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Jersey Number 28
Houston Wright
- Position:
- UTIL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Gaffney, SC
- Previous School:
- Spartanburg Methodist College
- High School:
- Gaffney HS
- Pronunciation:
- L/L
Bio
2022: Lined up primarily as the Skyhawks' designated hitter, posting nine hits and nine runs over 15 appearances (11 starts)...Scored a season-high three runs at North Alabama (March 4) while booming his sixth career homer against Western Carolina (March 19)...Added one double and one triple to his season total...Went on a seven-game hitting streak that endured for nearly three weeks, securing seven runs and three extra-base swings during that period...Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
2021: Saw playing time in 21 contests, making 20 starts in left field before suffering a season-ending injury in early April…Hit .261 with three doubles, four home runs, 12 RBI’s, 12 runs scored and a .478 slugging percentage in 69 at-bats…Amassed five multi-hit performances and a pair of multi-RBI efforts…Best game of the season came in the backend of the Feb. 27 doubleheader at Arkansas State, going 3-for-3 (two home runs and a double) with season-highs of three RBI’s and two runs scored…Scored multiple runs on three separate occasions…Notched a team-high .302 batting average (13-for-43) with the bases empty…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2020: Provided UT Martin with an impact bat, playing in all 16 games while making 15 starts in left field during the abbreviated season…Led the team with 14 RBI’s and multi-RBI outings (four), hitting .308 with four doubles, a triple, a home run and seven runs scored…Posted a .364 batting average (20-of-55) over his final 13 games of the season…Hit .467 (7-for-15) with five RBI’s and four runs scored in the Ohio Valley Conference series against Southeast Missouri on March 6-8…Drove in a career-high four runs against Southeast Missouri on March 6 while setting career-bests in hits (four) and runs scored (three) against the same opponent two days later…Reached base safely four times (three hits – a home run shy of hitting for the cycle – plus a walk) at Alabama A&M on Feb. 19, the first of his six multi-hit games…Excelled in high-leverage situations, hitting a sizzling .500 (12-for-24) with runners in scoring position…Also made one appearance on the mound, tossing an inning in relief against Southeast Missouri on March 7...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Provided a prime middle-of-the-lineup presence for legendary head coach Tim Wallace at Spartanburg Methodist College, nabbing 2019 NJCAA All-American accolades…Combined for a .371 batting average (126-of-340), .436 on-base percentage, .656 slugging percentage, 32 doubles, four triples, 19 home runs, 90 RBI’s and 83 runs scored in 100 games played over his last two seasons as a Pioneer…Had team-highs in batting average (.375), doubles (17) and RBI’s (45) while adding seven round trippers and 41 runs as a sophomore in 2019, notching Region 10 Player of the Year accolades…Helped guide SMC to a 33-18 overall record and 15-5 league mark with a regular season conference championship in 2019…Accounted for 20 multi-hit games as a sophomore and had a 6-RBI game against Patrick Henry Community College on Feb. 2…Finished a single shy of hitting for the cycle during a 5-RBI performance against USC Salkehatchie on March 2…Debuted at the collegiate level with a .367 batting average and team-highs of 15 doubles, 12 homers, 45 RBI’s and 42 runs scored in 2018…Generated 18 multi-hit games as a freshman, including a 4-for-4, four extra-base hit (three doubles, one home run) and four-RBI effort against New River Community College on Feb. 23…Additionally had a 3-for-3, five-RBI game against USC Union on April 25…Originally committed to play at College of Charleston under current Skyhawk associate head coach Matt Heath…Graduated from Gaffney High School, where he hauled in Class 5A all-state honors as a senior was ranked as the second-best first baseman in the state of South Carolina for his class by Perfect Game...Took part in the 2017 South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game after a remarkable prep career for head coach Jeff Osment…Was a 2017 Preseason All-American honorable mention for the Atlantic Region in 2017…Claimed all-tournament accolades at the 2016 WWBA Southeast Qualifier and the 2015 Perfect Game Elite Underclass Championship.
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PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 22, 1999…Son of Terry and Jennifer Wright…Father Terry spent several years in the Atlanta Braves organization...Has two siblings, Maguire and Kentley...Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
2021: Saw playing time in 21 contests, making 20 starts in left field before suffering a season-ending injury in early April…Hit .261 with three doubles, four home runs, 12 RBI’s, 12 runs scored and a .478 slugging percentage in 69 at-bats…Amassed five multi-hit performances and a pair of multi-RBI efforts…Best game of the season came in the backend of the Feb. 27 doubleheader at Arkansas State, going 3-for-3 (two home runs and a double) with season-highs of three RBI’s and two runs scored…Scored multiple runs on three separate occasions…Notched a team-high .302 batting average (13-for-43) with the bases empty…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2020: Provided UT Martin with an impact bat, playing in all 16 games while making 15 starts in left field during the abbreviated season…Led the team with 14 RBI’s and multi-RBI outings (four), hitting .308 with four doubles, a triple, a home run and seven runs scored…Posted a .364 batting average (20-of-55) over his final 13 games of the season…Hit .467 (7-for-15) with five RBI’s and four runs scored in the Ohio Valley Conference series against Southeast Missouri on March 6-8…Drove in a career-high four runs against Southeast Missouri on March 6 while setting career-bests in hits (four) and runs scored (three) against the same opponent two days later…Reached base safely four times (three hits – a home run shy of hitting for the cycle – plus a walk) at Alabama A&M on Feb. 19, the first of his six multi-hit games…Excelled in high-leverage situations, hitting a sizzling .500 (12-for-24) with runners in scoring position…Also made one appearance on the mound, tossing an inning in relief against Southeast Missouri on March 7...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Provided a prime middle-of-the-lineup presence for legendary head coach Tim Wallace at Spartanburg Methodist College, nabbing 2019 NJCAA All-American accolades…Combined for a .371 batting average (126-of-340), .436 on-base percentage, .656 slugging percentage, 32 doubles, four triples, 19 home runs, 90 RBI’s and 83 runs scored in 100 games played over his last two seasons as a Pioneer…Had team-highs in batting average (.375), doubles (17) and RBI’s (45) while adding seven round trippers and 41 runs as a sophomore in 2019, notching Region 10 Player of the Year accolades…Helped guide SMC to a 33-18 overall record and 15-5 league mark with a regular season conference championship in 2019…Accounted for 20 multi-hit games as a sophomore and had a 6-RBI game against Patrick Henry Community College on Feb. 2…Finished a single shy of hitting for the cycle during a 5-RBI performance against USC Salkehatchie on March 2…Debuted at the collegiate level with a .367 batting average and team-highs of 15 doubles, 12 homers, 45 RBI’s and 42 runs scored in 2018…Generated 18 multi-hit games as a freshman, including a 4-for-4, four extra-base hit (three doubles, one home run) and four-RBI effort against New River Community College on Feb. 23…Additionally had a 3-for-3, five-RBI game against USC Union on April 25…Originally committed to play at College of Charleston under current Skyhawk associate head coach Matt Heath…Graduated from Gaffney High School, where he hauled in Class 5A all-state honors as a senior was ranked as the second-best first baseman in the state of South Carolina for his class by Perfect Game...Took part in the 2017 South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game after a remarkable prep career for head coach Jeff Osment…Was a 2017 Preseason All-American honorable mention for the Atlantic Region in 2017…Claimed all-tournament accolades at the 2016 WWBA Southeast Qualifier and the 2015 Perfect Game Elite Underclass Championship.
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PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 22, 1999…Son of Terry and Jennifer Wright…Father Terry spent several years in the Atlanta Braves organization...Has two siblings, Maguire and Kentley...Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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