Peru, IL - The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp are proud to announce that current Pistol Shrimp Baseball left-handed pitcher Noah Schultz has been drafted in the first round of the 2022 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Chicago White Sox with the 26th overall selection.

Schultz has appeared in six games for the Pistol Shrimp this summer, starting all six and dominating opponents. Schultz pitched 19.1 innings in total with 8 hits, 2 runs, 7 walks, and 37 strikeouts including a 1-0 win-loss record and a 0.93 earned run average. The Pistol Shrimp won five of the six games Schultz started on the mound.

Prior to playing with the Pistol Shrimp, Schultz, a native of Aurora, Illinois, graduated from Oswego East High School and had previously committed to Vanderbilt University.

Schultz is the second Pistol Shrimp player drafted in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft over the 4-year history of the team. Fineas "Fin" Del Bonta-Smith was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 22nd round of the 2019 MLB Draft. Schultz becomes Pistol Shrimp Baseball?s first-ever first-round pick and is the Prospect League?s first first-round pick since former Lafayette Aviator Trey Sweeney was drafted by the New York Yankees in the first round of the 2021 MLB Draft.

The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp are an amateur wood bat summer league baseball team, made up of top college players from around the country who aspire to a career in professional baseball! Established in 2019, the Pistol Shrimp are part of The Prospect League, a 16-team league that spans the midwest from Iowa to Pennsylvania. The Pistol Shrimp call Schweickert Stadium at Veterans Memorial Park in Peru, Illinois home and provide fun, affordable, family-friendly entertainment to communities across the Illinois Valley!