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Jersey Number 28
Cory Wright
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- St. Charles North
FRESHMAN (2016)
A two-way player, Wright batted .154 (2-for-13) with 2 RBI in 21 games and posted a 6.52 ERA (7er, 9.2ip) with 7 strikeouts and 5 walks in 8 appearances as a true freshman … Opponents hit .206 against … 1-for-10 as a pinch hitter … Played in 5 games at first base and one in left field … 1-for-2 in his K-State debut on February 21 at UC Riverside … Drove in his first career run with a sac fly on March 6 vs. UAPB … Drove in the lone K-State run on April 19 vs. Nebraska with a sac fly … After allowing 3 runs in his Wildcat debut on the mound on February 26 vs. No. 5 Oregon State, he registered a 4.15 ERA (4er, 8.2ip) over his final 7 appearances … Allowed just 4 hits (2 home runs) in his final 8 2/3 innings (.138 AVG against) … Threw 2 hitless innings on March 19 vs. Western Carolina … Tossed a perfect inning on March 30 vs. Oral Roberts … Struck out a season-high 2 on April 2 at Texas Tech (game two) … Threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning in his final appearance of the season on April 19 vs. Nebraska.
HIGH SCHOOL
A two-way player, Wright batted .154 (2-for-13) with 2 RBI in 21 games and posted a 6.52 ERA (7er, 9.2ip) with 7 strikeouts and 5 walks in 8 appearances as a true freshman … Opponents hit .206 against … 1-for-10 as a pinch hitter … Played in 5 games at first base and one in left field … 1-for-2 in his K-State debut on February 21 at UC Riverside … Drove in his first career run with a sac fly on March 6 vs. UAPB … Drove in the lone K-State run on April 19 vs. Nebraska with a sac fly … After allowing 3 runs in his Wildcat debut on the mound on February 26 vs. No. 5 Oregon State, he registered a 4.15 ERA (4er, 8.2ip) over his final 7 appearances … Allowed just 4 hits (2 home runs) in his final 8 2/3 innings (.138 AVG against) … Threw 2 hitless innings on March 19 vs. Western Carolina … Tossed a perfect inning on March 30 vs. Oral Roberts … Struck out a season-high 2 on April 2 at Texas Tech (game two) … Threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning in his final appearance of the season on April 19 vs. Nebraska.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended St. Charles North High School in St. Charles, Illinois … Lettered for four years, playing under head coach Todd Genke … First baseman and pitcher … Set school record for career wins (22) … Enjoyed an award-laden senior campaign, picking up Louisville Slugger All-America; MaxPreps All-America; Upstate 8 Conference Player of the Year; Player of the Year by the Daily Herald, Kane County Chronicle, and Courier News; all-state first team; and all-conference … As a senior, he hit .463 with 17 doubles, 4 triples, 2 home runs, 26 RBI and 33 runs while also posting a 9-0 record with 0.50 ERA and 61 strikeouts over 56.0 innings … Threw a one-hit shutout in Class 4A Regional Championship against Schaumburgh … Helped his team go 32-5 in 2015 as well as win the second of back-to-back regional championships.
PERSONAL
Cory Patrick Wright was born on September 20, 1996 in Tucson, Arizona … Parents are Phil and Debi Wright … Both parents attended Emporia State … Has one older brother, K.C. … Business administration major.
| Season | AVG | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | OBP | SLG | BB | HBP | SO | SB-A |
| 2016 | .154 | 17-0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .350 | .154 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Career | .154 | 17-0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 2 | .350 | .154 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
0-0 |
| Season | ERA | W-L | G-GS | CG | SH/CB | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | WP | HBP |
| 2016 | 6.52 | 0-0 | 8-0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 9.2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 6.52 | 0-0 | 8-0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 9.2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
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