2018 Softball Roster
Wright, Carolyn
Jersey Number 24
Carolyn Wright
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 5-9
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Accounting
- Hometown:
- Chula Vista, Calif.
- High School:
- Bonita Vista
Bio
Why Lehigh? “I knew I had to come to Lehigh since the day I first stepped on campus. Everything, from the campus, to the softball program, to the academics seemed like the perfect fit for me.”
On Coach Troyan: “Coach Troyan is a great coach who knows how to get the most out of his players while still keeping the game fun!”
As a senior: Academic All-Patriot League honoree… one of two Mountain Hawks to start all 51 games... moved to first base out of need, where she started 38 games... went 4-for-5 with three RBIs against LIU Brooklyn (3/17) over Spring Break... leads team in both sacrifice bunts (eight) and sacrifice flies (four)... hit walk-off home run in win over Seton Hall (4/19)... went 3-for-10 with two runs scored and two RBIs in final regular season series versus Holy Cross... named a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award… had two doubles at Patriot League Tournament… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a junior: Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Academic All-Patriot League... First team All-Patriot League catcher... third-team NFCA All-Region… tied for Patriot League lead in runs batted in... was hitting .149 on March 18 and hit .385 from thereafter with three home runs and 36 RBIs... went 6-for-17 in Patriot League Tournament including three-hit game vs. Holy Cross (5/11)... batted .412 in Patriot League regular season... 26 of her 42 RBIs came against league foes... 5-for-7 with the bases loaded including grand slam against Colgate (5/7)... led Lehigh with 11 multi-RBI games... threw out 9-of-49 would-be base stealers... capped regular season with career-high five RBI at Colgate (5/7)... named Patriot League Player of the Week, going 6-for-10 with three doubles and eight RBI in three-game sweep at Holy Cross... had go-ahead two-RBI single in series opener at Holy Cross (4/15)... belted two-run walk-off home run in ninth inning to beat Saint Joseph’s (4/5)... had three RBI games in openers of Patriot League series versus Boston U. (3/25) and Lafayette (4/1)… went 1-for-5 with a RBI in NCAA Tournament game vs. Cal State Fullerton (5/20) … named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a sophomore: First team All-Patriot League catcher... Academic All-Patriot League... CoSIDA Academic All-District selection... started 27 games behind the plate... ranked third on the team with .326 batting average... batted .375 with eight RBIs in league games... hit .313 at Leadership Park... threw out 7-of-24 base stealers... went 3-for-5 with first career home run and three RBIs versus Iona (2/26)... 3-for-4 with three RBIs including walk-off single in win over Lafayette (3/26) … named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a freshman: Appeared in 42 games... serves as personal catcher for Emily Bausher... threw out 11-of-32 would-be base stealers... had pinch-hit two-run double vs. Bucknell (4/4)… named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
In high school: Four-year varsity letter winner… team MVP as a senior… batted .389 in her final season… three-time All-Mesa League, including first team honors as a senior… San Diego County CIF All-Section second team as a senior... two-time member of San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic Team… high school team won its league four years in a row and reached county CIF section final in four straight years, winning once… Earned International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma in addition to high school diploma… AP Scholar with honors… made Principal’s honor roll in all semesters… Life member of California Scholarship Federation… played travel softball for So Cal Breakers Beddow.
Personal: Daughter of Stuart and Laura Wright.
CAREER STATISTICS
On Coach Troyan: “Coach Troyan is a great coach who knows how to get the most out of his players while still keeping the game fun!”
As a senior: Academic All-Patriot League honoree… one of two Mountain Hawks to start all 51 games... moved to first base out of need, where she started 38 games... went 4-for-5 with three RBIs against LIU Brooklyn (3/17) over Spring Break... leads team in both sacrifice bunts (eight) and sacrifice flies (four)... hit walk-off home run in win over Seton Hall (4/19)... went 3-for-10 with two runs scored and two RBIs in final regular season series versus Holy Cross... named a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award… had two doubles at Patriot League Tournament… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a junior: Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Academic All-Patriot League... First team All-Patriot League catcher... third-team NFCA All-Region… tied for Patriot League lead in runs batted in... was hitting .149 on March 18 and hit .385 from thereafter with three home runs and 36 RBIs... went 6-for-17 in Patriot League Tournament including three-hit game vs. Holy Cross (5/11)... batted .412 in Patriot League regular season... 26 of her 42 RBIs came against league foes... 5-for-7 with the bases loaded including grand slam against Colgate (5/7)... led Lehigh with 11 multi-RBI games... threw out 9-of-49 would-be base stealers... capped regular season with career-high five RBI at Colgate (5/7)... named Patriot League Player of the Week, going 6-for-10 with three doubles and eight RBI in three-game sweep at Holy Cross... had go-ahead two-RBI single in series opener at Holy Cross (4/15)... belted two-run walk-off home run in ninth inning to beat Saint Joseph’s (4/5)... had three RBI games in openers of Patriot League series versus Boston U. (3/25) and Lafayette (4/1)… went 1-for-5 with a RBI in NCAA Tournament game vs. Cal State Fullerton (5/20) … named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a sophomore: First team All-Patriot League catcher... Academic All-Patriot League... CoSIDA Academic All-District selection... started 27 games behind the plate... ranked third on the team with .326 batting average... batted .375 with eight RBIs in league games... hit .313 at Leadership Park... threw out 7-of-24 base stealers... went 3-for-5 with first career home run and three RBIs versus Iona (2/26)... 3-for-4 with three RBIs including walk-off single in win over Lafayette (3/26) … named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a freshman: Appeared in 42 games... serves as personal catcher for Emily Bausher... threw out 11-of-32 would-be base stealers... had pinch-hit two-run double vs. Bucknell (4/4)… named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
In high school: Four-year varsity letter winner… team MVP as a senior… batted .389 in her final season… three-time All-Mesa League, including first team honors as a senior… San Diego County CIF All-Section second team as a senior... two-time member of San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic Team… high school team won its league four years in a row and reached county CIF section final in four straight years, winning once… Earned International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma in addition to high school diploma… AP Scholar with honors… made Principal’s honor roll in all semesters… Life member of California Scholarship Federation… played travel softball for So Cal Breakers Beddow.
Personal: Daughter of Stuart and Laura Wright.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | Avg. | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB-ATT |
| 2015 | .176 | 42-29 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 2016 | .326 | 37-37 | 86 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | .308 | 54-49 | 143 | 16 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | .230 | 51-51 | 135 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 0-0 |
| Total: | .274 | 184-156 | 398 | 36 | 109 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 37 | 24 | 1-1 |
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