With the 17th pick of the 33rd round (997th overall) the Houston Astros select Toby Handley

Hometown: Whitby, Ont.  

B-T: R-R. 

Ht: 6’ 1”, Wt: 170 lbs. 

School: Stony Brook University 

Previous teams: Ontario Terriers, Whitby Chiefs. 

Coaches: Matt Senk, Scott VandeValk, Dan Thompson.

Scout: Zach Clark

2016 junior season: Batted .288  in 54 games with six doubles, four triples, one homer and 21 RBIs Had a .771 OPS, stealing 12 of 14 attempts.     

2015 sophomore season: Hit .330 with 45 runs scored, 35 RBIs and 13 extra-base hits in 52 games ... Had 15 multi-hit games -- eight with three or more ... Multiple RBI in eight contests ... Had four hits against Maine, three against Albany, Hartford and against UMBC in the title game of conference tourney ... Reached 19 straight games.

2014 freshmen season: Hit .252 with 13 RBIs in 36 contests, stealing 12-of-14 bags (seventh in the conference in stolen bases) ... Was 2-for-2 with am RBI and stolen base in win over Connecticut ... Was 3-for-3 with a double and triple against Bryant ... Was 2-for-3 with two RBIs against Iona ... Perfect 3-for-3 with two RBIs including a double vs. Manhattan.  

Honors _ 2015: Earned first team All-America East Conference.  

On other lists: Ninth best on Baseball America’s top 37 in New York state.