HOUSTON, TX — Minute Maid Park will again host one of the most
highly competitive early-season college baseball tournaments in the
country when the 2010 Houston College Classic returns from March 5-7.
The tournament enters its 10th season and features six teams, which
are headlined by the No. 1 team in the country, the University of
Texas. Also nationally ranked in the top 25 in Collegiate Baseball’s
2010 preseason poll are No. 11 Rice and No. 15 TCU. Rounding out the
field is the University of Houston, which makes their annual entry into
the tournament, as well as Texas Tech and Missouri.
Tickets for the College Classic are available beginning tomorrow,
Friday, Jan. 22, at 9:00 a.m. and can be purchased online at
astros.com, at the Minute Maid Park Box Office, or by calling
Ticketmaster at 1-877-9ASTROS. Tickets may also be purchased at all of
the Astros regular Houston-area Ticketmaster outlets. Box Office hours
are Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Tickets are $13 for daily admission and $30 for the three-day
tournament. Children’s tickets (ages 4-14) are $6 daily and $15 for the
tournament. Student tickets are also $6 and are available at the MMP
Box Office with the presentation of proper student ID. Season ticket
holders (27-game packages and up) are offered a half-price discount for
tournament ($15 per package) and daily admission tickets ($6.50 per
day), which are available on astros.com and at the MMP Box Office.
Reserved seating in the Diamond Club is $30 per game (subject to
availability) and is available at the MMP Box Office. Luxury Suites can
be purchased for the entire tournament or on a daily basis by calling
1-800-ASTROS2. Reserved seating is also available for evening games in
the Club Level for $20 for Adults and $10 for kids.
Special ticket options are available, including the College Classic
Coca-Cola Student Value Package. For $10, high school and college
students and kids from ages 4-14, can purchase a daily lower-bowl
general admission ticket. The ticket is good for all three of the games
played that date and also includes a voucher for one 16-ounce Coca-Cola
product and a regular hot dog. This ticket package is only available at
the Minute Maid Park Box Office with the presentation of proper ID.
Parking for the tournament will be available in the Astros controlled parking lots B and C for $5 each day.
2010 Houston College Classic Schedule*
Fri. March 5
TCU vs Tx Tech - Noon
Houston vs Missouri - 3:30 p.m.
Rice vs Texas - 7:00 p.m.
Sat., March 6
Missouri vs TCU - Noon
Texas vs. Houston - 3:30
Rice vs. Texas Tech - 7:00
Sun., March 7
Missouri vs Texas - 11 a.m.
Texas Tech vs Houston - 2:30
TCU vs Rice - 6:00
(home teams listed second)
* - times subject to change
