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2019 Baseball

7 AJ Wright

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Custom3 R/R
  • Hometown Cherry Hill, N.J.
  • Highschool Cherry Hill West

Biography

2018: Played and started in all but two games for the Retrievers batting .280 with 51 hits and a team high 32 runs scored… He belted three home runs and 20 doubles, driving in 30 runs collecting 80 total bases… Had 15 multi-hit games… Drove in four runs against Fairleigh Dickinson on April 6… America East All-Conference First Team.

2017: Appeared in and started 41 games for the Retrievers in 2017... Hit .253, going 38 for 150 with 12 doubles and two home runs on the year... Scored 21 times and drove in 18 runners... Drew 20 walks with a .354 on-base percentage... Was 1 for 3 stealing bases with a .965 fielding percentage... Went 3-4 with a RBI in a loss to Delaware in March... Hit a double and three RBI in a 6-0 win against Gardner-Webb... Went 1-5 with two runs scored, three RBI, and a home run in a 10-2 win over Georgetown in April... Went 3-3 with a double in a 5-2 win over UMass Lowell in April... Had his best outing in a 5-2 win over UMass Lowell in April... In the game, he went 2-4 with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored to complete a solid game.

2016: Appeared in 51 games for the Retrievers, starting all 51 games in 2016… Hitting .280 going 51 for 182 with ten doubles two triples and three homeruns… Scored 28 runs, knocking in 27 runs… Drew 25 walks with an on base percentage of .365… went 5 of 8 on stealing bases with a fielding percentage of .966… Drove in four runs in a 7-6 win over UMass Lowell in May… During the game he went 4-5 with two doubles and a triple, he also scored a run… He had his best game against Richmond in a 10-5 win in March… During the game he went 2-4 with a homerun and driving in five runs for the Retrievers. He also scored two runs during this contest… He was named second and rookie All- Conference teams.

Background: Played baseball for four years at Cherry Hill West High School… Named to All-Conference First Team  all four years, while also being named a Perfect Game Underclass All-American… He was a two-time New Jersey Underclass Game participant and a three-time Carpenter Cup selection… Holds the Cherry Hill West record for career hits with 126… Produced his best performance during his senior season, going 3-4 with a grand slam and 6 RBI, and recording his 100th career hit with a  grand slam.

Personal: Son of Jeffery and Carol Wright… Has one younger brother, Joey… Chose UMBC over Pittsburgh, VCU and Longwood… Lists favorite pro team as the Philadelphia Phillies and favorite movie as Major League 2… Currently undecided on a major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2016Freshman

    IF
    5'10" 180 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2017Sophomore

    IF
    5'10" 180 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2018Junior

    IF
    5'10" 180 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2019Senior

    IF
    5'10" 180 lbs
    7
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