Austin Wright Left-handed pitcher 6’3” – 210 pounds Conant High School (Schaumburg, IL) University of Arkansas (2009 season) Awards and honors •    Ranked as the No. 57 prospect on Baseball America’s 2008 Top 100 College Prospects •    Ranked as the 37th-best prospect in the nation by Perfect Game •    Ranked No. 72 on the Perfect Game Crosschecker 2008 Top 300 MLB Draft Prospects, which includes all draft eligible players (high school and college) •    Selected to participate in the Area Code games in 2006 and 2007 •    Was chosen for the Aflac All-American Classic and pitched one inning in that game •    Posted a 3-4 mark as a junior at Conant High School with a 3.15 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 40 innings •    Went 6-2 with a 2.48 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 48 innings as a sophomore in 2006, earning all-conference and Daily Herald all-area honors.

Austin Wright, the highly-sought-after lefty-handed pitcher from Schaumburg, IL, officially signed his letter of intent with the University of Arkansas in November 2007.  He will join the Razorbacks for the 2009 season.

The Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic is the nation's premier high school baseball game, featuring the best 38 players in the country entering their senior year. Wright pitched 1 inning with 1 hit, 1 earned run, 2 walks and 4 strikeouts for the West at the fifth annual Aflac Classic this past summer.

“Wright possesses a big, durable frame and plenty of arm strength. He creates good downward plane on a fastball that he can throw in the low-90s, and complements it with a sharp curveball that has downward bite,” says the Aflac All-American scouting report.

Wright fared even better at the 2007 USA Baseball Tournament of Stars.  As part of the American Legion National Team he pitched earned two wins over 9.1 innings with a 0.00 ERA.  He allowed only three hits, no walks and struck out 15.

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