2008: Was arguably the team's biggest surprise, posting an ERA of 4.16 that was best among Tech's starters ... Like Rhett Ballard, made the move from reliever to starter midway through the season ... Finished with a 4-0 record and was second on the team with 57 strikeouts ... Also posted a save ... Highlight of the season came when he tossed a complete game to upset No. 1 Miami late in the year ... Came in to face one batter in game one against Coastal Carolina ... Gave up a hit and was charged with one unearned run ... Saved the day at Davidson, coming into a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the third inning and Tech already trailing 8-3 ... Allowed just one of the inherited runners to score and posted four shutout innings while the Hokies rallied ... Gave up just three hits, while striking out seven batters and walking just one ... Worked 1.2 innings of relief at Radford ... Allowed an unearned run on one hit ... Struck out two batters and did not have a walk ... Saw brief relief duty in the last two games with GT ... Pitched 2.1 innings against JMU, allowing one run on one hit ... Appeared in all three games at UNC, and allowed two runs on a walk in game one ... Pitched 2.1 scoreless innings in game two with FSU, and one scoreless frame in game three ... Allowed three runs at JMU ... Earned his first collegiate win against Radford on April 1, as he shut down the Highlanders to the tune of seven strikeouts with only one hit and one walk in 3.2 scoreless innings ... Earned his first save in game one with Maryland ... Tied his career high of seven strikeouts in four innings of relief in game two ... Made his first start against VCU, and allowed just one hit in 2.1 innings of work ... Was credited with the win in game two at Wake after entering in the third and throwing 4.1 innings of shutout ball ... Started game two with NC State and tied a season-high with 4.1 innings pitched ... Struck out three while walking four and giving up five hits and three runs ... Pitched a career-high 5.2 innings in a start in game two at Clemson ... Tossed five more innings in a start in game two with Presbyterian, striking out five on four hits and a walk ... Threw a complete game in just his fifth-career start to upset No. 1 Miami ... Allowed nine hits, four walks and six runs, but tied a personal best with seven strikeouts in a 132-pitch effort ... Went eight innings on 110 pitches, fanning four, to defeat Duke in the penultimate game of the season.

High School: Lettered for three seasons under coaches Jerry Mobley and John Colantuoni at Forest Park High School ... Was named the district, regional and all-area player of the year following a senior season in which he went 11-0 with two saves, 95 strikeouts and a 0.84 ERA in 73 innings pitched ... Also batted .349 as a first baseman/outfielder, earning second-team all-state and first-team all-metro and All-Examiner honors ... Went 8-1 with 115 strikeouts and a 1.03 ERA in 67.2 innings as a junior, was named the district, all-area and All-Examiner Player of the Year ... Also tossed two no-hitters and batted .389, getting named first-team all-region, in addition to honorable mentions on the all-metro and all-state teams ... His team won the district championship for the second time in 2007, in addition to being runner-up in the region and making it to the state semifinals ... Went 3-1 with a 1.15 ERA and 43 strikeouts as a sophomore ... Was also involved in FBLA, Key Club, SCA 2007 and Learn and Serve.

Personal: Justin Wayne Wright ... Born 8/18/89 in Fairfax, Va. ... Son of Wayne and Dawn Wright ... Enrolled in residential property management.