2024 Baseball Roster

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Jake Wright #6 C

  • Position:
    Catcher
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-11 / 185
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Letters:
    3
  • Hometown:
    Bryant, Ark.
  • High School:
    Bryant H.S.
  • Prev School:
    Murray State College

Summary

Biography

2023 (Senior): Wright appeared in 43 games starting in 41 tallying 26 hits, 19 runs scored, 5 home runs, and 22 RBI … Wright was the main catcher on the squad and threw for a team high 300 putouts and recorded a .985 fielding percentage.

2022 (Junior): In his 2nd year serving as the primary catcher for the Trojans, appeared in 47 games and started 46 of them … Tied for the most caught stealing by in Sun Belt conference play with 11 … Finished the year with a batting average of .223 an on base percentage of .339 and a slugging percentage of .408 … Hit 6 home runs which was good for the 3rd highest total on the team … First hits of the year came in a 2 for 4 performance against Eastern Illinois (Feb. 20) in which he drove in 3 RBI and scored 2 runs, one of which being on an inside the park home run to the left-center field gap … Threw out 2 would be base stealers versus Western Illinois (Feb. 25) while also hitting a double in the game and driving in 2 runs … Went 2 for 4 at Arkansas (Mar. 29) hitting 2 doubles and drawing a walk while driving in 2 runs … Nabbed 2 runners attempting to steal during a win against Louisiana Tech (Apr. 27) while also hitting a double and scoring twice … Hit a grand slam at Coastal Carolina (May 8) and would go on to get hit by a pitch and score again later in the game.

2021 (Sophomore): Appeared in 24 games with 18 starts for the Trojans, 17 of which came at catcher ... Batted .246 with a .355 on base percentage and a .292 slugging percentage ... Tallied 16 hits in 65 at bats with three doubles and three RBI ... Reached base safely in 15-straight games from Apr. 17 through May 22, tied for the third-longest on the team ... Tallied an eight-game hitting streak from May 2 through May 22, tied for the fifth-longest ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a pair of runs scored against Louisiana (Apr. 23) ... Ended the year going 2-for-4 against South Alabama (May 27) at the Sun Belt tournament ... Scored twice with a double, going 1-for-4 at Georgia State (May 20) ... Went 1-for-4 with a double at Ole Miss (May 12), scoring a run ... Went 1-for-3 with a double against App State (May 14) ... Drew 11 walks on the year ... Registered a .995 fielding percentage, committing just one error on 164 putouts ... Threw out 11 baserunners on 21 stolen base attempts.

Prior to Little Rock: Spent one year at Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma … Appeared in 13 games for the Aggies, registering a double and a home run while driving in four and scoring 10 runs in the shortened 2020 season … Posted a .378 on base percentage, drawing 11 walks … Behind the plate, registered a .985 fielding percentage, committing just one error on 65 total chances … Three year letterwinner at Bryant High School, playing both catcher and outfield … Member of the Hornet baseball program that advanced to back-to-back state quarterfinal appearances and a semifinal appearance in 2017.

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2021Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'10" 190 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2022Junior

    Catcher
    5'10" 190 lbs
    32
  • 6

    2023Senior

    Catcher
    5'11" 185 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2024Graduate Student

    Catcher
    5'11" 185 lbs
    6