Need to Know: Baseball vs. UCF

HOUSTON – University of Houston Baseball hosts UCF in its final home American Athletic Conference series with an eventful weekend planned for Sanders Field at Schroeder Park.

Friday's opener is set for 6:30 p.m. Saturday's middle game is at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday's finale is at noon. Houston will recognize its 2002 NCAA Super Regional team at Saturday's contest before paying tribute to its senior class on Sunday.

TRAFFIC/PARKING INFORMATION
Fans attending this weekend's Houston Baseball series against UCF should expect additional traffic congestion surrounding Sanders Field at Schroeder Park due to University of Houston on-campus commencement ceremonies all three days.

Cougar Baseball attendees are encouraged to arrive early and consider alternate routes to help alleviate delays in getting to the game.

Parking Lot 16D and Lot 16B will be available for fans attending the baseball games this weekend with parking available at no charge due to commencement ceremonies.

SENIOR DAY
Fans are encouraged to arrive early for Sunday's 11:45 a.m. Senior Day celebration as Houston Baseball honors senior first baseman Ryan Hernandez, graduate catcher Santiago Garcia and senior data analytics coordinator Tanner Green.

Hernandez, who has played in 112 games (108 starts) for the Cougars, enters the weekend with a .292 career average alongside 24 home runs and 93 RBIs. Garcia, a former two-time All-SWAC honoree and transfer from Alabama State, has two hits in his last five appearances including a base knock Tuesday against Sam Houston.

Green, a two-year letterwinner with the Cougars, wears multiple hats for the program including operating TrackMan software while assisting with an assortment of needs at practice and pregame.

'02 REUNION
On Saturday, Houston will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its 2002 NCAA Super Regional team. The '02 Cougars matched a program record with 48 victories. The club won the NCAA Mesa Regional and was crowned Conference USA regular season champions at 22-7.

NOW PITCHING: KELVIN SAMPSON
Houston Men's Basketball Head Coach Kelvin Sampson will throw out the first pitch for Friday's series opener against the Knights. The CBS Sports National Coach of the Year led the 15th-ranked Cougars to a 32-6 overall record and 15-3 mark in American Athletic Conference play. Houston advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for the second straight season, making the Cougars only one of two teams to accomplish that feat.

PROMOTIONS

Friday
- Script Houston Cougars' t-shirts (first 75 students)
- "713 Night" -- $7 box office tickets and $7.13 Tex-Mex Nachos
Saturday
- Houston Baseball lanyards (first 100 attendees)
- Greek Night – $200 Little Woodrow's gift card for fraternity/sorority with most members in attendance
- Coogs win, you win -- A Houston win on Saturday means fans in attendance walk away with a buy one, get one free box combo offer courtesy of Raising Cane's.
Sunday
- Come out for Kids Day and Family Day at the ballpark on Sunday. Kids (12 and under) get in free with their youth jersey and may run the bases postgame.

TICKETS ON SALE
Houston Baseball single-game tickets from Sanders Field at Schroeder Park are on sale. The Cougars will host four more games including three games against conference-rival UCF (May 13-15). To purchase tickets, click here.

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