Knights Castle
| The Castle | |
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| Former names | Knight's Castle |
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| Location | 2280 Deerfield Drive Fort Mill, SC 29715 |
| Coordinates | 35°3′9″N 80°57′16″W / 35.05250°N 80.95444°WCoordinates: 35°3′9″N 80°57′16″W / 35.05250°N 80.95444°W |
| Owner | York County |
| Operator | Charlotte Knights Baseball, LLC |
| Capacity | 10,002 |
| Field size | Left Field — 326 feet Center Field — 400 feet Right Field — 325 feet |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 20, 1989 |
| Opened | April 5, 1990 |
| Closed | September 2, 2013 |
| Demolished | Early 2015 |
| Construction cost | $12 million ($22.5 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Odell Associates Inc. |
| Structural engineer | Geiger Engineers |
| General contractor | McDevitt & Street Construction Co. |
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Charlotte Knights (SL/IL) (1990–2013) Big South Conference Baseball Tournament (1997–1998) Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament (2000–2001) |
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Knights Stadium was the home of the International League's Charlotte Knights from 1990 to 2013. It sat 10,002 fans. The park was actually across the state line from Charlotte, North Carolina in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The stadium closed at the end of the 2013 season and the Knights moved to BB&T Ballpark in downtown Charlotte for the 2014 season.
Knights Stadium is easily accessible from Interstate 77. Exit 88 (Gold Hill Road) connects the expressway with the stadium. Near the stadium is a water tower painted to resemble a baseball on a tee, which can be seen from Interstate 77.
The stadium was built to Major League Baseball specifications to be used should Charlotte land a major league team, and was designed to expand to 40,000 seats.
During construction, the Knights, then a member of the Class AA Southern League, played in an 8,000-seat temporary stadium known as Knights Castle. The present stadium was originally known as Knights Castle, but was renamed to Knights Stadium in the late 1990s. The stadium was still known among Charlotteans as The Castle.
The venue hosted the 1997 and 1998 Big South Conference Baseball Tournaments, won by UNC Greensboro and Liberty, respectively. It also hosted the 2000 and 2001 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournaments, won by Georgia Tech and Wake Forest, respectively.
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