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Leroy Yau
Leroy Yau
Leroy Yau
Leroy Yau

2 Joey Wright

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Newport Beach, Calif.
  • High School Newport Harbor

Biography

2026: Closed his Aggie career as a four-year senior, earning All-Big West Honorable Mention at second base after starting 48 of 53 games in the middle infield... Slashed .244/.376/.340 over 156 at-bats with 38 hits, nine doubles, two home runs, 17 RBIs and 25 runs scored... Drew 26 walks and was hit by a pitch nine times to anchor the bottom of the order, with the 26 walks marking the second-largest single-season total of his career behind the 32-walk 2023 campaign that set UC Davis' Division I-era school record... Tallied 38 strikeouts and stole six bases in seven attempts... Anchored the middle infield alongside freshman shortstop Elijah McNeal as UC Davis finished the regular season as the NCAA Division I leader in both double plays per game (1.13) and total double plays (61)... Turned a team-leading 45 double plays at second base, committed only two errors over 220 chances and finished the year at .991 fielding percentage... Hit a three-run home run against UC San Diego (March 27) and added another long ball as part of a 3-for-4, two-RBI day at UC Irvine (April 4)... Turned in his top offensive day with a 3-for-3, two-run, one-RBI performance in an 11-9 win at Nevada (April 7)... Went 2-for-2 with an RBI in a 6-2 win at Cal State Fullerton (May 3) that completed the program's first-ever three-game series sweep in Fullerton... Recognized on Senior Day prior to the regular-season finale on May 15.

2025: Played in 20 games during the 2025 season... Recorded 50 at-bats with 14 hits and four RBIs... Tallied nine runs and five hit-by-pitches... Led the team with eight sacrifice hits... Drew nine walks and accumulated two stolen bases... Hit one double... Notched three multi-hit games... Posted a .280 batting average on the season... Against UC Riverside (Mar. 14-16) notably had four hits in three games... Also scored two runs and recorded an RBI in a 10-2 win over UC Riverside (Mar. 15)... Contributed a hit and a run in a 14-0 victory over Santa Clara (Feb. 21)... Played primarily at shortstop, securing 31 putouts and 44 assists... Participated in 11 double plays.

2024: Played in 41 games... Batted .182 with 18 hits and 12 RBI... Recorded 4 doubles and 1 home run... Posted a .253 slugging percentage and .270 on-base percentage.

2023: Batted .250 with 11 doubles and three home runs in 2023. He had a team-high 32 walks which broke the Division I all-time walk record for a season at UC Davis... He stole five bases and scored 27 runs.

NEWPORT HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL: Standout all four years in baseball... Freshman defensive player of the year... Two-time all-league first team selection... Gold Glove Award winner during junior campaign... Was team MVP after hitting .361 during senior year with 30 stolen bases... Helped guide team to Division 3 CIF State Championship as a senior.

PERSONAL: Has one sibling... Played for Quakes Baseball Academy... Chose UC Davis because of his love for the coaches and campus.

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2023Freshman

    INF
    5'10" 155 lbs
    28
  • 2

    2024Sophomore

    INF
    5'11" 160 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2025Junior

    INF
    5'11" 175 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2026Senior

    INF
    5'11" 175 lbs
    2