University of Houston Athletics
17 Baseball Games to Air on ESPN Deportes
2/17/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
HOUSTON - Looking to expand the listening audience for Houston Athletics, the department, along with rights holder IMG, has announced it will partner with ESPN Deportes KGOL 1180 AM for the second straight year, and broadcast 17 Houston Baseball games in English for fans during the 2016 season.
Jeremy Branham, beginning his ninth season as the play-by-play announcer for the Cougars, will remain the voice of the Cougars as ESPN Deportes will pick up his English broadcast for the 17 select games.
Branham is no stranger to the UH Athletics Department, calling the play-by-play action of UH women's basketball the last 11 seasons.
16 home games at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park and one neutral site game vs. Rice at Constellation Field in Sugar Land on May 17 have been selected to make up the ESPN Deportes broadcast schedule. Of the 16 home games, eight are played as American Athletic Conference contests.
ESPN DEPORTES LIST OF HOUSTON BASEBALL GAMES
Feb. 19 â€" Villanova
Feb. 20 â€" Villanova
Feb. 21 â€" Villanova
March 4 â€" Baylor
March 5 â€" Baylor
March 6 â€" Baylor
March 22 â€" Rice
March 29 â€" Texas A&M
April 8 â€" UCF
April 9 â€" UCF
April 10 â€" UCF
April 22 â€" USF
April 23 â€" USF
April 24 â€" USF
May 17 â€" vs. Rice (Sugar Land, Texas â€" Constellation Field)
May 20 â€" Tulane
May 21 - Tulane
As always, all Houston Baseball games will be broadcasted by the Houston IMG Sports Network on UHCougars.com/baseradio with Branham on the call.
Now in its 12th year as the exclusive multimedia partner for UH Athletics, IMG operates the nation's largest independent college sports radio network, producing more than 35,000 annual hours of programing for 2,200 affiliates nationwide. IMG brings a national presence to the overall marketing of Houston Athletics and markets a variety of sponsorship opportunities surrounding Houston Athletics, including radio play-by-play, advertising in various athletics department publications and on the official athletics department Web site (www.UHCougars.com), signage in university athletic facilities and at-event promotions.
ABOUT ESPN DEPORTES
ESPN Deportes Houston 1180am is a Deportes Media station, a leading Spanish language broadcasting group. ESPN Deportes Houston broadcasts a mix of interactive national and local talk-based, personality-driven programming focused on a wide range of sports.
JOIN THE DUGOUT CLUB
Nationally-ranked Houston Baseball would like to encourage those wishing to support the efforts and success of the baseball student-athletes to consider joining the Dugout Club for as low as $25 a month or $300 annually.
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LEVELS
PINCH HITTER
For a minimum monthly installment of $25 or a minimum one-time gift of $300, supporters can take advantage of the Pinch Hitter level, which will guarantee an invitation for two to exclusive Dugout Club events and Houston Baseball team apparel.
DIAMOND
For a minimum monthly installment of $100 or a minimum one-time gift of $1,000, supporters can take advantage of the Diamond level, which will guarantee batting practice passes for two to any home game, invitation for two to exclusive Dugout Club events and Houston Baseball apparel.
**Cougar Pride points will be applied accordingly.
For more information on joining the Dugout Club, please contact the Houston Baseball office at (713) 743-9396.
For more information regarding Cougar Pride, please call (713) 743-GOUH
BUY SEASON/ SINGLE-GAME / GROUP TICKETS
Houston Baseball will play 32 home games at Cougar Field this upcoming 2016 season and fans can purchase season tickets for as low as $99 online by visiting UHCougars.com/tickets and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.
To purchase tickets in person, fans can visit the Athletics Ticket Stadium Office located on the northeast corner of TDECU Stadium, just outside of Gate 1 off Cullen Boulevard. Parking is available in the TDECU Stadium parking garage with the first 30 minutes free of charge. Regular business hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m., to 5:30 p.m.
Houston Baseball will offer variable pricing on its single-game tickets and group rates.
As noted in the table above, variable pricing occurs. For weekday (Tuesday/Wednesday) games, prices range from $5-$7 depending on the choice of seating.
Weekend ((Thursday) Friday-Sunday) online pricing will range from $6-$8 per game.
GROUP RATES
Group rates are also available (as noted in the table). Weekday (Tuesday/Wednesday) and Weekend ((Thursday) Friday-Sunday) pricing occurs. Groups of 10-24 are set at $4-$5 per person, while groups of 25+ are $3-$4 per person.
All UH main campus students are admitted FREE to regular-season baseball home games with a valid student ID.
2016 SCHEDULE QUICK HITS
OUR CITY
• 32 home games; 38 in the city of Houston
• First 12 games of the season will be played in the city of Houston
• 21 of the first 25 games will be played in the city of Houston
• 18 of the first 25 games will be played at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park
OPENING WEEKEND
• Houston will host Opening Weekend for the 11th consecutive season
• Cougars are 14-1 all-time during Opening Weekend under Todd Whitting
COLLEGE CLASSIC
• Houston to make 16th straight appearance in Houston College Classic at Minute Maid Park
• Cougars to face Texas Tech, Arkansas and TCU
• Cougars own a 20-25 all-time record in tournament; has earned seven wins over Top 30 teams
FIRST-TIME OPPONENTS
• Houston has three first-time opponents on the schedule: Villanova, Grand Canyon, George Washington
RICE & TEXAS IN SUGAR LAND, TEXAS AT CONSTELLATION FIELD
• Houston will meet both Texas (April 12) and Rice (May 17) for non-conference, midweek games at Sugar Land's Constellation Field.
NCAA TOURNAMENT COMPETITION
• 20 games this season will be played against an NCAA-tournament team from 2015
• Arkansas, TCU, Texas Southern, Rice, Texas A&M, East Carolina, Texas, USF, Tulane
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