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Final days of Knights Stadium

With the property sold and a business plan in place, all that’s left is to tear down Knights Stadium, former home of the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) in coming months. Cato Corp., a Charlotte-based clothing retailer, has indeed closed on the purchase of the now-empty Fort Mill, S.C. ballpark site for $841,284. The […]

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Knights adding Q to the BB&T

If we’re talking North Carolina, we’re talking barbeque — and the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) are adding some pretty good barbeque to the BB&T Ballpark offerings, via Queen City Q. Queen City Q will become the Official BBQ of the Charlotte Knights and “The Q” will have locations inside BB&T Ballpark for all […]

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Knights pitch for ACC baseball tourney

Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) management has pitched Atlantic Coast Conference officials on hosting the annual baseball tourney at BB&T Ballpark, as conference officials decide on venues for 2015 and beyond. BB&T Ballpark opens this season, while this year’s ACC tourney is set for NewBridge Bank Park, home of the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low Class […]

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Knights, White Sox extend affiliation through 2020

The Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) and the Chicago White Sox announced an extension of their player-development contract through the 2020 season. Officials from both teams, including the Knights Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer Dan Rajkowski and White Sox Vice President/Assistant General Manager Buddy Bell, made the announcement today at Baseball’s Winter Meetings in […]

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Charlotte nabs Triple-A championship game for 2014

Big win for the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League): the Gildan Triple-A National Championship Game will be played at new BB&T Ballpark on Sept. 16, 2014. President & CEO of Minor League Baseball Pat O’Conner, International League President Randy Mobley, Vice-President of Marketing for Gildan Retail Rob Packard and  other executives from the Charlotte area […]

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