University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, February 26
Houston, Texas
3:30 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
TCU
Louisiana Baseball Set To Face Tough Lineup At Shriner’s College Classic
2/25/2016 7:47:00 PM | Baseball
THE SHRINER'S COLLEGE CLASSIC
Dates: Friday-Sunday, February 26-28, 2016
Location: Houston, Texas
Site: Minute Maid Park (40,950)
Opponents: TCU (3-1), Texas Tech (4-1), Rice (3-2)
Game Times: 3:30 p.m. (Fri), Noon (Sat), 6 p.m. (Sun)
Radio: ESPN 1420-AM (Fri), News Talk 96.5 KPEL-FM (Sat-Sun)
TV: Cox Sports Television/Root Sports (Friday-Sun)
Live Stats/Video: www.RaginCajuns.com
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Friday - LHP Gunner Leger (UL) vs. RHP Brian Howard (TCU)
Saturday - RHP Wyatt Mark (UL) vs. RHP Ty Harpenau (TTU)
Sunday – RHP Nick Lee (UL) vs. TBA (Rice)
HOUSTON, Texas – The sixth-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team is set to open the 2016 Shriner's Hospitals for Children College Classic on Friday at 3:30 p.m. as the Cajuns face No. 11 TCU at Minute Maid Park.
The Ragin' Cajuns (3-1) will face the Red Raiders (4-1) at noon on Saturday before closing out the tournament against the 24th-ranked Owls (3-2) at 6 p.m. on Sunday.
All three contests can be seen live on Cox Sports Television (Cox channel 37, LUS channel 35) or Root Sports (DirecTV channel 674). Alex Perlman will provide play-by-play with Ronnie Rantz adding color for the CST broadcast, while Kelsey Wingert will report from the sidelines.
Brett Dolan will call all of the action for the Root Sports Broadcast with Pat Combs providing color.
The games can also be heard on the radio with Dan McDonald making the call and Jeff Schneider adding color. Friday's contest will be broadcast on ESPN 1420-AM, while both Saturday and Sunday's games can be heard on News Talk 96.5 KPEL-FM.
Louisiana is coming off of a 6-2 loss to Louisiana Tech in a midweek contest. The Ragin' Cajuns swept Sam Houston State last weekend and will go with the same rotation from a week ago. The Cajuns trio of sophomore pitchers (Gunner Leger, Wyatt Marks and Dylan Moore) limited the Bearkats to just one run in 15 innings while striking out 14 and allowed just four hits and one walk.
The Ragin' Cajuns own 3-1 all-time series leads over both TCU (3-1) and Texas Tech. All four of the matchups against the Horned Frogs came in Lafayette with the last meeting coming in 1990 with a sweep of a three-game series. Louisiana defeated Texas Tech 4-0 in 2008 at the UTSA Tournament in San Antonio, Texas in the last meeting between the two teams. The Cajuns and Red Raiders have met before at the Houston College Classic in 2002 with the Ragin' Cajuns claiming a 4-3 decision in the season opener.
Rice holds a 17-8 lead in the all-time series with Louisiana. The Cajuns got the upper hand a year ago, winning both games against the Owls at the Houston Regional including a 5-2 victory in the championship game.
As a team, the Ragin' Cajuns are hitting .299 with seven triples and three home runs. Junior Brenn Conrad leads the squad with a .636 average posting a hit in all four games this season. Both Conrad and senior outfielder Kyle Clement have a team-high four RBI.
TCU has won three straight coming into the weekend after going 2-1 against Loyola Marymount including two shutouts. The Horned Frogs defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 17-3 in a midweek contest. TCU is hitting .324 as a team with seven doubles, four triples and two home runs. The Horned Frogs rank top 10 in the nation with a 1.25 ERA.
Texas Tech has also won three straight taking three of four games from Milwaukee over the weekend as well as an 11-6 win over Sam Houston State in a midweek contest. The Red Raiders will face Houston on Friday. Texas Tech is hitting .355 with 17 doubles through five games.
Rice carries a three-game win streak of its own into the weekend having defeated Arizona, Dallas Baptist and Texas State. The Owls will face Arkansas and TCU before the facing the Cajuns on Sunday. Rice has a 1.80 ERA with 45 strikeouts in five games. The Owls are hitting .235 with two doubles and three home runs.
Select youth, student and adult daily tickets and three-day tournament passes are available for purchase online at www.Astros.com/CollegeClassic. Tickets can also be purchased at the Minute Maid Park Box Office (during regular business hours) or by calling the Astros ticket office at 1-877-9ASTROS.
Adult tickets purchased in advance are available for a $18 daily admission, as well as a $39 three-day tournament pass. Tickets for high school and college students, with a valid student ID, and children (ages 4-14) are available now for $10 daily and $24 for a tournament pass.
This year marks the first time that the tournament carries the name the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic, which follows 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.
For updates and info on Ragin' Cajuns baseball, follow the team on twitter @CajunsBaseball or check RaginCajuns.com.
2016 Shriners Hospital for Children College Classic Schedule*
Fri., Feb. 26 Houston (#18) at Texas Tech 12:05 p.m.
Louisiana (#6) at TCU (#11) 3:35 p.m.
Arkansas (#22) at Rice (#24) 7:05 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 27 Texas Tech at Louisiana (#6) 12:05 p.m.
Houston (#18) at Arkansas (#22) 3:35 p.m.
Rice (#24) at TCU (#11) 7:05 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 28 Arkansas (#22) at Texas Tech 11:05 a.m.
TCU (#11) at Houston (#18) 2:35 p.m.
Louisiana (#6) at Rice (#24) 6:05 p.m.
