CHARLESTON – Charleston Southern Athletics announced inductees for its Hall of Fame Class of 2026 on Tuesday afternoon. The group features a pair of high achieving student-athletes along with one the best head coaches for the baseball program based on record.

The 27^th Charleston Southern Athletics Hall of Fame class includes:

Markysha Boyce – A three-time First-Team All-Conference honoree as well as a two-time winner of the Big South Player of the Year award. She remains one of the top goalscorers and overall offensive players in school and conference history.

Solomon Brown – He graduated as one of just five players in the history of Big South football to be a four-time First-Team All-Conference honoree. He was a member of the football program from 2014-2018 as a linebacker and a key contributor to the team's success during that era.

Ralph Ciabattari – A former student-athlete for the Buccaneers during the 1970s and later served as the Head Coach for the program for five seasons during the 1980s. He became known as the "Godfather of Baseball" in the Lowcountry for his involvement in the growth of the game in the area throughout his life.

Jeff Barber, Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics, said: "We are very excited to be adding Solomon, Marky and Coach Ciabattari to our Athletic Hall of Fame family. Each of them have played a critical part in building CSU athletics to where we are today and they are most deserving of this special honor."

The 2026 honorees will officially join the exclusive club of 116 fellow inductees at the Hall of Fame banquet that will be held during the evening of Friday, October 2. The inductees will also be recognized at halftime of the football game against Gardner-Webb at 6 p.m. on the following day.
 
Markysha Boyce | Women's Soccer: 2007-10
Boyce was a two-time winner of the Big South Player of the Year award during her career, claiming it in 2009 and 2010. In 2010, she led the Big South in almost every offensive category, including points (43), points per game (2.26), goals (19) and goals per game (1.00). She also ranked in the top three in the NCAA in the same categories, including spending three weeks as the nation's leading goal scorer.
 
She currently ranks second in the Charleston Southern record book for career goals with 44, fifth in career assists with 18 and second in points with 106. In the league records, her goals total is sixth highest in league history and her points total ranks as eighth. She tallied 17 game-winning goals in her career for first in CSU history and third in Big South history. Additionally, she helped the Buccaneers to their only Big South Championship in school history as they clinched a share of the regular season in the fall of 2010.
 
Boyce was the third player to win back-to-back Player of the Year awards in Big South history and one of just two student-athletes in Charleston Southern history to earn the award. She was a three-time First-Team All-Conference honoree as she earned the awards in 2007, 2009 and 2010 and claimed as spot on the All-Freshman Team in 2007. Additionally, she was selected to the 2000-2009 All-Decade Team for the Big South and a two-time selection for the NSCAA All-Region Southeast Third-Team.
 
Following graduation, she went on to play soccer professionally. During that stint, she was a member of the practice squad for the Washington Spirit.
 
Solomon Brown | Football: 2014-18
Solomon was one of the top players in school history on the defensive side of the ball. He was a four-time First-Team All-Conference selection, earning honors in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Additionally, he was named the Big South Freshman of the Year in 2015. He is one of just two players in school history to be a four-time All-Conference selection and the only one to be selected First-Team for each of those.
 
In the Charleston Southern record books, he ranks second in career tackles for loss with 52 and second in career sacks with 17. Additionally, he compiled 286 career tackles which is the fifth-most in school history. He led the team in tackles in 2016 and 2018 with 70 and 88 during those falls. Brown was a key contributor for the Buccaneers during their conference championship runs and NCAA Playoff Appearances during that era.
 
He was named to the 2010-2019 Big South All-Decade Team. Following his senior season in 2018, he was selected as a Third-Team All-American by the Associated Press, Hero Sports and Stats Perform. He also named a Third-Team All-American in 2016 as well as a Hero Sports Sophomore All-American. He was a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award in 2015 and finished fourth in the voting, the second-highest finish by someone in league history for the award.
 
Following graduation, he played football professionally on the international level. He spent time in leagues across Europe as well as Japan during his professional career. While in Europe, he ranked as the #17 best player in the European Football League. In Japan's X League 1 Super, he led it in tackles in a season.
 
Ralph Ciabattari | Baseball: 1973-77 (Student-Athlete), 1984-88 (Head Coach)

He served as the Head Coach of Charleston Southern from 1984-1988 compiling a record of 125-86, finishing all five seasons with a winning record. His winningest season came in 1986 when they had a record of 32-19, the most in a single season in program history. His career wins total ranks as third in school history and his career winning percentage at Charleston Southern of 59.2% being first among all 13 in program history.
 
During his time with the Bucs, they claimed wins over North Carolina and South Carolina when they were ranked in the national polls along with many other wins over ACC and SEC competition. The 1986 season marked the first year in the Big South Conference for the program with Coach Ciabattari leading them into that era. In his final season, they went 12-7 in league play and finished as the runner-up at the tournament.
 
As a student he was a member of the squad beginning in 1973-1974 where he played as a third baseman. Following an injury during the offseason, he spent the next three years as a student coach on the staff, beginning his career in the industry. He returned to the university in 1982 as an assistant coach with him in serving in the role for two years before taking on the head coach title in 1984. Additionally, one of his biggest off the field contributions was helping begin the football program at the club level which then turned into the varsity level.