Division I · Big South Conference
Presbyterian College Baseball
Clinton, SC · the BlueHose · Presbyterian College overview
42
Roster
8 over the D-I cap of 34
$948k
Team budget
21st percentile in Division I
$22,566
Per roster spot
median $39,211
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
967
APR
96% of players retained
72%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Presbyterian College fields a baseball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 42 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $947,802, well below the median of $1.6M — $22,566 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 8 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (279 of 306 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 967, about the median of 979, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,268,746 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,045 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#243Team budgetof 306 · Division I#254Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#77Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#219APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster42 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 8 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$947,802 for the year
- Operating expenses$177,914 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$22,566 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 977 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,268,746 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,045 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$181,983 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Elton Pollock head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| John O'Neil | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| O’Kevius Conway | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bryan Liriano-Hernandez | Pitching Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youAugust 1 before junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
- Division I roster spots12,211 306 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.6% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the baseball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →903undergraduates · 1,136 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →72%admitted · of 3,359 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1280
ACT middle 50%22 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
Baseball
Full picture →42on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3442
8 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate967
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $947,802 $22,567 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,268,746
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $181,983
Cost
Full picture →$20,058net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $43,300
Campus safety
Full picture →3.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Presbyterian College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Baseball program42 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions72% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,058 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 903Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.65 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Baseball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 19 | 53 | $611k | — | 75% | |
| Lander University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 25 | 78 | $944k | — | 68% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 31 | 120 | $883k | — | 61% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 34 | 44 | $1.6M | 971 | 59% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 37 | 47 | $1.2M | 955 | 70% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 44 | 50 | $644k | — | 53% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 50 | 45 | $854k | — | 63% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 54 | 72 | $711k | — | 100% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 55 | 44 | $1M | 982 | 87% | |
| Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 57 | 40 | $7.7M | 1000 | 38% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 58 | 30 | $343k | — | 67% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 58 | 50 | $935k | 982 | 75% |
Other baseball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 10 over cap | 44 | $1.7M | $38,022 | 952 | vs | |
| Radford University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $39,601 | 988 | vs | |
| Longwood University 10 over cap | 44 | $1.5M | $33,657 | 950 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 13 over cap | 47 | $1.2M | $25,706 | 955 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $27,226 | 968 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 10 over cap | 44 | $1M | $23,405 | 982 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College 8 over cap | 42 | $948k | $22,566 | 967 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 16 over cap | 50 | $935k | $18,704 | 982 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 5 over cap | 39 | $814k | $20,875 | 974 | vs |
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