University of Houston Athletics
Ray, Kay Named to Houston College Classic All-Tournament Team
3/4/2012 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 4, 2012
HOUSTON- University of Houston baseball garnered two Houston College Classic All-Tournament team selections as senior Jared Ray and freshman Cory Kay represented the Cougars on this year's list, following an impressive 2-1 record for Houston this weekend.
The three-day Houston College Classic baseball tournament (March 2-4) concluded Sunday night at Minute Maid Park with Houston, Rice and Arkansas each finishing with 2-1 records. Tennessee, Texas and Texas Tech rounded out the field with 1-2 marks.
Ray led Houston to a 7-4 victory over Tennessee in the Cougars' tournament opener. The righty tossed 7.0 complete innings and fanned a career-high 10 strikeouts. He held the Vols' offense to one run on five scattered hits and didn't record one walk.
Kay was an impact player in the Cougars' victory over No. 4 Arkansas on Saturday when the DH drove in two runs on two hits and belted his first career homerun, which also was his first college hit in the Crawford Boxes at Minute Maid Park.
The remaining 2012 All-Tournament Team filled out as follows:
C Craig Manuel, Rice
.500 (5x10), 2R, BB, 2B, 3RB
1B Dominic Ficociello, Arkansas
.273 (3x11), 3R, 2B, 2RBI, BB, HBP
2B Brooks Marlow, Texas
.600 (6x10), 3R, 2B, 3B, 5RBI, 2BB
3B Erich Weiss, Texas
.455 (5x11), 3R, 2B, 2BB
SS Zach Osborne, Tennessee
.300 (3x10), R, 2 2B, RBI, 2B
OF Jamodrick McGruder, Texas Tech
.300 (3x10), 3R, 4BB, 3SB
OF Jeremy Rathjen, Rice
.385 (5x13), 4R, 2B, HR, 2RBI, BB, HBP
OF Jonathan Walsh, Texas
.500 (6x12), 2R, 3 2B, 2RBI, 1SB
DH Cory Kay, Houston
.500 (2x4), 2R, HR, 2RBI
P Barrett Astin, Arkansas
0-0, 2SV, 0.00ERA, 4.0IP, H, 0R, 3BB, 8SO
P Jared Ray, Houston
1-0, 1.29ERA, 7.0IP, 5H, 1ER, 10SO
P Ryne Stanek, Arkansas
1-0, 1.29ERA, 7.0IP, 6H, 1ER, BB, 7SO
P Jordan Stephens, Rice
1-0, 0.00ERA, 7.0IP, 2H, 2BB, 8SO
Houston College Classic Most Outstanding Player: P Jordan Stephens, Rice
The Astros also announced the field for the 2013 Houston College Classic, which includes Houston and Rice, as well as Texas A&M, Baylor, North Carolina and California. The 2013 HCC will mark the event's 13th year and will feature nine games at Minute Maid Park from March 1-3, 2013.
