Sarah Wright
They like her style.
Coupeville High School grad Sarah Wright was honored last Friday by the Southern Athletic Association, tabbed to its All-Sportsmanship Team.
The SAA honored 21 sports in all.
Wright, now a sophomore at Sewanee: The University of the South, reps her school’s softball squad.
In its criteria, the SAA states it “places a special emphasis on good sportsmanship, great character, and fair play among all competitors.”
In between being nice to folks, Wright also had a strong campaign on the diamond.
The former Wolf finished her second season in Tennessee — a pandemic-shortened 10-game run — with a .407 batting average, collecting 11 hits, including two doubles, and driving in five runs.
Last spring, Wright’s season ended abruptly after 16 games, when Covid shut down college sports.
Despite not yet having played a full season of college ball, the former CHS valedictorian has piled up positive numbers when given the chance.
Through 26 career games at Sewanee, Wright sits with a .309 batting average, 68 at-bats, 21 hits, including two home runs and two doubles, and 12 RBI.
She has walked nine times, come around to score six times, and anchored the Tigers with her quick glove and explosive throwing arm behind the plate.
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