Daniel Wright Drafted By Chicago White Sox
WELCOME BACK, SERGEANT BLUFF NATIVE DANIEL WRIGHT HAS TRAVELED A UNIQUE PATH IN HIS ATHLETIC CAREER. FROM A STANDOUT FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL TENURE AT SERGEANT BLUFF-LUTON TO WALKING ON THE WISCONSIN FOOTBALL TEAM, FOLLOWED BY A MOVE TO BASEBALL WITH STOPS AT IOWA, WESTERN AND HOUSTON, ENDING WITH A SEASON WITH THE HAWKEYES. NOW, THE SIOUXLAND PRODUCT CAN ADD ANOTHER FEATHER TO HIS CAP AS AN MLB DRAFT SELECTION. WRIGHT WAS SELECTED WITH THE OPENING PICK WITH THE 10TH ROUND IN THIS YEAR’S MLB DRAFT BY THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX. THE SIX FOOT NINE GRADUATE STUDENT POSTED A CAREER BEST 3.41 ERA AND A TWO AND TWO RECORD IN HIS LONE SEASON WITH THE HAWKEYES, STRIKING OUT 20 BATTERS IN 29 INNINGS OF WORK. WRIGHT BECOMES THE SECOND HAWKEYES PLAYER DRAFTED THIS YEAR, JOINING FELLOW IOWA PITCHER
Daniel Wright Drafted By Chicago White Sox
