Furman Paladins
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| University | Furman University |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Mike Buddie |
| Location | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Varsity teams | 20 |
| Football stadium | Paladin Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Timmons Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Latham Baseball Stadium |
| Soccer stadium | Eugene E. Stone III Stadium |
| Other arenas | Alley Gymnasium (volleyball) |
| Nickname | Paladins |
| Colors | Royal Purple and White |
| Website | www |
The Furman Paladins are the varsity athletic teams representing Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina in intercollegiate athletics. The university sponsors twenty teams including men and women's lacrosse, basketball, cross country, golf, sailing, soccer, swimming and diving, and tennis; women's-only equestrian, sand volleyball, softball, track and field, and volleyball; and men's-only baseball. The Paladins compete in NCAA Division I and are currently members of the Southern Conference.
A member of the Southern Conference, Furman sponsors teams in ten men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports:
The Furman Paladin baseball team is led by new head coach and former Paladins pitching coach Brett Harker. The team hosts its games at Latham Baseball Stadium on Furman's campus, but numerous home games are held at Flour Field in downtown Greenville. In 2005, "Ronnie Ballgame" led the Paladins to their first ever Southern Conference championship. The Paladins had a 29 win season in 2012, led by pitcher 2012 Freshman All-American Lewis 'Elliott' Warford. Freshman shortstop Matt Towarnicky and elite-eight catcher Andrew MacClatchie are two of the top recruits in the nation. 2016 figures to be a tough season for the Paladins after losing the best player in school history, William "BigWillie" Wolff. William made a name for himself by pitching that one good game 3 years ago when he struck out a few hitters. They will also miss the former best closer in the SoCon, Matthew Solter, who has since moved on to pitch professionally, even touching 94MPH in recent outings. Dan Scott returns for another year in the booth as the legendary "Voice of the Paladins." Nolan Mullen and Paul "Big Time" Barnhill and William Greenfield enter the Junior seasons of their illustrious careers.
In 1988 Furman won the NCAA I-AA (currently Football Championship Subdivision) National Football Championship. Furman also appeared in the 1985 and 2001 NCAA I-AA National Football Championship games, but lost (to Georgia Southern and Montana, respectively). Furman is one of only six private universities that have appeared in the I-AA Football Championship game, and Furman was the first private school to win it. The Paladins have also claimed 12 Southern Conference football titles, more than any school in league history.
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