Holy Cross Crusaders
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| University | College of the Holy Cross |
| Conference |
Patriot League Atlantic Hockey New England Hockey Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Nathan Pine |
| Location | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Varsity teams | 25 |
| Football stadium | Fitton Field |
| Basketball arena | Hart Recreation Center |
| Baseball stadium | Fitton Field |
| Soccer stadium | Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium |
| Mascot | Iggy the Crusader |
| Nickname | Crusaders |
| Fight song | Chu! Chu! Rah! Rah! |
| Colors | Royal Purple |
| Website | goholycross |
The Holy Cross Crusaders are the athletic teams representing the College of the Holy Cross. They compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Patriot League. The men's ice hockey team competes in Atlantic Hockey Association and women's ice hockey in the Division III New England Hockey Conference. Of its 27 varsity teams, Holy Cross supports 13 men's and 14 women's sports. The carrying of 26 Division I varsity programs gives Holy Cross the largest ratio of teams-per-enrollment in the country. Holy Cross's athletic teams for both men and women are known as the Crusaders.
Holy Cross is a founding member of the Patriot League, and boasts that one-quarter of its student body participates in its varsity athletic programs. Principal facilities include Fitton Field for football (capacity: 23,500), the Hart Center at the Luth Athletic Complex for basketball (3,600) and ice hockey (1,400), Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium (1,320), and the Smith Wellness Center, located inside the Luth Athletic Complex.
The College is one of eight schools to have won an NCAA championship in both baseball (1952) and basketball (1947).
The Holy Cross baseball team won the NCAA National Championship in 1952 and remains the only team from the northeastern part of the United States to have won the College World Series. The Crusaders also reached the College World Series in 1958, 1962, and 1963. In the last two of these seasons, the team featured pitcher Dick Joyce, who briefly made the major leagues, and third baseman John Peterman, who after a short minor-league career went on to become a successful entrepreneur who was parodied on Seinfeld.
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