Charleston Southern Buccaneers | |
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2024 Charleston Southern Buccaneers baseball team | |
Founded | 1967 |
University | Charleston Southern University |
Head coach | Karl Kuhn (1st season) |
Conference | Big South Conference |
Location | North Charleston, South Carolina |
Home stadium | CSU Ballpark (Capacity: 1,000) |
Nickname | Buccaneers |
Colors | Blue and gold [1] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1996 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
1996 |
The Charleston Southern Buccaneers baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the Charleston Southern University in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and is a member of the Big South Conference, having served as a founding member in 1986. [2] [3]
Charleston Southern has played in the NCAA tournament once.
Season | Region | Opponent | Result |
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1996 | Atlantic Regional | Clemson Tennessee | L 1–9 L 4–8 |
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