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| Class:
Junior
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| Hometown:
Sand Lake, Mich.
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| High School:
Tri-County
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| Bats/Throws:
Right/Right
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| Height:
5-5
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| Position:
Outfield
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College: 2004: Fundamentally-sound outfielder . . . Continues to make significant improvement in both offensive and defensive skill level . . . Expected to secure one of the starting assignments in the outfield . . . Has a lot of speed and possesses a good glove . . .Swings the bat well . . . Capable of providing offensive spark in the lineup.
2003:Received action in 32 games . . . Started 30 contests, which included 28 in right field . . . Attained Academic All-GLIAC recognition and was honored as a scholar-athlete by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association . . . Placed seventh in team batting average (.287) and improved average by 61 points over previous campaign . . . Notched a career-best 25 hits to rank sixth among the team statistical leaders in that category . . . Compiled six multiple-hit game performances, including five two-hit contests . . . Went three-for-three at the plate with an RBI vs. Adelphi (3/11) at Florida Rebel Spring Games Tourney . . . Drove in two runs on a double against Wisconsin-Parkside (3/25) . . . Posted two RBIs with a home run and double at Gannon (4/25) in doubleheader's first game while also scoring a pair of runs . . . Turned in a five-game hitting string (4/12-15) and batted .375 (6-for-16) over that span . . . Batted .600 (6-for-10) during three-game stretch at Florida Rebel Tourney . . . Hit safely in 18 encounters.
2002:Appeared in 31 outings . . . Started nine games . . . Ranked tied for fourth among
team leaders in runs scored (10) . . . Produced a personal career-high two hits vs. Missouri-St. Louis (4/20) . . . Compiled a hit in seven appearances and scored at least one run in 10 games . . . Scored a run and had a base hit vs. Southwest State (3/12) . . . Totaled both a hit and an RBI in two outings - vs. Wayne State (4/6) and Findlay (4/27).
High School: A 2001 graduate of Tri-County High School . . . Prepped by Al Cumings . . . Two-time Big Rapids Pioneer Dream Team and all-district selection . . . Received All-Western Waterways Activities Conference First-Team recognition and was team Most Valuable Player during senior season . . . Team's Most Hustle Award recipient as a senior . . . Hit .477 with 53 hits, five doubles, four triples, one home run and 28 RBI for the Vikings in senior season . . . Registered 21 stolen bases on 23 attempts in senior year . . . Gained all-regional honors after batting .343 with 37 base hits, four home runs and 23 RBI . . . Also totaled six doubles and three triples in 2000 during junior campaign . . . Competed in varsity basketball (1999-01) . . . National Honor Society member and served as student council treasurer . . . Involved in D.A.R.E., school choir and prom committee.
Personal: Daughter of Rick and Cathy Wright . . . Born 6/5/83 in Grand Rapids, Mich. . . Has two younger sisters . . . Her cousins, Dustin and Casey Armstrong, both played football at Alma College . . . Nickname is "J Dubs" . . . Majoring in nursing.
The Wright Profile:
Why I chose Ferris State: Because it was close to home and had both an awesome softball and nursing program
My best non-athletic talent is: quoting movies
The thing I like most about Ferris State Softball: The relationships that I have created with my teammates
I can't live without: ice cream
My friends tell me I: smile a lot
The motto I live by: never frown, you don't know who may be falling in love with your smile
Something unusual about me is that: I put ketchup on almost everything
If I could change one thing about softball, I would: make it more of a contact sport
My pregame ritual is: to tie my shoes in double knots
My role model is: my parents because they've taught me my hard work ethic
What has been the most thrilling moment of your life outside of sports?: Getting into the nursing program at FSU
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