2017 baseball season tickets on sale now
12/12/2016 1:46:00 PM | Baseball
2017 Schedule • Purchase Season Tickets • Don Sanders Stadium
HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Sam Houston State 2017 baseball season tickets are now on sale for the program's 34 home games at Don Sanders Stadium by calling the Bearkat ticket office at (936) 294-1729 or visiting GoBearkats.com.
Sam Houston will play 23 of its first 25 games at home beginning with the weekend opener, Feb. 17-19, against Nevada. The 34 total home games are the most for Sam Houston since 2009 and includes a combined five games against 2016 NCAA Regional teams as well as visits from Texas and Baylor.
SEASON TICKET PRICING, INFORMATION
Reserved chairback seats, located in Sections 3, 4 and 5, are priced at $225. The seats include a $100 donation to the Bearkat Champions Fund which supports scholarships for student-athletes. The donation is 80 percent tax deductible.
General admission seats are also on sale for just $110. The bleacher seats are located in Sections 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8 of Don Sanders Stadium.
2016 season ticket holders will receive invoices after the New Year to renew their same seat location. They have until Friday, Jan. 27 to renew the same seats. Single-game seats will go on sale on Feb. 1.
PRIMED FOR SUCCESS IN 2017
The Bearkats return eight positional starters from a team that went 42-22 a season ago in route to winning both the Southland Conference regular season and tournament championship. Sam Houston made its 10th NCAA Tournament appearance, advancing to the Lafayette Regional.
Sam Houston welcomes back four players who finished the 2016 ranked in five top-20 statistical categories. Catcher Robie Rojas led the country in runners caught stealing (30) while pitcher Heath Donica was 18th in victories (10) and 20th for complete games (4). Offensively, Andrew Fregia finished 11th nationally with seven triples and Bryce Johnson was 20th with 90 base hits.
AN ELITE HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
Sam Houston welcomed crowds of 1,000-plus 15 times a season ago and averaged more than 1,100 spectators per game. The fan support carried Sam Houston to 10 straight home wins to close out the regular season as well as victories in 19 of its final 20 games at Don Sanders Stadium.
Since opening its gates on Feb. 11, 2006, Sam Houston has posted a 216-111 (.660) mark at Don Sanders Stadium. The $5.5 million facility has seen significant upgrades in the past few seasons including the installation of a top-of-the-line $300,000 video board prior to the 2014 season and a $1.4 million AstroTurf playing surface for 2016.
QUOTABLES
Head coach Matt Deggs on the number of home games…
“We compiled a schedule that includes 34 home games, which is the most this program has seen in a while. We have an absolutely great environment. We will put a 1,000-plus each night which is a huge advantage for us and was a big reason we won 22 games at home a season ago.”
Head coach Matt Deggs on the formidable schedule…
“Jay Sirianni does a great job putting our schedule together. It's one of the benefits to being located where we are and having the facilities we do. We are able to draw some top-25 caliber schools. It's a big factor in what we're trying to do in achieving a top-40 RPI. You have to be willing to playing anyone, anywhere, anytime.”
