[3] Wright pitched all 16 innings in the title game as the Redbirds narrowly fell to Arizona State, 4-3.
In six years at Illinois State, Wright compiled a record of 163 wins, 92 losses, and 2 ties, including a 40-win season in 1981.
[5] In 1985, Wright was hired by California State University, Fresno as its head softball coach, a position she held for 27 years.
[1] In 33 years as a head softball coach, Wright compiled a record of 1,457 wins, 542 losses and 3 ties.
[3] Wright served as an assistant coach on the United States women's softball team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
[13] After leaving Fresno State, Wright became Director of Player Development for the Wheatland Spikes, a premier youth fastpitch softball program located in Aurora, Illinois.
[6] In 2001, she became the third softball individual to be inducted into the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame in New York.
On learning of her induction to the international hall, Wright said, "What I think is so special about this honor is it's not so much about the records and championships, but how someone has affected others through sports.