Charleston Southern University Athletics

We are constantly striving to improve in each and every area of our department, and facility enhancement is an essential part of this process. First-class venues speak to our commitment to winning and will help us attract and retain student-athletes who can take our programs to the next level.

With your help, we have made significant progress over the last several years. The following projects have benefited our coaches and students, and we hope to build better and better venues in the years ahead.

BUCCANEER ATHLETIC CENTER
Since opening in the summer of 2012, the Buccaneer Athletic Center has served as home to the Football and Track & Field programs. The building houses state-of-the-art locker rooms as well as expanded athletic training facilities. In the hallway, great moments in the respective histories of each program are depicted, instilling a sense of tradition in each student-athlete that passes through CSU.

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE CENTER
A huge part of building championship level programs is strength and conditioning, and the Athletic Performance Center provides a high level environment for CSU athletes to train. The 8,000-square-foot facility features a 5,000-square-foot weight room outfitted with the latest in Sorinex technology. A nutrition bar is also housed here, giving athletes the fuel they need to improve in-season and out. A 3,000-square foot meeting space, along with breakout meeting rooms, provides football an ideal spot to meet as a team, as well as to welcome prospective recruits.

SINGLETON BASEBALL COMPLEX
The Singleton Baseball Complex is home to Buccaneer Baseball and commemorates the life and legacy of Sharonda Coleman-Singleton. Singleton, the mother of former CSU outfielder and Chicago Cubs’ farmhand Chris Singleton, was a constant and vocal presence at Buccaneer Field before losing her life, along with eight others, in the Emanuel AME Church shooting. The Memorial Plaza, containing nine palmetto trees, pays tribute to the victims. Inside, a 3,500-square-foot two-story building features a locker room, training room and the Sharonda Coleman-Singleton Enrichment Center, where baseball players can study to prepare for life after CSU.

NIELSEN FIELD AT CSU BALLPARK
Former Buccaneer catcher Roger Nielsen (BCC Class of 1974) and his wife,Joyce, donated $500,000 to enhance baseball’s efforts in recruiting, training and player instruction. The playing surface at CSU Ballpark has been renamed Nielsen Field to honor the Nielsen’s incredible generosity.

NEW FOOTBALL OFFICES
In January 2019, new head football coach Autry Denson and his staff moved into brand new offices in the CSU Field House. The 2,500-squarefoot space gives the Bucs’ coaches ample opportunity for position meetings and recruiting visits that will help the program compete at the top of the Big South.