He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 side and winning his first Munster and All-Ireland Medals.
He retired form inter-county hurling following the Corks first Munster Championship game in 2004 Prendergast enjoyed much success as a dual player at underage levels with Na Piarsaigh.
In 2004 Prendergast was captain of the Na Piarsaigh senior hurling team that faced Cloyne in the championship decider.
On 29 June 2003 Prendergast made his senior championship debut when he came on as a substitute in Cork's 3-16 to 3-12 Munster final defeat of Waterford.
[4] After missing Cork's drawn All-Ireland semi-final with Wexford through injury, Prendergast again played a cameo role in their subsequent victory in the replay.