- Full name Marek Christopher Houston
- Born 04/14/2004 in College Station, TX
- Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 180 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Venice
Top Rankings
Draft Prospects
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School: Wake Forest. Committed: Never Drafted. Age At Draft: 21.3
Houston built off his impressive 2023 freshman season and hit .326/.434/.516 for Wake Forest in 2024 with 25 extra-base hits and 39 RBIs. While his track record as a hitter with Wake is strong, his defensive work at shortstop is the focal point of his profile. Houston is a plus defender with an arm that flashes above-average and has earned a reputation as one of the better defensive infielders in the class. He has range to either direction, a great internal clock and does a nice job slowing the game down. He has all the tools to stick at shortstop at the nex level and also showed strong on-base skills with Bourne in the 2024 Cape Cod League when he slashed .306/.465/.329 with more walks (26) than strikeouts (21). -
School: Wake Forest Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.3
Houston built off his impressive 2023 freshman season and hit .326/.434/.516 for Wake Forest in 2024 with 25 extra-base hits and 39 RBIs. While his track record as a hitter with Wake is strong, his defensive work at shortstop is the focal point of his profile. Houston is a plus defender with an arm that flashes above-average and has earned a reputation as one of the better defensive infielders in the class. He has range to either direction, a great internal clock and does a nice job slowing the game down. He has all the tools to stick at shortstop at the nex level and also showed strong on-base skills with Bourne in the 2024 Cape Cod League when he slashed .306/.465/.329 with more walks (26) than strikeouts (21). -
School: Venice (Fla.) HS Committed/Drafted: Wake Forest
Age At Draft: 18.3
Houston was the most valuable player during Perfect Game’s WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla., last fall where he went 9-for-20 (.520) at the event with sound defensive work at shortstop. Listed at 6-foot-3, 180 pounds, Houston has a big but projectable frame that could wind up moving him to third base depending on how his body fills out. He’s shown impressive bat-to-ball skills currently, though not much in the way of raw power now. Houston has a direct, simple swing from the right side and will occasionally cut off his follow through to get out of the box quickly on jailbroken home-to-first springs. He turns in plus run times from home to first. Houston is a solid, but not flashy defender at shortstop who will make the routine plays and has shown off solid-average arm strength as well. He’s committed to Wake Forest.
