Jan. 16, 2007

SAN DIEGO - San Diego State, in conjunction with the San Diego Padres, has announced a collegiate doubleheader to take place at PETCO Park on Saturday, March 10, as part of the Tony Gwynn 2007 Classic hosted by SDSU. A special ceremony between games of the twin bill will be held to honor Gwynn, who was recently voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame after a standout 20-year major league career.

The event gets underway with Oklahoma facing the University of San Diego at 3:00 p.m. Game two will feature a match-up between San Diego State and Michigan at 7:00 p.m. During the break between games, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the ceremony honoring the Aztec head coach, featuring special guests and video tributes, will be conducted.

A special commemorative hat, the first item commemorating Gwynn's Hall of Fame election, will be given to the first 15,000 fans at the game. The cap will only be available at this event.

Tickets for the doubleheader will go on sale to the general public beginning on Jan. 27. Reserved seats are priced at $20 with general admission tickets selling for $15. Groups of 10 or more can purchase general admission seating for $10 per ticket.

All proceeds from the event will directly support the San Diego State baseball program.

The doubleheader is part of the weekend tournament featuring four teams that have been ranked among the preseason top 50 by Baseball America. On Friday (Mar. 9), USD will host Michigan at Cunningham Stadium at 2:00 p.m. while the Aztecs will face Oklahoma at 6:00 p.m. at Tony Gwynn Stadium. The tourney concludes on Sunday (Mar. 11) at Tony Gwynn Stadium with Oklahoma against Michigan at 10:00 a.m. and SDSU taking on USD at 4:00 p.m.