Jan. 26, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - With season tickets already available for both sports, UCF has announced its on-sale dates for baseball and softball single-game tickets. Tickets will go on sale Friday, Jan. 30, at 9 a.m. and fans may call the UCF Ticket Office at (407) 823-1000 or visit Ticketmaster.com.
The Knights' Ticket Office also announced that baseball season-tickets will be mailed out early this week, so fans are encouraged to check their mailboxes soon.
For softball single-game tickets, adults may catch the Knights for $5 each, with youths, senior citizens and faculty and staff tickets only $2. Group discounts also will be available.
Softball's home opener is slated for Feb. 11 when UCF hosts North Florida in a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m. The Black and Gold also will hold three different tournaments at the UCF Softball Complex, which includes a match-up against nationally-ranked Tennessee Feb. 14. Oklahoma State (Feb. 21) and Iowa (March 19) also highlight the Knights' non-conference home schedule.
The defending Conference USA Tournament champions, UCF will welcome UAB, Southern Miss, Marshall and UTEP to town in league play.
Over on the baseball diamond, single-game tickets will be $7 for adults, while youths, senior citizens and faculty and staff are $5 each. There also will be group discounts.
Under first-year head coach Terry Rooney, the Knights open the campaign with a four-game home series against Virginia Commonwealth on Feb. 20 at 6:30 p.m. Other notable non-conference games will be match-ups with Florida (March 18), Stetson (April 21, May 6) and USF (March 11, April 28).
UCF is scheduled to host three C-USA programs that advanced to the 2008 NCAA Tournament in Southern Miss, Tulane and Houston. Marshall also makes the trek south to Orlando, as the Thundering Herd reached the C-USA Tournament title game a year ago.
For the latest news on the Knights, log on to UCFAthletics.com - the official site for UCF varsity sports. The site, which also contains ticket and Golden Knights Club donor information, is also the home of UCF's new online apparel store. Also visit UCFPhotos.com, the exclusive fan source for UCF action sports pictures.