Marek Houston

Height:
6-3
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Nokomis, Fla.
High School:
Venice HS
Deals:

Records Held
Wake Forest Freshman Games Played (65)

Career Accolades
2024 Third Team All-ACC Selection
2023 All-ACC Academic Team Selection

Sophomore (2024)
Third Team All-ACC Selection... Appeared in 54 games with 53 starts at shortstop... Led the team with a .326 batting average... Recorded 72 hits, 39 RBIs, and eight home runs... Ranked second on the team in doubles (16)... Recorded two RBI singles against Fordham (Feb. 16) and Akron (Feb. 18) during opening weekend... Notched five hits and four RBIs in the series against Dayton (Feb. 23-25)... Hit a grand slam in the first game of the doubleheader against Binghamton (March 2)... Recorded a nine game hit streak (March 15-April 5) with six multi-hit games during that streak... Hit an RBI single as part of a four-hit performance at Liberty (March 26)... Recorded four RBIs, five hits and a home run in the series against North Carolina (March 29-31)... Tallied three hits, including a two-run home run, against UNCG (April 2)... Notched two doubles and a home run in a seven-hit series at Boston College... Recorded an 11-game hit streak (April 30-May 17) and drove in a run in five consecutive games (May 1-9)... Hit a triple and a grand slam to help earn the sweep against Clemson (May 12)... Hit a home run in back-to-back games at the ACC Tournament against Pitt (May 22) and North Carolina (May 24) to help the Demon Deacons advance to the ACC semifinals... Recorded an RBI single in the NCAA Regional against hosts East Carolina (June 1).

Freshman (2023)
Set a Wake Forest freshman record in games played with 65, started 59 of them… Batted .220 while playing elite defense at short… Notched four home runs, five doubles, one triple and 67 total bases… Collected 38 runs scored, 29 RBIs and 34 walks in the nine hole… Went a perfect 4-for-4 on stolen bases… Finished second on the team in assists with 132… Picked up two hits, a pair of runs and a stolen base in his collegiate debut against Youngstown State (February 17) … Drew four walks, including three with the bases loaded, in the second game against YSU (February 19) … Had one of his most efficient games of the season in the first game with Miami, as he grabbed two hits, two runs scored, two RBIs, a double and his first career home run (March 24) … Set a career-high in RBIs with four thanks to a grand slam in the Winston-Salem Super Regional against Alabama (June 11)... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team

Background
Rated the second best shortstop out of Florida in the 2022 class by Perfect Game... Earned four varsity letters in baseball and two in football while attending Venice High School in Venice, Florida... Won one state championship and National World WWBA Championship.