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University | Presbyterian College |
Head coach | Elton Pollock (21st season) |
Conference | Big South |
Location | Clinton, South Carolina |
Home stadium | Presbyterian Baseball Complex |
Nickname | Blue Hose |
Colors | Blue and garnet [1] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
Division II: 1998, 2003 Division I: 2021 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
2021 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
2003, 2024 |
The Presbyterian College Blue Hose baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina. [2] The team is a member of the Big South Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Presbyterian Baseball Complex in Clinton, South Carolina. The Blue Hose are coached by Elton Pollock.
Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
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2021 | 0–2 | .000 | Nashville Regional |
TOTALS | 0–2 | .000 |
Presbyterian College has had 6 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965. [3]
Blue Hose in the Major League Baseball Draft | |||
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Year | Player | Round | Team |
1993 | Joe Berube | 24 | Mariners |
1995 | Elton Pollock | 15 | Pirates |
1995 | Ryan Kane | 6 | Angels |
1998 | Gene Gobbel | 24 | Mets |
2000 | Matt Martunas | 18 | Devil Rays |
2013 | Bud Jeter | 25 | Diamondbacks |
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The Presbyterian Blue Hose are the athletic teams of Presbyterian College, located in Clinton, South Carolina, United States. The Blue Hose athletic program is a member of the Big South Conference and competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The PC Athletic Department fields a total of 19 varsity teams, eight men's and 11 women's sports. The school colors are garnet and blue, and the mascot is Scotty the Scotsman, a medieval Scottish warrior. The team name comes from the socks worn by the football team in the early days of the twentieth century.
The Presbyterian Blue Hose football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Presbyterian College located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS); while Presbyterian is a full member of the Big South Conference, it plays football in the Pioneer Football League. Presbyterian's first football team was fielded in 1913. The team plays its home games at the 6,500 seat Bailey Memorial Stadium in Clinton, South Carolina. The Blue Hose were coached by Kevin Kelley, who was hired to lead the program on May 6, 2021, but who left at the end of the season. The current coach is Steve Englehart. The Blue Hose began a transition to non-scholarship football in 2017 and left Big South football after the 2019 season, while otherwise remaining a full Big South member. The Blue Hose football program played the 2020–21 season as an independent and joined the Pioneer League in July 2021 upon completion of its transition.
The Presbyterian College Baseball Complex is a baseball venue on the campus of Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina, USA. It is home to the Presbyterian College Blue Hose of the Division I Big South Conference. Also known as the Blue Hose Baseball Complex and The Plex, the field is located on East Maple Street on the college's campus. The facility was built in the late 1980s.
The Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big South Conference. The Blue Hose are coached by Quinton Ferrell. The Blue Hose have never appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
The 1941 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team was an American football team that represented Presbyterian College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1941 college football season. Led by head coach Lonnie McMillian, the team compiled a 6–3 record and won the SIAA championship. Verne Church and Lloyd Evans were the team captains.
The 2016–17 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team represented Presbyterian College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Hose, led by 28th-year head coach Gregg Nibert, played their home games at the Templeton Physical Education Center in Clinton, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 5–25, 1–17 in Big South play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to Campbell.
The Presbyterian Blue Hose women's basketball team represents Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina, United States. It currently competes in the Big South Conference.
The 2010 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season Led by second-year head coach Harold Nichols, the Blue Hose finished the season with an overall record of 2–9 and a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big South. Presbyterian was later vacated both wins from the season because the team has used an ineligible player. The Blue Hose played home games at Bailey Memorial Stadium in Clinton, South Carolina.
The 2017–18 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team represented Presbyterian College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Hose, led by first-year head coach Dustin Kerns, played their home games at the Templeton Physical Education Center in Clinton, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 4–14 in Big South play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to Charleston Southern.
Elton Lewis Pollock is an American college baseball coach and former center fielder. Pollock is the head coach of the Presbyterian Blue Hose baseball team.
The 2018–19 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team represented Presbyterian College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Hose, led by second-year head coach Dustin Kerns, played their home games at the Templeton Physical Education Center in Clinton, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 20–16, 9–7 in Big South play, to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. They defeated UNC Asheville in the first round of the Big South tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Radford. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, their first-ever Division I postseason tournament, where they defeated Seattle and Robert Morris to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Marshall.
Walter A. Johnson was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He coached both sports at Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina. As the athletic director at Presbyterian, he is loosely credited with giving the school's sports teams their unique nickname, the Blue Hose.
The 2021–22 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team represented Presbyterian College during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Quinton Ferrell, and played their home games at Templeton Physical Education Center in Clinton, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. The Hose finished the season 12–20, 4–12 in Big South play to finish in fifth place in the South division. As the No. 11 seed in the Big South tournament, they lost to Campbell in the first round.
The 1946 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team was an American football team that represented Presbyterian College as a member of the South Carolina Little Four during the 1946 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Lonnie McMillian, the Blue Hose compiled a 7–2 record, won the Little Four championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 154 to 99. After losing the first two games of the season, Presbyterian won seven consecutive games to close the season.
The 2022 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Steve Englehart, the Blue Hose played home games at Bailey Memorial Stadium in Clinton, South Carolina.
The 2022–23 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team represented Presbyterian College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Hose, led by fourth-year head coach Quinton Ferrell, played their home games at the Templeton Physical Education Center in Clinton, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.