Ohio State Baseball to Open Season Feb. 13 at Minute Maid College Classic – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/6/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Jan. 6, 2004
HOUSTON – Minute Maid Park will play host to some of the top teams in college baseball again this February with The 2004 Minute Maid College Classic. Held in conjunction with Astros FanFest, the six-team tournament will feature nine games at Minute Maid Park from February 13-15, 2004 and will include the NCAA national champions from each of the last two seasons.
Hometown schools Houston and Rice, the latter of which won the 2003 national title, return for their fourth year in a field that also includes Texas, Texas Tech, Ohio State and Kansas State. The Longhorns won the 2002 national championship and returned to the College World Series won by Rice last season, while Houston and Ohio State both won regional tournaments and advanced to the Super Regionals in 2003. Rice opens the 2004 season as the No. 1 ranked team in Baseball America’s Top 25, while Texas opens at No. 8. The battle of the last two national champions at Minute Maid Park will be Saturday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m., EST.
Astros FanFest also returns with family activities surrounding the Classic. The winter baseball carnival offers fans the opportunity to meet Astros players, play interactive baseball games, participate in baseball clinics, and watch some of the nation’s best college baseball teams. FanFest will run Saturday, Feb. 14 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 15 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and the purchase of a ticket for either day’s baseball games will be good for admittance into FanFest. A complete lineup of FanFest activities will be released at a later date.
Tickets for the Astros College Classic and the Astros FanFest will be available at the Minute Maid Park Box Office beginning Wednesday, Jan. 7. Single ticket prices are $30 for the entire tournament and $12 for daily admission on Friday-Sunday. Children’s tickets, for ages 4-14, are $15 for the tournament and half-price ($6) daily. Student tickets are also half-price ($6) and are only available at the Box Office with a valid student ID. Special seating areas are available by contacting Astros Ticket Services at (800) ASTROS2, while all other tickets will be General Admission and good for seating on the Main Concourse only. The Box Office is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets are available by telephone through the toll-free number: (877) 9-ASTROS (877-927-8767), on the web at www.astros.com, or at any of the Astros’ regular Houston-area outlets (Fiesta, Foley’s, and other Ticketmaster outlets).
2004 MINUTE MAID COLLEGE CLASSIC SCHEDULE* Fri., Feb. 13 Houston vs. Kansas State noon Ohio State vs. Texas 4 p.m. Rice vs. Texas Tech 8 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 14 ASTROS FANFEST noon-8 p.m. Kansas State vs. Ohio State noon Houston vs. Texas Tech 4 p.m. Rice vs. Texas 8 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 15 ASTROS FANFEST 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Ohio State vs. Texas Tech 11 a.m. Kansas State vs. Rice 3 p.m. Houston vs. Texas 7 p.m.
*-All times (EST) subject to change
