Presbyterian College's drive for its first Big South Conference title begins on Thursday morning at the Big South Conference Softball Tournament in Conway, S.C.  The Blue Hose are the seventh seed for the tournament and will face second seeded Liberty in the first round.  This year's tournament appearance is PC's first in program history.

The Blue Hose are led by Taylor Staten's .331 batting average in 2010.  The junior third baseman has seven home runs and seven doubles to rank as PC's top slugger with a .547 slugging percentage.  On the bases, Tera Powell has stolen 19-of-20 attempts and is hitting .296 a week after she earned Big South Player of the Week honors in PC's series victory over Liberty.  She hit .889 against the Flames to close out the league season.

The Championship is available for viewing on the Big South Network, for more information about the week in Conway and how to see the games, log on to www.BigSouthSports.com.