recognizes leadership ability on and off the field … son of Jeff and Alice Wright … has an older brother, Jeffrey … born Connor Morgan Wright on February 17, 1997 … majoring in business.