A black baseball cap adorned with a golden block “I” sat atop his head. The brim, curved with precision, matched the black text sprawled across the chest of his golden jersey — IOWA.
Left: Sergeant Bluff-Luton's senior Daniel Wright puts the ball up for two points during Tuesday's IHSAA Class 3A game against Pella at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa March 10, 2020. (KEVIN E. SCHMIDT)
Top Right: Sergeant Bluff-Luton graduate Daniel Wright pitches during last year's state baseball tournament on July 28, 2020, at Principal Park in Des Moines. Wright is spending his summer with the Madison Mallards. (Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal)
Bottom Right: Sergeant Bluff-Luton's quarterback Daniel Wright throws a pass during the Class 3A State Semifinal game against Solon at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. (KELLY WENZEL, COURIER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Daniel Wright, left, throws a pass as former Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst, right, looks on during Wright's freshman season with the Badgers in 2020.
Sean Kenny, left, and Daniel Wright, center left, along with two other members of the Iowa baseball team look on during the action at Iowa 2024 Scout Day on Thursday, Sept. 19 at Duane Banks Field.
Daniel Wright, left, throws a pass as former Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst, right, looks on during Wright's freshman season with the Badgers in 2020.
Left: Sergeant Bluff-Luton's senior Daniel Wright puts the ball up for two points during Tuesday's IHSAA Class 3A game against Pella at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa March 10, 2020. (KEVIN E. SCHMIDT)
Top Right: Sergeant Bluff-Luton graduate Daniel Wright pitches during last year's state baseball tournament on July 28, 2020, at Principal Park in Des Moines. Wright is spending his summer with the Madison Mallards. (Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal)
Sean Kenny, left, and Daniel Wright, center left, along with two other members of the Iowa baseball team look on during the action at Iowa 2024 Scout Day on Thursday, Sept. 19 at Duane Banks Field.