HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Presbyterian College baseball team is set for competition in their second consecutive Big South Baseball Tournament this week, beginning with a game against the No. 3 Charleston Southern Buccaneers on Wednesday, May 21 at 3 p.m.
 
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Matchup: No. 6 Presbyterian (17-33, Big South: 9-15) vs No. 3 Charleston Southern (28-20, Big South: 14-10)
Location: Truist Park (High Point, N.C.)
Date: Wednesday, May 21 at 3 p.m.

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TOURNAMENT LAYOUT
This year's Big South Baseball Championship features the league's top six teams in a double-elimination format, with the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds receiving a first-round bye. No. 6 seed Presbyterian will open the tournament against No. 3 Charleston Southern, while No. 4 Radford squares off with No. 5 Winthrop. Following those two matchups on Wednesday, the losing teams will meet later that same day in the tournament's first elimination game.
 
The winners from Wednesday's opening games will advance to Thursday's second round, where Presbyterian would face top-seeded USC Upstate and the other winner would take on No. 2 seed High Point. From there, teams will continue to advance through the bracket, with the final two squads meeting on Championship Saturday.

ON THE MOUND 2025 STATS
Wednesday        PC               RHP Tristan McGregor               (2-6, 7.76 ERA, 53.1 IP, 20 BB, 42 K)
Wednesday        CSU             RHP Parks Ledwell                    (2-2, 9.70 ERA, 34.1 IP, 22 BB, 24 K)

SCOUTING THE BUCCANEERS
- Charleston Southern earned the third seed in this year's Big South Baseball Tournament after finishing the regular season with a 28-20 record and a 14-10 mark against league opponents.
- Redshirt junior Kaden Smith leads the Buccaneer's offense with a .345 batting average while posting 58 hits, 47 runs, 14 doubles, 13 homers, 72 RBIs, 111 total bases, a .453 on base percentage, and a .661 slugging percentage.
- Senior RHP Parks Ledwell is projected to start at pitcher for the Buccaneers. He has posted a 2-2 record with a 9.70 ERA over 34.1 innings of work. Ledwell has punched out 24 batters while holding his opponents to 37 earned runs on 47 hits.
- The Blue Hose lead the Division I series between the two teams 32-22 despite losing the regular season series 2-1 earlier this season. PC took a 14-2 victory in game one before falling in games two and three.
- Charleston Southern is under the direction of first year head coach Karl Kuhn.

ABOUT THE BLUE HOSE
- The Blue Hose finished the regular season with a 17-33 record with a 9-15 mark against Big South opponents.
- Redshirt sophomore infielder Trey Fenderson leads the Blue Hose offensively with a .376 batting average while recording 59 hits, 35 runs, 83 total bases, and a .473 on base percentage. He has also hit a team-leading 16 doubles this season.
- Redshirt senior Ryan Ouzts has shown his strength as a power hitter this year with a team-leading nine homers, 10 doubles, 26 RBIs, and a .491 slugging percentage.
- Sophomore RHP Tristan McGregor is projected to start on the mound for Presbyterian. He has amassed a 7.76 ERA over 53.1 innings of work. McGregor has also held opponents to 46 earned runs on 73 hits while striking out 42 batters.
- The Blue Hose are under the direction of 21st year head coach Elton Pollock.
 
ROLLISON'S RANGE
On Tuesday, April 15, freshman infielder Matthew Rollison went 4-for-5 at the plate while roping three doubles against Western Carolina. His performance ties the program's all-time single game record with three doubles in one game. He now joins the ranks of Jared Combs (5/16/09), Nick Guimbarda (5/20/17), Zac Rhinesmith (3/1/08), Brad Zebedis (2/19/11), and Nick Guimbarda (3/24/19).

HATS OFF FOR RANDOLPH
On Saturday, April 4, the Blue Hose baseball team defeated Longwood 15-8 in their series opener. Junior designated hitter Jake Randolph led the way for the Blue Hose as he posted a perfect six hits on six at bats. This marked the first time that any PC baseball player had taken more than five hits in a single game. Here is how it went down:
 
1. Single (First Inning)
2. Lead-off Homer (Third Inning)
3. RBI-Single (Fourth Inning)
4. Single (Fifth Inning)
5. Lead-off Single (Eighth Inning)
6. RBI-Single (Eighth Inning)

WON'T STOP WILLIAMS
Redshirt freshman right handed pitcher Tyrell Williams was named the Big South Freshman of the Week on March 31 following his standout performance the prior Friday. Williams was nearly flawless in PC's opener against UNC Asheville. He retired the first 12 batters he faced, pitching four perfect innings before finishing with seven strong frames. He allowed just three hits and one earned run while striking out two and issuing only one walk. Of the 25 batters he faced, he only allowed four on base while forcing 10 groundouts. His dominant outing helped secure an 8-3 victory for the Blue Hose and earned him his first win of the season—along with Big South Freshman of the Week honors.

ROLL HOSE
The Blue Hose delivered one of their most impressive performances of the season, taking down the previously undefeated No. 23 Alabama (16-1) with an 11-8 victory on the Crimson Tide's home field. Behind clutch pitching from Sean Hollister and key hits from Matthew Rollison, Trey Fenderson, Ryan Ouzts, and Mikah Conner, the Blue Hose handed Alabama its first loss of the year.

FIELDS' DAY
Fields played a pivotal role in the Blue Hose's 3-2 victory on Friday, shutting down the opposition over the final two innings. Entering the game in the top of the eighth with the score tied 2-2, he delivered a dominant performance, striking out five batters while allowing no hits or runs. His shutdown effort kept Le Moyne off the board, setting the stage for PC's walk-off win in the bottom of the ninth. His efforts earned his his first Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week award.

HOLY HOLLISTER
Before the start of the 2025 baseball season, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its 20th annual Preseason Stopper of the Year Watchlist, highlighting 76 of the nation's top relief pitchers. PC senior RHP Sean Hollister earned a place on the prestigious list following his standout performance last season. Hollister made 26 appearances during the 2024 season, logging 42.0 innings on the bump. He recorded 43 strikeouts, notching multiple strikeouts in 12 games. A season highlight came on April 21 against High Point, when he set a career high with five strikeouts. Hollister finished the year with a 2.79 ERA and three saves.
 
The senior went on to prove himself worthy of this achievement early in the 2025 season. Hollister was named Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week on March 11 after his performances in Presbyterian's wins over Wofford and No. 23 Alabama. He picked up two wins in as many appearances last week, posting a flawless ERA across 8.0 innings of work. He opened the week with 3.1 innings of relief in a 4-3 victory over Wofford, allowing four hits but no earned runs. He followed that with a dominant performance against No. 23 Alabama, tossing the final 4.2 innings while limiting the Tide to just one hit and no runs, adding two strikeouts to secure the win.