Presbyterian Blue Hose | |
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University | Presbyterian College |
Conference | Big South Conference |
NCAA | Division I |
Athletic director | Brian Reese |
Location | Clinton, South Carolina |
Varsity teams | 15 |
Football stadium | Bailey Memorial Stadium |
Basketball arena | Ross E. Templeton Phys. Ed. Center |
Baseball stadium | PC Baseball Complex |
Soccer stadium | Martin Stadium at Edens Field |
Mascot | Scotty the Scotsman |
Nickname | Blue Hose |
Fight song | On P.C. |
Colors | Blue and Garnet |
Website | www |
The Presbyterian College 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 fifteen varsity teams in seven sports for men and eight for women. 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.
Presbyterian College sponsors teams in seven men's and eight women's NCAA sanctioned sports:
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Baseball: The PC Baseball Complex was built in the late 1980s.
Basketball: The Furman Pinson Arena in the Ross E. Templeton Center seats approximately 2300 and was opened in 1975.
Campus Golf: PC hosts a state of the art, 8 hole campus golf course located in the parking grounds of Bailey Memorial Stadium. Dubbed "The Links at Jeff E. Redwood" the layout was finalized in 2010 by famed golf course architect, Jeff E. Redwood. The crown jewel of the course is hole #4, commonly known as "Statue Hole". Pin locations vary from tree bases, to statues, and fire hydrants. The course is open to the public and no green fee is required.
Cross country does not compete on campus.
Football: Bailey Memorial Stadium opened in 2002, seating 6,500; play takes place on Claude Crocker field (natural grass).
Golf: The Arnold Palmer-designed Musgrove Mill Golf Club is a championship course located at the site of the Revolutionary War Battle of Musgrove Mill and is host to Blue Hose home competitions. The golf teams also make use of the courses at Stoney Point Country Club and Lakeside Country Club.