NEW YORK Mizzou Baseball junior RHP Tanner Houck became the program’s seventh first round draft pick as he was selected 24th overall by the Boston Red Sox in the first round of the 2017 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft Monday. Houck is the highest-drafted Mizzou player since Kyle Gibson went 22nd overall in 2009.
Houck had arguably the most productive three-year career of any pitcher to come through Mizzou’s program. He finishes his career ranked fourth in school history in career strikeouts (292), a mark that ranks second among three-year players.
Houck is coming off a junior season during which he allowed career lows in hits (78), extra-base hits (22), homers (five), triples (one) and earned runs (35). He finishes his Mizzou career with 17 wins, a 3.26 ERA and 292 strikeouts. He limited batters to just .220 hitting throughout his career.
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