Houston Harding is a baseball player from Mississippi who played an important role in the journey of MSU in the College World Series. With his pitching in throughout the tournament, he grabbed attention from leading MLB teams and will try to get him the draft whenever available. Harding’s pitched in Mississippi State’s game three Starkville Regional victory and defeated Notre Dame team. He was named MVP in his senior year of high school.
Early life
Houston was born on 22nd May 1998 in Coldwater, Mississippi and his father is Robert Harding, and his mother is Ashleigh Harding. He grew up with a sister named Grace Harding and attended Itawamba Community College for higher education and before he went to high school in Evangelical Christian School, Tennessee. He is currently majoring in business economics at the Mississippi State University.
Houston Harding Career
In his high school career at Evangelical Christian School in Tennessee, Harding lettered three times for head coach Duke Williams. As a senior, he was named the team MVP and also helped the Eagles win the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Division II-AA state championship. He was named all-state. As a senior, he was named region tournament MVP and got his game included in All-region selection for two times and all-division selection thrice. Houston was also lettered in football two times. In his junior year, he appeared in a total of 16 games and was ranked number 14 in national victories.
Harding made nine wins, 16 starts, innings pitched by him are 79.1, and strikeouts by Harding are 79.1. All team-highs were 95. Among qualifying pitchers, he has the second-lowest ERA 4.42 on the team. Houston appeared in 14 games, starting 13 of them. In terms of victories, he was tied for fourth place in the country with ten. He led the team in victories with a perfect 10-0 record. Harding led the team with 13 games started, 86.0 innings pitched, and 90 strikeouts. In terms of ERA, he was ranked second among qualifying pitchers with a 2.62.
Houston Harding Biography |
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| Real Name | Houston Harding |
| Birth Date | 22 May 1998 |
| Age (as of 2021) | 22 Years |
| Birth Place | Coldwater, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Baseball Player |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Sun sign | Gemini |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 6’ 1” – in Centimeters – 185 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 83 kg – in Pounds – 185 lbs |
| Chest Size | 41 inches |
| Waist Size | 36 inches |
| Biceps Size | 16.5 inches |
| Shoe Size | 12 (U.S.) |
| Hair Color | Dark Brown |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Body Type | Athletic |
Family |
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| Father | Robert Harding |
| Mother | Ashleigh Harding |
| Sister | Ashleigh Grace McGowen |
| Brother | None |
Qualification/Education |
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| School | Evangelical Christian School |
| College | Mississippi State |
Relationship Status |
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| Marital Status | Single |
| Affair | No |
| Is he a Gay? | No |
| Girlfriend | None |
Personal life
Harding is single right now and focused on his career recently. He is not in any romantic relationship as of now. Houston owns an Instagram account that accumulated him about 3729 followers with 749 following. He mostly posts about his game and has 31 posts as of now. Although, he is a little less active on social media because he is only focusing on his game and try to nurture it as much as he can.
Houston Harding Net worth
He may have earned enough but never revealed his income or salary. The main source of his income would be baseball but no details are available that can define his net worth at the moment.
Trivia
- Houston was named to the All-Mississippi association of community and junior colleges’ first team.
- Houston Harding also assisted ICC in winning the MACJC championship.
- Harding was named to the National Junior College Athletic Association’s third-team All-America team.
- He was named to the All-Region 23 first team.
- Harding was named to the All-Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges’ first team.
- Harding was named MACJC Pitcher of the Week (4/22) after going 2-0 with 19 strikeouts in two starts.
- Itawamba Community College single season (95; 2018) and career (185) strikeout records are of Harding.
