Dalton Sawyer

Dalton Sawyer (born November 22, 1993) is a baseball pitcher for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers Big 10 team, and the St. Cloud Rox minor league team. He was awarded an all-conference selection in 2012 and an honorable mention in 2011, Sawyer was also a Lions All-Star member. He is 6' 4" and weighs in at 200 lbs. He played for the Waconia Wildcats from 2008–11 and for the Minnesota Blizzard in 2011.

Early years

Sawyer was born November 22, 1993 in Waconia, Minnesota to Duane and Kathy Sawyer, with two younger siblings. In high school he played football and was a quarterback, LHP in baseball, and also played basketball. Sawyer played high school varsity Baseball for the Waconia Wildcats as a left handed pitcher, and was forced to give up playing basketball and football to play for the Minnesota Blizzard traveling baseball team during high school. Sawyer graduated high school with a 3.6 grade point average, as well as being a member of the National Honor Society.

High School Statistics

Waconia Wildcats Best Statistics

ERA	BA	Strikeouts/Innings	RBI
1.03	.358	77/44	13

Minnesota Blizzard Best Statistics

ERA	BA	Strikeouts/Innings	RBI
1.08	NA	44/25.1	NA

College career

Sawyer currently plays for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers as an LHP. He is a sophomore at Minnesota and beginning his second year of play as the starting pitcher for the Gophers.

Sawyer was injured in a car accident on June 24, 2013 on his way home to Waconia with his friend and fellow Rox teammate Kasey Ralston. Ralston was placed under critical condition, and Sawyer was diagnosed with a broken rib, collapsed lung, and concussion. Sawyer was projected to make a full recovery, but Ralston's recovery was uncertain. Ralston has made a remarkable recovery and is doing very well, it is unknown whether he will continue his baseball career.