Mizzou's SEC tourney hopes hinge on Houck

Missouri's Tanner Houck (11) pitches against Alabama during the first inning of a game at the Southeastern Conference college baseball tournament at the Hoover Met, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Hoover, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)COLUMBIA, MO. • For a disappointing Missouri baseball season to live another day, Tigers coach Tim Jamieson has no choice but to hand the ball to Tanner Houck, his sophomore righthander. Exalted in the preseason as a possible No. 1 draft pick in 2017, Houck has shown scattered flashes of that potential all season. Just ask Vanderbilt.

On March 26, Houck pitched nine scoreless innings against the perennial Southeastern Conference power, giving up two hits and two walks…