Oklahoma State University Athletics
Ty Wright
January 11, 2007 | Cowboy Baseball
2005: Started all 55 games he played in ... led the Big 12 Tournament with a .636 average (7-for-11) ... had 17 multiple hit games ... had 10 multiple RBI games .. tied for the team lead in steals with eight ... longest hit streak was 10 games ... went 4-for-4 against Baylor (5/27) in the Big 12 Tournament ... went 2- for-3 with an RBI against Wichita State ... hit .385 (5-for-13) with five runs scored in series vs. Texas Tech ... went 3-for-5 with three RBIs against Arkansas- Pine Bluff (4/5) ... also hit a double, triple and home run in the game ... tied a season high with three runs against Arkansas-Little Rock (2/30) ... also hit a home run and drove in four runs ... went 3-for-5 with two runs scored against Arkansas-Little Rock (2/29) ... hit .500 (5-for-10) in series against Kansas State ... also hit three RBIs in the series ... went 3-for-5 with two home runs against Arkansas (3/8) ... also drove in four runs ... hit .308 (4-for-13) in series vs. Louisiana Tech ... batted .600 in opening series against Arkansas Pine Bluff ... drove in 10 runs in the series and scored seven more ... set a career high with five RBIs against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/4) ... also tied a career high with four hits.
2004: Named honorable mention All-Big 12 by the conference coaches ... batted .327 with nine stolen bases in 11 attempts ... started in 61 of the 62 games played with 19 starts at first base, four in centerfield, one in left and 38 as the DH ... had 25 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games ... also had a 14- game hitting streak ... batted .308 with three homers and 19 RBIs in 26 conference games ... was 4-for-13 (.308) with a double and two RBIs in the NCAA Tournament ... went 6-for-14 with two homers, six RBIs and four runs scored in the Nebraska series ... hit two two-run homers in the first game of the NU series (5/8) ... was 4-for-14 with two runs scored in three games against OU ... went 6-for-15 with four RBIs and four runs scored in a series against Kansas State ... hit a walk-off home run in the 14th inning against Kansas (4/18) ... went 6-for-10 with a homerun, two doubles, five RBIs and four runs scored in three games against Kansas ... went 6-for-13 in a three-game set with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... went 5-for-12 in a three-game series with Louisiana Tech ... went 3-for-5 with a career high three RBIs against Stetson (2/28) ... had a career high four hits against Furman (2/20) ... went 6-for-13 in the season opening series against Eastern Michigan.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-sport star at Wills Point High in Tyler, Texas ... was a first-team all-state selection at shortstop ... earned three letters on the diamond where he saw time at shortstop, outfield, catcher and as a pitcher ... also lettered three years in football as a quarterback/wide receiver ... picked up all-state honors as a wide receiver ... was a two-year letterer at guard in basketball and also earned all-district plaudits ... hit .500 as a junior with seven homers and hit .551 as a senior with four homers ... played summer ball with the Dallas Wildcats in 2002 and the Dallas Knights in 2003 ... hit .407 for the Wildcats and .424 for the Knights, leading the team to the state championship.
PERSONAL: An education major ... son of Larry and Jane Wright ... born Feb. 26, 1985 ... has three brothers, Chad, Kyle and Adam and a sister, Autumn ... favorite movie is The Natural ... favorite athlete is Manny Ramirez ... dream job is to play for the Chicago Cubs ... chose OSU because of the great tradition and the atmosphere and the opportunity to play college baseball at a high level.
