With the 1st pick of the 26th Round (767th overall), the Astros select 6'2" 227lb RHP William "Austin" Chrismon from Christopher Newport University.
Chrismon was originally selected in the 2010 draft by Houston in the 32nd round.
He spent his first two college seasons with East Carolina University before being named this season's d3baseball.com's South Region Pitcher of the Year after going 7-4 with a 1.74 ERA, including three complete games.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
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