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The Houston College Classic has been played 16 times. Now it’s got a new name, the Shriners Hospitals College Classic. And next year it won’t feature Rice or the University of Houston. This will be the first time in the tournament’s history that the Cougars have never played in it, and it’ll mark only the second time that Rice has not been around.
Next year’s three-day, nine-game college baseball tilt will be an SEC/Big 12 theme weekend. The Astros, who host the tournament at Minute Maid Park, have arranged for LSU, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, TCU, Texas Tech and Baylor to face off next year. The Cougars and the Owls will return for the 2018 season, but there’s no guarantee as to when UH and Rice will return after that, though there is talk of an all-Houston-themed weekend, all-Texas school themes and so on.
If the teams for next season and the format changes hadn’t been announced before this weekend’s games, you might've thought UH and Rice were disinvited because they got stomped in just about every game this weekend. But anyone who saw this weekend’s games knows that some changes are required. Attendance was anemic. And people suggesting that Rice and UH have to stay because they’re name schools that bring fans probably need to chat with those fanbases for deciding to stay home instead of driving out to Minute Maid Park.
Next year’s three-day, nine-game college baseball tilt will be an SEC/Big 12 theme weekend. The Astros, who host the tournament at Minute Maid Park, have arranged for LSU, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, TCU, Texas Tech and Baylor to face off next year. The Cougars and the Owls will return for the 2018 season, but there’s no guarantee as to when UH and Rice will return after that, though there is talk of an all-Houston-themed weekend, all-Texas school themes and so on.
If the teams for next season and the format changes hadn’t been announced before this weekend’s games, you might've thought UH and Rice were disinvited because they got stomped in just about every game this weekend. But anyone who saw this weekend’s games knows that some changes are required. Attendance was anemic. And people suggesting that Rice and UH have to stay because they’re name schools that bring fans probably need to chat with those fanbases for deciding to stay home instead of driving out to Minute Maid Park.
