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Hawkeye Baseball: Trenton Wallace and Drew Irvine Drafted

The 2021 Major League Baseball draft took place July 11-13 in Denver, Colorado. It consisted of 20 rounds and 612 picks. Coach Rick Heller’s Iowa Hawkeyes squad had two players chosen. Starting pitchers Trenton Wallace went in the 11th round (332nd overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays and Drew Irvine was chosen in the 19th round (553 overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates. It is expected that Wallace will forgo his senior year.

Iowa’s ace will move on to the minors

Trenton Wallace, the 6’1” 200 pound left-handed starting pitcher, compiled a record of 10-2 with an ERA of 3.