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Carter Wright Season 2023

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Carter Wright Season 2023

PositionC
Weight195 lbs
Height6-0
ClassJunior
HometownBlairsville, Ga.
Previous SchoolIowa Western

2023 - JUNIOR SEASON
Played in 20 games and made seven starts behind the plate … scored three runs and collected seven hits with seven RBI … drew five walks and was hit by two pitches, good for a .359 on-base percentage … hit .273 (3-for-11) with four of his seven RBI coming in SEC play … made his Auburn debut in the series finale vs. Indiana (Feb. 19) … made his first start at Jacksonville State (Mar. 8) … scored a run at Georgia Tech (Mar. 14) … collected his first hit, going 2-for-4 with a RBI, vs. South Alabama (Mar. 21) … drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 11th inning of the series opener vs. Georgia (Mar. 23) … turned in a two-RBI single in the six-run first inning vs. North Alabama (Mar. 28) … drove in a pair of runs on a single and sacrifice fly vs. Texas A&M (Apr. 7) … with 1-for-1 with a run vs. Mississippi State (Apr. 22) … added a RBI single vs. Missouri (May 19) … went 1-for-1 after entering the regional game vs. Penn (June 2) as a defensive replacement ... named to the 2022-23 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2022 – SOPHOMORE SEASON AT IOWA WESTERN
Hit .371 with a .484 on-base percentage in 39 games … drove in 43 runs, tied for the second most on the team, and scored 29 … totaled nine doubles, a triple and a homer … turned in a .987 fielding percentage behind the plate and threw out two-of-seven would-be base stealers … collected multiple hits on 17 occasions … drove in a career-high five runs at Southwestern (Apr. 6) … named NJCAA Region XI First Team All-Region.

2021 – FRESHMAN SEASON AT IOWA WESTERN
Hit .353 with a .456 on-base percentage in 43 games … collected eight doubles … drove in 27 runs and scored 34 … turned in a .995 fielding percentage behind the plate, committing just on error in 203 chances … threw out nine-of-23 would-be base stealers … went 2-for-3 in his college debut (Feb. 27) … ultimately turned in multiple hits in 12 games.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Union County High School (GA) … rated by Perfect Game as the No. 3 catcher in Georgia … hit .315 in parts of five seasons on the Perfect Game circuit … named to the Top Prospect Team at the 2018 National Underclass Showcase.

PERSONAL
Son of Terry and Beth Wright … born in Gainesville, Georgia, on Aug. 15, 2002.

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Senior
2024

C
5-10 / 200 lbs