Fairfield University Athletics

2022:  Evie Wright missed part of the season but she was quite effective when she was in the lineup. She posted a .321 batting average over her 17 appearances which included 10 starts. She opened the season with a three-hit game against Mount St. Mary’s. In the first three games of the season, she reached base six times in 10 plate appearances (four hits, two walks) with one double in the mix. Over her time on the field, Wright posted a .424 on-base percentage which included four walks and an HBP. While played primarily in the outfield, Wright also picked up three designated player appearances and one pinch hit attempt. Her pinch hit appearances came against Manhattan College on the final day of the regular season, working out a walk and scoring a run.

2021:  Wright became one of the team’s more reliable hitters over the final third of the season, putting together a five-game hitting streak during an eight-game run against Marist and Saint Peter’s. After going hitless for a pair of games, she started another hit streak that lasted six games (7 for 15 - .467 batting average) between May 2-7. Over the last 15 games of the season, Wright has 13 hits in 36 at-bats (.361 batting average) with three RBI. She started her career with a hit in each of her first two games, at-bats she secured as a pinch hitter. She broke into the lineup as an outfielder for the first time against Iona on March 30, a role she continued to hold through the rest of the season. She also has seven walks to her credit which brings her on-base percentage to .421.


Before Fairfield: Evie Wright was a two-sport athlete who competed on the softball diamond and on the slopes. As a skier, Wright was the 2018 Northwest Cup Women Overall Champion and was a member of the Pacific Northwest Ski Association (PNSA) Alpine Team in 2019 and 2020. She earned the 2020 Crystal Mountain Alpine Club Outstanding Performance award in 2020.