Oklahoma baseball commit Ed Howard was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the first round of the MLB Draft on Wednesday.
Howard, a shortstop, was selected No. 16 overall. He was considered the 15th best prospect in the draft by MLB.com.
A Chicago product himself, Howard starred on the Jackie Robinson West team that made the 2014 Little League World Series. Now, he's a 6-foot-3, 193 pound star from Mount Carmel High.
![Oklahoma players stand in the dugout during a Big 12 baseball tournament game between the University of Oklahoma (OU) and TCU at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Okla., Thursday, May 23, 2019. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]](http://cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/large960_blur-2853e15f7a6317d834f5416821f275cb.jpg)