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Briefly noted: SM East grad Gunnar Troutwine taken by White Sox in MLB draft

A standout at SM East and at Wichita State, Gunnar Troutwine was the 258th overall pick in this year's draft. Photo credit Wichita State University Baseball.

Fairway native Gunnar Troutwine taken by White Sox in MLB draft. Gunnar Troutwine, the 2014 SM East graduate and Fairway native, was selected in the ninth round of the Major League Baseball draft Tuesday by the Chicago White Sox as the 258th overall pick. Troutwine, a catcher with a powerful presence at the plate, is one of five members of the Wichita State University team selected by big league clubs in the draft so far. [Wichita State baseball turns five unheralded players into high MLB draft picks — Wichita Eagle]

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Jay Senter
Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Johnson County Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

His reporting has appeared in the Kansas City Star, The Pitch and The New York Times, among other publications.

Senter was the recipient of the Johnson County Community College Headliner Award in 2023.

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