Oklahoma junior outfielder, Steele Walker, was selected by the Chicago White Sox with the 46th pick (second round) in the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft.Â
Walker, a Prosper, Texas native, was named the Dallas Morning News Player of the Year after his senior high school season in 2015. He lead Prosper High School to a state championship that year, hitting .481 with seven home runs and 59 RBI.Â
The junior has been a three-year starter at Oklahoma. Walker was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American and earned All-Big 12 Freshman team honors after hitting .290 with 32 RBI.Â
In his sophomore season, Walker started all 59 games. He led the Sooners with a .333 batting average and finished tied for fifth in the Big 12 with 51 RBI. Walker spent the summer after his sophomore season playing for the Team USA Collegiate National Team. He earned MVP honors from series wins against Chinese Taipei and Cuba.Â
Walker continued his ways his junior season. He leads Oklahoma in batting average (.352), RBI (53), and home runs (13). The home run total is good for fifth in the Big 12. Walker capped his junior season by being named to the All-Big 12 first team and a Golden Spikes semifinalist, given to the best amateur player in the country.Â
Steele Walker is now a part of the Chicago White Sox.