(home teams listed second)
* - times subject to change
For more information about the tournament, please visit Astros.com/CollegeClassic.
Dates: Friday-Sunday, February 26-28, 2016
Location: Houston, Texas
Site: Minute Maid Park (40,950)
Opponents: TCU (3-1), Texas Tech (4-1), Rice (3-2)
Game Times: 3:30 p.m. (Fri), Noon (Sat), 6 p.m. (Sun)
Radio: ESPN 1420-AM (Fri), News Talk 96.5 KPEL-FM (Sat-Sun)
TV: Cox Sports Television/Root Sports (Friday-Sun)
Live Stats/Video: www.RaginCajuns.com
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Friday - LHP Gunner Leger (UL) vs. RHP Brian Howard (TCU)
Saturday - RHP Wyatt Mark (UL) vs. RHP Ty Harpenau (TTU)
Sunday – RHP Nick Lee (UL) vs. TBA (Rice)
HOUSTON, Texas – The sixth-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team is set to open the 2016 Shriner's Hospitals for Children College Classic on Friday at 3:30 p.m. as the Cajuns face No. 11 TCU at Minute Maid Park.
The Ragin' Cajuns (3-1) will face the Red Raiders (4-1) at noon on Saturday before closing out the tournament against the 24th-ranked Owls (3-2) at 6 p.m. on Sunday.
All three contests can be seen live on Cox Sports Television (Cox channel 37, LUS channel 35) or Root Sports (DirecTV channel 674). Alex Perlman will provide play-by-play with Ronnie Rantz adding color for the CST broadcast, while Kelsey Wingert will report from the sidelines.
Brett Dolan will call all of the action for the Root Sports Broadcast with Pat Combs providing color.
The games can also be heard on the radio with Dan McDonald making the call and Jeff Schneider adding color. Friday's contest will be broadcast on ESPN 1420-AM, while both Saturday and Sunday's games can be heard on News Talk 96.5 KPEL-FM.
Louisiana is coming off of a 6-2 loss to Louisiana Tech in a midweek contest. The Ragin' Cajuns swept Sam Houston State last weekend and will go with the same rotation from a week ago. The Cajuns trio of sophomore pitchers (Gunner Leger, Wyatt Marks and Dylan Moore) limited the Bearkats to just one run in 15 innings while striking out 14 and allowed just four hits and one walk.
The Ragin' Cajuns own 3-1 all-time series leads over both TCU (3-1) and Texas Tech. All four of the matchups against the Horned Frogs came in Lafayette with the last meeting coming in 1990 with a sweep of a three-game series. Louisiana defeated Texas Tech 4-0 in 2008 at the UTSA Tournament in San Antonio, Texas in the last meeting between the two teams. The Cajuns and Red Raiders have met before at the Houston College Classic in 2002 with the Ragin' Cajuns claiming a 4-3 decision in the season opener.
Rice holds a 17-8 lead in the all-time series with Louisiana. The Cajuns got the upper hand a year ago, winning both games against the Owls at the Houston Regional including a 5-2 victory in the championship game.
As a team, the Ragin' Cajuns are hitting .299 with seven triples and three home runs. Junior Brenn Conrad leads the squad with a .636 average posting a hit in all four games this season. Both Conrad and senior outfielder Kyle Clement have a team-high four RBI.
TCU has won three straight coming into the weekend after going 2-1 against Loyola Marymount including two shutouts. The Horned Frogs defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 17-3 in a midweek contest. TCU is hitting .324 as a team with seven doubles, four triples and two home runs. The Horned Frogs rank top 10 in the nation with a 1.25 ERA.
Texas Tech has also won three straight taking three of four games from Milwaukee over the weekend as well as an 11-6 win over Sam Houston State in a midweek contest. The Red Raiders will face Houston on Friday. Texas Tech is hitting .355 with 17 doubles through five games.
Rice carries a three-game win streak of its own into the weekend having defeated Arizona, Dallas Baptist and Texas State. The Owls will face Arkansas and TCU before the facing the Cajuns on Sunday. Rice has a 1.80 ERA with 45 strikeouts in five games. The Owls are hitting .235 with two doubles and three home runs.
Select youth, student and adult daily tickets and three-day tournament passes are available for purchase online at www.Astros.com/CollegeClassic. Tickets can also be purchased at the Minute Maid Park Box Office (during regular business hours) or by calling the Astros ticket office at 1-877-9ASTROS.
Adult tickets purchased in advance are available for a $18 daily admission, as well as a $39 three-day tournament pass. Tickets for high school and college students, with a valid student ID, and children (ages 4-14) are available now for $10 daily and $24 for a tournament pass.
This year marks the first time that the tournament carries the name the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic, which follows 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.
For updates and info on Ragin' Cajuns baseball, follow the team on twitter @CajunsBaseball or check RaginCajuns.com.
-- Ragin' Cajuns –
2016 Shriners Hospital for Children College Classic Schedule*
Fri., Feb. 26 Houston (#18) at Texas Tech 12:05 p.m.
Louisiana (#6) at TCU (#11) 3:35 p.m.
Arkansas (#22) at Rice (#24) 7:05 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 27 Texas Tech at Louisiana (#6) 12:05 p.m.
Houston (#18) at Arkansas (#22) 3:35 p.m.
Rice (#24) at TCU (#11) 7:05 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 28 Arkansas (#22) at Texas Tech 11:05 a.m.
TCU (#11) at Houston (#18) 2:35 p.m.
Louisiana (#6) at Rice (#24) 6:05 p.m.
(home teams listed second)
* - times subject to change
For more information about the tournament, please visit Astros.com/CollegeClassic.
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