Official Site of the Pirates · Jun 11, 2015
Bucs hip to Hibbing, draft righty for 2nd time
Nick Hibbing: "I'm ready to give the Pirates everything I've got." (Bryan Green) PITTSBURGH -- In the 42nd round of the 2011 Draft, a round that no longer exists, the Pirates used their first pick -- No. 1,262 overall -- to select Nick Hibbing, a right-hander out of Lakes Community High School in Antioch, Ill.
The two sides talked but didn't come to an agreement, and Hibbing headed to the University of Iowa. Four years later, the Pirates came calling again.
Pittsburgh selected Hibbing, now a 22-year-old reliever coming off an excellent senior season with the Hawkeyes, in the 16th round on Wednesday.