2018 Baseball Roster
Wright, Cory
Jersey Number 20
Cory Wright
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- South Elgin, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Parkland CC / Kansas State
- High School:
- St. Charles North HS
Bio
Season-by-Season
2018
2017 (Parkland CC)
2018
- Played in 42 games, including nine starts at first base in first year at Mercer
- Batted .208 (11-for-53) with 12 runs scored & six RBI
- Went 3-for-4 with one home run vs. Holy Cross (March 5)
- Tallied two multi-hit performances, including 2-for-3 effort vs. Kansas State (March 9)
2017 (Parkland CC)
- Earned 184 at bats over 55 games played as a sophomore at Parkland College (Champaign, Ill.)
- Helped Parkland go 52-9-1 (.847) overall & 30-2 in Region 24 while reaching NJCAA Division II World Series semifinals
- Hit a red-hot .402 for the season, the second-best mark on the team
- Tallied 25 extra base hits (17 2B, 5 3B, 2 HR) among 74 total hits
- Scored 67 runs & added 38 RBIs, 35 walks & team-best 21 stolen bases
- Logged 8.0 innings over six appearances on the mound
- Posted 2.25 ERA & allowed only two earned runs (10 total runs allowed)
- Two-way player during his freshman year for the Wildcats
- Batted .154 (2-for-13) with two RBI in 21 games
- Posted 6.52 ERA over 9.2 innings pitched & eight appearances
- Struck out seven batters while walking five on the mound
- Limited opponents to .206 batting average against
- Played in five games at first base & one in left field
- Drove in lone Kansas State run vs. Nebraska (April 19) with a sac fly
- Tossed two hitless innings vs. Western Carolina (March 19)
- Struck out season-high two batters at Texas Tech (April 2)
- Attended St. Charles North High School (St. Charles, Ill.)
- Lettered for four years under head coach Todd Genke
- Played first base & pitched
- Set school record for career wins (22)
- Earned numerous accolades during senior season, including: Louisville Slugger All-America, MaxPreps All-America, Upstate 8 Conference Player of the Year, Player of the Year by Daily Herald, Kane County Chronicle & Courier News
- As a senior, hit .463 with 17 doubles, four triples, two home runs, 26 RBIs & 33 runs while also posting 9-0 record with 0.50 ERA, 61 strikeouts & 56.0 innings
- Threw one-hit shutout in Class 4A Regional Championship
- Helped St. Charles North go 32-5 in 2015 & earn back-to-back regional championships
- Full name is Cory Patrick Wright
- Born on Sept. 20, 1996 in Tucson, Ariz.
- Parents are Phil & Debi Wright
- Both parents attended Emporia State
- Has one older brother, K.C.
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