2008 (Senior): Finished second on the staff with both 17 appearances and 10 starts ... Tossed one of the team's two complete games, a 12-2 8-inning victory May 3 at Illinois State, when he scattered five hits and struck out seven ... Used primarily as a middle reliever the first half of the season, Wright took over as a weekend starter for the second half of the season and took over as Bradley's No. 1 starter for the final three weeks ... Unfortunately for the Braves, Bradley's offense produced no more than two runs in each of Wright's final three starts.
2007 (Junior): Making the most of his excellent change-up, Wright had the lowest opponent batting average (.225) among Bradley’s regular pitchers ... Made 10 starts and eight relief appearances, Wright finished with a 4-2 record and three saves with a 2.77 ERA ... Collected a pair of hard-luck losses to Creighton, suffering both of his season’s losses againt the Bluejays, despite allowing just three earned runs in 14.1 innings (1.88 ERA) in his two starts versus CU ... In consecutive appearances, Wright earned a win by tossing 5.0 innings as a starter April 22 versus Southern Illinois, then collected a save with 2.0 innings of scoreless relief April 27 versus Illinois State ... His last four appearances of the year came as a starter, but he finished 0-1 in those starts, despite putting up a 1.73 ERA in 26.0 innings.
At Parkland J.C.: Helped Parkland to a pair of regional titles ... As as sophomore, Wright posted a .223 ERA and allowed the opposition just a .193 batting average while earning first-team All-Midwest, all-district, all-region and all-conference honors.
Personal: The son of William and Nancy Wright, Chris was born Dec. 30, 1985 in Springfield, Ill. ... The youngest of three children, Chris has an older sister, Cheryl Quaha, and an older brother, Mark ... Majoring in business management and administration, Wright earned a spot on the Bradley Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2006 Fall semester.
Chris Wright’s Career Pitching Statistics
Year ERA W-L App. GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB Avg. WP HBP
2007 2.77 4-2 18 10 1 0 3 81.1 67 32 25 36 51 17 1 4 298 .225 5 8
2008 5.45 3-7 17 10 1 0 0 67.2 80 53 41 31 68 16 3 3 275 .291 8 5
2 Yrs 3.99 7-9 35 20 2 0 3 149.0 147 85 66 67 119 33 4 7 573 .257 13 13
Chris Wright’s Single-Game Pitching Bests
Innings Pitched: 8.0 twice, last at Illinois State (5/3/08)
Fewest Hits: 0 four times, last at Eastern Kentucky (3/2/08)
Most Hits: 12 vs. Ohio State (3/18/08)
Fewest Runs: 0 eight times, last vs. UIC (4/2/08)
Most Runs: 6 three times, last vs. Creighton (5/21/08)
Most Walks: 4 five times, last vs. Missouri State-2 (4/19/08)
Most Strikeouts: 10 vs. Chicago State-2 (4/26/08)
