University of Houston Athletics
Duo Named to Golden Spikes Watch List
2/15/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
DURHAM, N.C. -- Houston Baseball duo Seth Romero and Joe Davis have earned a spot on the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List, which honors the nation's top amateur player for the 2017 season, the organization announced Wednesday.
The preseason watch list features 55 of the nation's top amateur players from across the nation and both the college and high school level. 16 different collegiate athletic conferences were represented and Houston joined Florida State, LSU, North Carolina, Oregon State, South Carolina, UNC-Wilmington, Vanderbilit, Virginia, Florida, Stanford and TCU all with multiple representatives.
Romero and Davis are the only two American Athletic Conference players on the preseason watch list and two of just seven representing a State of Texas program.
For Romero and Davis, the preseason honors continue as the duo were tabbed Preseason All-Americans by D1Baseball.com just last week. Both Romero and Davis have been named to three Preseason All-America teams, while Romero was tabbed a Baseball America Top College Prospect at No. 10 and Davis was tabbed the American Athletic Conference Preseason Player of the Year.
Romero is fresh off a First Team All-Region honor from 2016 and has been mentioned among MLB's Top Draft selections for the 2017 First Year Player Draft. The 2015 American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year, Romero was also tabbed a four-time Freshman All-American during his rookie season.
Hailing from West Columbia, Texas, he led the Cougars a year ago with a 2.29 ERA and totaled 113 strikeouts in 94.1 innings pitched. The southpaw is 13-8 and holds a 2.13 ERA in his two-year career at Houston. He has three complete games and has fanned 205 hitters in 177.2 innings.
Davis returns to the Cougars after one of the most historic freshman campaigns in Houston Baseball history. He earned American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year honors and was an All-American and five-time Freshman All-American award winner following last season.
The Austin, Texas native broke the Houston all-time freshman record in home runs (14) and RBI (58), while tying the doubles record (17). Davis finished second on the team with a .331 average and led Houston with 25 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games. For his impressive offensive effort, he was selected to participate in the College Home Run Derby, finishing as the finalist in Omaha.
ON DECK
Baseball season is back in Houston and the No. 20 Cougars are set to host Wake Forest and Nicholls State at Schroeder Park for Opening Weekend, beginning this Friday at 6:30 p.m.
Houston will play Wake Forest Friday at 6:30 p.m., Nicholls State at 6:30 p.m. Saturday and Wake Forest again on Sunday at 1 p.m. Along with those three games, the Cougars will host two non-Houston games in Wake Forest vs. Nicholls State (Friday and Saturday at 2 p.m.).
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday: Wake Forest vs. Nicholls State -- 2 pm | Houston vs. Wake Forest - 6:30 p.m.
Saturday: Wake Forest vs. Nicholls State -- 2 pm | Houston vs. Wake Forest - 6:30 p.m.
Sunday: Houston vs. Wake Forest - 1 p.m.
SEASON LONG PROMOTIONS
Along with group options, Houston Baseball has announced three season-long promotions that will be in affect during the 2017 season at home. CLICK HERE for more information.
FRIDAY FRENZY | Every Friday night at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park ($1 popcorn, $2 hot dogs, $3 sodas, $4 beer)
SUNDAY KIDS DAY | Every Sunday at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park, kids will be able to run the bases following the game and enjoy postgame autographs
SINGLE GAME TICKETS ON SALE
Single game tickets are on sale at uhcougars.com/tickets . Fans can enjoy a few single game tickets options for the 29 homes games at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park during the 2017 season.
WEEKEND SERIES
Reserved: $8 / game | General Admission: $5 / game
MIDWEEK GAMES
$2 General Admission tickets | $2 hot dogs
SATURDAY MINI-PLAN & SUNDAY FAMILY PACK
An attractive Saturday Mini Plan and Sunday Family Pack are also available, allowing fans to purchase one mini plan for $25, securing a ticket to every Saturday home game or a Family Pack for Four for just $30 to any Sunday game at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park in 2017.
For just $25, the Saturday Mini Plan guarantees you a seat during all seven Saturday home games, which comes out to a ticket price of $3.57 each. You have the choice between Reserved or General Admission seating for the same price.
To purchase a Saturday Mini Plan deal, CLICK HERE or call our Athletics Ticket Office at 713-GO-COOGS.
The Family Pack features four general admission tickets, four hot dogs, four sodas and four popcorns to any Sunday home game for $30.
In order to purchase this deal, the purchaser must CLICK HERE use the promo code: FAMILYPACK.
SEASON TICKET INFORMATION | CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE
Houston Baseball 2017 season tickets are still on sale as low as $99, and fans are encouraged to secure their ticket to all 29 home games at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park this upcoming season by purchasing today.
Season tickets for 29 regular-season home games at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park are available for $200 for the reserved chairback seating on the lower level of the concourse at the stadium.
For the third straight year, the additional "Reserved 2" seating option for the 2017 season is available as fans can purchase an assigned seat in sections 200, 201 and 202 for $150.
General admission seating will run in sections 203-209 and are available for $99 for the entire season.
The 2017 `30 Ticket Flex Plan' provides 30 general admission tickets that you can use in a variety of ways. You can use all 30 tickets for one game, a ticket for each home game of the season or any combination in-between.
General Admission season tickets start for as low as $99 (30 home games/$3.30 per ticket), while Reserved season tickets start at only $150 (30 home games/$5.00 per ticket).
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