Shriners Children’s College Classic names all-tournament team
HOUSTON, TX — The 23rd annual Shriners Children’s College Classic concluded over the weekend at Minute Maid Park with Louisville being named the Tournament Champions after going 3-0 with impressive wins over ranked opponents in Texas A&M and TCU, which both went 2-1 over the weekend. Texas Tech and Rice both finished 1-2, with Michigan going 0-3.
Minute Maid Park hosted a total attendance of 34,243 over the weekend, which topped out on Saturday at 14,005. Louisville was the most impressive club over the weekend, finishing with a plus-20 run differential, which included a 10-0 run rule victory over Michigan on Sunday. Rice pulled off the upset of the weekend, as they opened the tournament on Friday with a 3-2 victory over Texas Tech. The thriller of the weekend came in the final contest, which ended as a 4-2 Texas A&M win over Texas Tech in 16 innings on Sunday night.
Listed below is the 2023 Shriners Children’s College Classic All-Tournament Team, which was highlighted by the Classic’s Most Outstanding Player C Jack Payton from Louisville. Payton led the tournament in hits (7), while hitting .467 (7x15) with a double, homer and four RBI. He had multi-hit games in all three of Louisville’s games over the weekend, which were all wins for the Cardinals.
The 2023 All-Tournament Team:
C Jack Payton, Louisville .467 (7x15), 4 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB
1B Jack Van Remortel, Michigan .600 (3x5), 1 2B, 3 BB
2B Austin Bost, Texas A&M .500 (5x10), 4 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 1 SB
3B Logan Beard, Louisville .571 (4x7), 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB
SS Christian Knapczyk, Louisville .357 (5x14), 4 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
OF Dillon Carter, Texas Tech .364 (4x11), 1 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 1 HBP
OF Austin Davis, TCU .333 (3x9), 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 2 SB
OF Eddie King Jr., Louisville .625 (5x8), 3 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI
DH Cole Fontenelle, TCU .333 (3x9), 4 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB
P Cam Brown, TCU 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0ER/7IP), 3 H, 3 BB, 8 K
P Carson Liggett, Louisville 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0ER/7IP), 1 H, 2 BB, 7 K
P Parker Smith, Rice 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0ER/6IP), 3 H, 1 BB, 8 K
P Ryan Vanderhei, TCU 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0ER/6IP), 3 H, 1 BB, 8 K
Shriners Children’s College Classic Most Outstanding Player: C Jack Payton, Louisville
The 24th annual tournament will return next season for another nine games at Minute Maid Park from March 1-3, 2024. The tournament field will be announced at a later date.