The White Sox and right-hander Kyle McCulloch, the team's first-round draft pick out of the University of Texas, agreed to a contract Tuesday.
The 6-foot-3 McCulloch was named the Big 12 Conference pitcher of the year after going 8-5 with a 3.61 ERA as a junior this season. He was the winning pitcher in the clinching game of the College World Series in 2005 when the Longhorns beat Florida for the title.
Kyle McCulloch was relieved after agreeing to a $1.05 million signing bonus two weeks after the Sox selected him as the 29th overall pick in the June amateur draft.
McCulloch, a junior from Texas, will report to Advanced Rookie-Great Falls (Mont.).
"I'm very excited to have that part out of the way, and now it's time to get back to baseball," McCulloch said.