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About Pioneers Sports

Spartanburg Methodist College enjoys a long history of athletic excellence by producing many athletes who have attained professional status in their sport. In fact, more than 100 SMC baseball players have played some form of professional baseball. Among the more famous SMC baseball alumni are Reggie Sanders with the St. Louis Cardinals, Mookie Wilson who played with the 1986 World Champion New York Mets, and Dwight Smith who played with the 1995 World Champion Atlanta Braves. Other SMC alumni have reached the professional ranks in golf, basketball and soccer.

Our competitive attitude is apparent in all of our sports programs.

Our baseball program is traditionally ranked as one of the best two-year college programs in the nation and has participated in the National Junior College baseball championships in Grand Junction, Colorado numerous times. SMC's men's soccer program has held the improbable title of NJCAA National Champions in 1994 by defeating a junior college with an enrollment of more than 10,000. The program has been nationally ranked on many occasions as it was this past season.  The men's and women's soccer programs together have held the titles of South District Champions, Carolina District Champions and Region 10 Champions. Our men's basketball team has been ranked in the top five nationally six times and finished the season as the sixth team in the nation in 1993 and last traveled to NJCAA national tournament in 1999. The SMC women's volleyball, basketball and tennis teams are regular participants in the Region 10 Championships and have participated in Sectional play many times over the years. We also have a professional athletic trainer on staff, a well-equipped training room, and a student trainer staff large enough to handle all training responsibilities.

Don't wait until your junior or senior year of college to compete at the college level. At SMC, you'll be a valuable part of the team from the first day you suit up. Experience life as a college athlete, not as a spectator waiting your turn