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Tickets for Houston College Classic on Sale Now

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Tickets for Houston College Classic on Sale Now

HOUSTON — Tickets for the 17th annual Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic, which will be held from March 3-5, 2017, are now on sale. The three-day, six-team, nine-game tournament, which is held at Minute Maid Park every spring, will feature six premier programs from the Big 12 and SEC conferences.

The 2017 field could be the strongest lineup in tournament history, as it featured five teams that finished ranked in the top 25 in the USA Today Coaches final 2016 poll. The 2017 Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic will include TCU (#3), Texas Tech (#6), Texas A&M (#9), LSU (#12), Ole Miss (#18) and Baylor.

The 2017 field is composed of five teams that hosted 2016 NCAA Regionals, in fact four of the teams advanced to Super Regionals in TCU, Texas Tech, Texas A&M and LSU. Additionally, TCU and Texas Tech both advanced to the College World Series.

Historically, the College Classic has hosted the No. 1 team in preseason polls six times in tournament history and has hosted two eventual College World Series Champions. Several current Major League players have played in the Classic, including Alex Bregman, David Price, Michael Bourn, Gerrit Cole, Mike Leake and Anthony Rendon, to name a few.

Adult and youth daily tickets and three-day tournament passes are available for purchase online at www.Astros.com/CollegeClassic. Fans can purchase premium tickets or group tickets, for groups of 20 or more, by calling 713-259-8030. Daily tickets purchased in advance are available for $19 for adults and $14 for youth (ages 14 and under). Three-day tournament passes can be purchased for $42 for adults and $24 for youth. Select parking in the Astros controlled lots will be sold for $20 (Diamond Lot) and $10 (Lot A).

For interest in hosting a special event at the ballpark over the weekend, please call 713-259-8800. Student tickets will also be available for the tournament, but will only be sold once the box office opens in January.

This year marks the second straight year that the tournament will carry the name the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic, which was set forth by a multi-year naming rights agreement between the Astros Foundation and Shriners Hospitals for Children®. The Astros Foundation will continue to operate the tournament and will donate $1 from the sale of each ticket directly to Shriners Hospitals as well as provide other fundraising and awareness opportunities.

“This event provides us with a wonderful platform to share our story of having changed the lives of more than 1.3 million children,” said Chris Smith, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Shriners Hospitals for Children. “We are grateful for the Astros Foundation and some of the country’s premier collegiate baseball programs for joining us in our mission of providing world class care to children, regardless of their families’ ability to pay.”

The tournament’s television schedule will be announced at a later date.

2017 Shriners Hospital for Children College Classic Schedule*

Friday, March 3  

Ole Miss at Baylor, 12:05 p.m.
Texas Tech at Texas A&M, 3:35 p.m.
TCU at LSU, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, March 4 

Texas Tech at Ole Miss, 12:05 p.m.
Baylor at LSU, 3:35 p.m.
Texas A&M at TCU, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, March 5        

LSU at Texas Tech, 10:05 a.m.
TCU at Ole Miss, 1:35 p.m.
Texas A&M at Baylor, 5:05 p.m.

(home teams listed second)
* – times subject to change

For more information about the tournament, please visit Astros.com/CollegeClassic.