Saige Wright Season 2011

Career Honors & Awards

• Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll (2010)
• NJCAA Division I All-America Third Team (2010)

Junior Season [2011]
Saige Wright appeared in 25 games in her first season at Nebraska, including a pair of starts. Her only action in the field came as an outfielder, while she was primarily a pinch runner. Offensively, Wright produced one hit in four at bats, while also drawing a walk and driving in a run. She scored eight runs on the season and was a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen bases. Defensively, Wright fielded her only chance in the outfield.

Before Nebraska
Wright enjoyed a decorated career at Wallace State-Hanceville Community College the past two seasons, where she helped the Lady Lions finish as the runner-up at both the 2009 and 2010 NJCAA Division I Softball National Championships. Wright helped Wallace State post a 125-19 record over the last two seasons, including a 62-9 record in 2010 when Wright earned third-team All-America honors from the NJCAA and from the NFCA.

In her junior college career, Wright boasted a .314 average (117-for-373) with 15 doubles, 11 triples, two home runs, 39 RBIs, 85 runs scored and 65 stolen bases in only 70 attempts (93 percent). Wright also finished second all-time in the Wallace State record book with 11 career triples.

In 2010, Wright batted .327 (69-for-211) with six doubles, nine triples, one home run and 16 RBIs, while finishing with 20 multi-hit games. She led the Lady Lions with 47 runs scored, nine triples, 17 walks, 96 total bases, 13 sacrifices and 43 stolen bases, as she was thrown out only three times all season. Wright also ranked second among all NJCAA Division I players in triples and was tied for 11th in stolen bases. Her nine triples ranked second in Wallace State history, while her 43 steals ranked third.

As a freshman in 2009, Wright batted .296 (48-for-162) with nine doubles, two triples, one home run and 23 RBIs. Her speed was again on display, as she scored 38 runs and stole 22 bases in 24 attempts. Wright also coaxed 24 walks and finished with 11 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI efforts.

Wright came to Wallace State after playing her high school ball for Tuscaloosa Academy in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Personal
Saige Kailyn Wright is the daughter of Shawn and Suzan Wright and was born on Nov. 22, 1989, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Saige has one brother, Seth (22) and three sisters, Sayde (17), Samantha (14) and Sophie (6). Saige is a nutrition, exercise and health science major.