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18 Jay Wrightsman

  • Class Junior
  • Position Utility
  • Height 5-4
  • B/T S/R
  • Hometown Myrtle Beach, S.C.
  • High School Socastee

Biography

2024 (Junior)
  • Picked up Easton / NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors
  • Played in 27 games, earning six starts
  • Recorded six stolen bases on the season
  • Went 1-for-1 and scored one run versus Southern Miss (April 5)
  • Recorded hits against College of Charleston (Feb. 21), Furman (Feb. 25), Georgia Tech (March 20), and Southern Miss (April 6)
  • Tallied seven runs on the season
2023 (Sophomore)
  • Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2022 fall semester
  • Was named a 2023 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
  • Scored her first run of the season versus UMass Lowell (Feb. 9)
  • Went 11 for 3 on stolen base attempts
  • Scored 14 runs on the season
  • Had one multi-hit game of the year against College of Charleston (March 6)
  • Earned a spot on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the spring 2023 term
  • Was named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2023 fall semester
2022 (Freshman)
  • Played in 38 games on the season, starting 36 contests as a true freshman
  • Missed the last 10 games of the season due to an injury
  • Batted .143 with three home runs, three doubles, nine RBIs, eight runs scored, and three walks
  • Finished the season 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts
  • Tallied her first-career hit and first-career RBI on her first-career home run with a two-run shot versus Georgetown (Feb. 12)
  • Recorded an RBI double versus Purdue (Feb. 12)
  • Drove in an RBI in the win over Monmouth (Feb. 24)
  • Also went 1-for-2 with a double, walk, sacrifice bunt, and a run scored in the win over Central Michigan (Feb. 25)
  • Strung together a three-game hitting streak at the Bubly Invitational in Gainesville, Fla. (March 4-5)
  • Walked, stole two bases, and scored a run in the win over Troy (March 13)
  • Went 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored in the game-one win over Charleston Southern (March 15)
  • Broke out in the game-two win over Georgia State (April 23), going 2-for-3 with a season-high two home runs, four RBIs, and two runs scored
  • Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for both the 2021 fall and 2022 spring terms
  • Was named a 2022 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete

High School
  • Was a multi-sport student-athlete at Socastee High School
  • Lettered in both softball and tennis for the Braves
  • Was named to the all-state team in 2021 as a senior
  • Was a three-time all-region selection (2018, 2019, and 2021)
  • Led her softball team to two regional championships (2019 and 2020)
  • Set the school record for the most home runs in a single season with 11
  • Helped guide her tennis team to the 2020 South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) Class AAAAA State Championship title
  • Earned an International Baccalaureate (1B) Diploma
  • Father, Aaron Wrightsman, played baseball for Coastal Carolina (1992-95)
  • Mother, Shannan Holzopfel, attended Coastal Carolina 
  • Brother played baseball for Cerro Coso Community College

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2022Freshman

    SS/2B
    5'4"
    18
  • 18

    2023Sophomore

    UTL
    5'4"
    18
  • 18

    2024Junior

    Utility
    5'4"
    18