COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou freshman righty Tanner Houck (Collinsville, Ill.) was named to the Baseball America Freshman All-America Second Team, as announced by Baseball America on Monday (June 22). This marks the second Freshman All-America honor for Houck, who was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American earlier this month.

Houck is the first Freshman All-American at Mizzou since current graduate assistant coach Trevor Coleman in 2007 and the first Tiger pitcher to earn the accolade sinceTravis Wendte in 2002. Houck put together one of the best freshman seasons in Mizzou baseball history. His eight wins are the most by a Tiger freshman since Kyle Gibson (a former first-round draft pick) in 2007 and his 100.2 innings are the most ever by a Tiger freshman under Tim Jamieson. At the end of the regular season, he had thrown more innings than any other freshman in the country. He compiled a 3.49 ERA on the season, striking out 91 batters over 100.2 innings while walking just 12 in 15 starts as a freshman.

Houck was named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List and was an All-SEC Freshman Team honoree earlier this season. He helped Mizzou defeat three top-five teams - No. 6 South Carolina, No. 4 Florida and No. 1 Texas A&M - earning wins in two of those three starts.

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