Sara Wright

Year:
Freshman
Position:
First Base
Height:
5-10
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Pulaski, Va.
High School:
Pulaski County
Major:
Computer Science

2014 as a Freshman:
• Appeared in 13 games, as a pinch hitter and first baseman
• Hit .250 with three hits, including a home run, in 12 at-bats
• Added four RBIs, a walk and a run scored
• Had a pinch-hit, 2-run home run during the Towson series

High School:
• Two-time Second Team All-State
• River Ridge District Player of the Year
• Timesland Player of the Year
• VHSCA All-Star Game participant
• Two-time First Team All-Region
• Owns Pulaski County High School record for single-season home runs (10), slugging percentage (1.073), hits (32), on-base percentage (.657) and batting average (.527) as well as career home runs
• Played club ball for the Carolina Cardinals, Virginia Pride and the Virginia Extreme Force

Personal:
• Daughter of Mary and Eddie Wright
• National Honor Society, Academic excellance and Virginia Governors School student
• Also threw Shot Put at Pulaski County, finishing second in the state AA meet
• Majoring in computer science

Getting to Know Sara Wright
Why did you choose to play at JMU? It’s close to home and I knew playing here would push me to be my best
What do you love most about JMU? The diversity of all the people and all the things to do
What is your favorite place to eat on campus? Mrs. Greens
Most people don’t know that I … Can solve a rubix cube in less than a minute
What will be your “walk out” song/songs for 2014? Good Ole Boys – Waylon Jennings
What is your favorite …
Food: Chicken and Dumplings
Movie: A League of Their Own
TV Show: Bones
Song: Blackwater by the Doobie Brothers
Athlete: Jerome Bettis
Holiday: 4th of July
What is one personal goal you have for the 2014 season? To be the best teammate that I can be
What are your favorite hobbies away from softball? Singing, fishing and drawing
What is the best advice you’ve ever received? Seek justice, love mercy, walk humbly
What is your ideal vacation? Somewhere in the Rockies or in the Smokey Mountains
If not softball, what other sport would you want to play at JMU? The Track Team
If you could have dinner with any three people in the world, who would they be? Ghandi, Steven Hawkings and Buzz Aldrin