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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°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[1] |
| Opened | April 5, 1990 |
| Closed | September 2, 2013 |
| Demolished | Early 2015 |
| Construction cost | $12 million[2] ($28 million in 2023 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | Odell Associates[2] |
| Structural engineer | Geiger Engineers[4] |
| General contractor | McDevitt & Street Construction Co.[5] |
| Tenants | |
| Charlotte Knights (SL/IL) (1990–2013) Big South Conference baseball tournament (1997–1998) Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament (2000–2001) | |
Knights Stadium was a baseball stadium which served as the home of the International League's Charlotte Knights from 1990 to 2013 and had a capacity of 10,002. The park was located 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 Truist Field in uptown Charlotte for the 2014 season.
Knights Stadium was 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 and remains painted in that pattern as of the summer of 2023.
- ^ "Knights' Shinn Ready to Break More Ground". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. February 10, 1989. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ a b Cal Harrison (September 2, 1989). "Pinstripes to Adorn Knights Stadium". The Herald (Rock Hill). Retrieved September 16, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Karen Allen Lynch, P.E." Geiger Engineers, P.C. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "Rain Temporary Setback at Stadium". The Charlotte Observer. October 10, 1989. Retrieved September 16, 2011.