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Jersey Number 5
Garrett Wright
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- C/OF
- B/T:
- R/R
- Ht/Wt:
- 5-11 / 185
- Hometown:
- Massillon, Ohio
- High School:
- Jackson HS
- Previous Schools:
- Bowling Green
CAREER HIGHS
- Runs Scored: 4 (4x) // last at Akron, 3/15/25 (with Bowling Green)
- Hits: 4 (3x) // last vs. Ball State, 4/19/25 (with Bowling Green)
- Doubles: 2 (4x) // last vs. Northern Illinois, 5/17/25 (with Bowling Green)
- Triples: 1 (4x) // last vs. Eastern Michigan, 4/26/25 (with Bowling Green)
- Home Runs: 2 // vs. Central Michigan, 4/14/24 (with Bowling Green)
- Total Bases: 18 // vs. Central Michigan, 4/14/24 (with Bowling Green)
- RBI: 4 (2x) // last vs. Purdue Fort Wayne, 3/18/25 (with Bowling Green)
- Walks: 3 // at Ohio, 3/9/25 (with Bowling Green)
- Stolen Bases: 2 // vs. Southern Indiana, 2/28/25 (with Bowling Green)
- Hit By Pitch: 2 (7x) // last vs. Toledo, 5/22/25 (with Bowling Green)
- At-Bats: 6 (2x) // last vs. Eastern Michigan, 5/22/25 (with Bowling Green)
- Sac Bunts: 1 (4x) // last vs. Southern Indiana, 3/1/25 (with Bowling Green)
- Sac Flies: 1 (7x) // last vs. Eastern Michigan, 4/26/25 (with Bowling Green)
- Putouts: 14 (2x) // last vs. Southern Indiana, 3/1/25 (with Bowling Green)
- Assists: 4 // vs. Kent State, 3/23/25 (with Bowling Green)
CAREER HONORS
- Bowling Green Career Record Holder for Hit by Pitches (49)
- 2025 ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region -- 1st-Team
- 2025 CSC Academic All-District
- 2025 MAC Defensive Player of the Year
- 2025 All-MAC -- 1st-Team
- 2025 All-MAC Defensive Team (Catcher)
- 2024 Perfect Game Freshman All-America -- 2nd-Team
- 2024 MAC Freshman of the Year
- 2024 All-MAC -- 1st Team
- 2024 All-MAC Defensive Team (Catcher)
2025 - Bowling Green
- Started in a team-high 54 out of 55 games for the Falcons while reaching base in 52 contests
- Broke the program record for doubles in a season with 20
- Posted a .406 batting average, the only player in the MAC with an average above .400, which ranked fifth in program history and 22nd in the nation
- The only player in the MAC with an on-base percentage above .500 (.513), ranking 19th nationally
- Finished the season with 60 runs scored, good for ninth in single-season program history
- Tallied 82 hits, which was tied for fifth in a single-season in program history
- Tallied 134 total bases, ranking 10th in program history for a single season
- Broke his own program record for hit-by-pitches in a season with 28, which was tied for 10th in the nation
- Finished the season with a team-high four triples
- Blasted eight home runs, finishing second on the team
2024 - Bowling Green
- Played in 40 of 53 games, starting 38 for the Falcons
- Broke the program record for hit-by-pitches in a season with 21, finishing second in the MAC and tied for 32nd in the nation
- Led the MAC in on-base percentage (.503), ranking 27th in the nation and third among all freshmen
- Led the team and finished third in the MAC for batting average (.380), first among freshmen
- Ranked 26th in the nation, fourth among freshmen and first in the MAC for the toughest players to strike out, striking out just once every 11.1 at-bats
- Finished the season third on the team and 15th in the MAC for slugging percentage (.581)
- Logged a 1.084 OPS, second on the team and sixth in the MAC
- Maintained a .987 fielding percentage with just four errors on 314 chances
- Posted eight doubles, six home runs, 28 RBI, 40 runs scored, 13 walks and five stolen bases on the year
- Registered 15 games with multiple hits and eight games with multiple RBI
- Scored four times in back-to-back games against Central Michigan (April 14) and Ohio (April 19)
- Recorded a season-high four hits against Central Michigan (April 13)
- Logged season-highs in RBI (4) and runs scored (4) in BGSU’s 34-run game against Ball State (March 16)
- Hit his first collegiate home run on the road against Ball State (March 15)
High School
- Starred at Jackson High School in Massillon, Ohio and led his league in batting average as a senior
- Named All-Ohio First Team and earned All-District First Team honors
- Participated in PBR Futures Game
Personal
- Majoring in Sociology
- Son of Ron and Jen Wright
- Brother, Trey, played baseball for Toledo (2020-24)
- Sister, Erin, played softball at Toledo and was named MAC Player of the Year
- Father, Ron played football and baseball collegiately at College of Wooster
- Enjoys playing disc golf
Everything Orange S3 | Josh Elander (Baseball)
Friday, November 07
BSB | Josh Elander Introductory Press Conference (10.27.25)
Monday, October 27
BSB | Tennessee Super Regional Postgame Presser at Arkansas (6.8.25)
Sunday, June 08
BSB | Tennessee Super Regional Postgame Presser at Arkansas (6.7.25)
Saturday, June 07
