Wright keeps breaking records for Plymouth Christian as only sophomore
Mariah Wright, the daughter of Salem baseball coach John Wright, has a bat unlike many other sophomores.
During the first inning of Plymouth Christian Academy’s 7-1 win over Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest on May 5, shortstop Mariah Wright fielded a line drive and made a routine throw to first for an out. That prompted announcer Steve Ritchey to play the SportsCenter “da da da, da da da” jingle on his soundboard as the Eagles (9-9) retired the side. But that play is about as routine as it gets for the sophomore, who has been smashing program records against one of Michigan’s toughest schedules this spring.
Despite being a Division 3 program with an enrollment of 251 students, they’ve already played many of the state’s best, including Salem, Canton, Plymouth, Livonia Stevenson, Novi, Detroit Country Day and Boyne City. They split with third-ranked Laingsburg and faced No. 4 Grass Lake and No.
5 Clinton, with No. 10 Lansing Catholic coming up soon. Yet Wright, the daughter of 11th-year Salem baseball coach John Wright, has dominated against some of the strongest arms around.
She’s hitting . 511 with a . 617 on-base percentage.