With the 1st pick of the 13th Round (399th overall), the Astros select 6'4" 205lb LHP Brian Holmes, a 21-year old Junior out of Wake Forest.
Holmes led all Wake starters with a 2.83 ERA, and a .212 BAA. In 82.2IP, he allowed 62H/26ER, 81K:49BB and threw a no-hitter against Marshall, striking out 10 and walking just one.
He was the #97 player in College Baseball Daily's Top 100 countdown.
Wake Forest coach Tom Walter was unsure whether Holmes would return to Wake Forest for his senior season.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
