Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Ben McDonald | Baltimore Orioles | RHP | Louisiana State University |
| 2 | Tyler Houston | Atlanta Braves | C | Valley HS (Las Vegas, NV) |
| 3 | Roger Salkeld | Seattle Mariners | RHP | Saugus (CA) HS |
| 4 | Jeff Jackson | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | Simeon HS (Chicago, IL) |
| 5 | Donald Harris | Texas Rangers | OF | Texas Tech University |
| 6 | Paul Coleman | Saint Louis Cardinals | OF | Frankston (TX) HS |
| 7 | Frank Thomas | Chicago White Sox | 1B | Auburn University |
| 8 | Earl Cunningham | Chicago Cubs | OF | Lancaster (SC) HS |
| 9 | Kyle Abbott | California Angels | LHP | Long Beach State University |
| 10 | Charles Johnson | Montreal Expos | C | Westwood HS (Fort Pierce, FL) |
| 11 | Calvin Murray | Cleveland Indians | 3B | W.T. White High School (Dallas, TX) |
| 12 | Jeff Juden | Houston Astros | RHP | Salem (MA) HS |
| 13 | Brent Mayne | Kansas City Royals | C | Cal State Fullerton |
| 14 | Steve Hosey | San Francisco Giants | OF | Fresno State University |
| 15 | Kiki Jones | Los Angeles Dodgers | RHP | Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL) |
| 16 | Greg Blosser | Boston Red Sox | OF | Sarasota (FL) HS |
| 17 | Cal Eldred | Milwaukee Brewers | RHP | University of Iowa |
| 18 | Willie Greene | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | Jones County HS (Gray, GA) |
| 19 | Eddie Zosky | Toronto Blue Jays | SS | Fresno State University |
| 20 | Scott Bryant | Cincinnati Reds | OF | University of Texas |
| 21 | Greg Gohr | Detroit Tigers | RHP | Santa Clara University |
| 22 | Tom Goodwin | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | Fresno State University |
| 23 | Mo Vaughn | Boston Red Sox | 1B | Seton Hall University |
| 24 | Alan Zinter | New York Mets | C | University of Arizona |
| 25 | Chuck Knoblauch | Minnesota Twins | 2B | Texas A&M University |
| 26 | Scott Burrell | Seattle Mariners | RHP | Hamden (CT) HS |
Question:
how many pitchers were chosen in the first round of the 1989 major league baseball draft?
Answer:
8