Corporate Partners Join Knights for Charlotte Baseball

FORT MILL, S.C. - The Charlotte Knights are pleased to confirm that the team has fulfilled its commitment to provide proof of two significant, long-term sponsorship agreements to Mecklenburg County. Providing such proof by March 31, 2012 was a condition required to maintain the validity of the Knights' lease agreement with the County.

These corporate partnerships further move the Uptown ballpark project in a positive direction toward the ultimate goal -- Opening Day in April 2014.

"This development is a major milestone in the process to bring baseball home to the Center City and our Knights back to Charlotte," states Michael J. Smith, President and CEO, Charlotte Center City Partners. "The partnership the Knights have forged with sponsors shows their private sector confidence and support for this project."

"We are pleased to continue to move forward in securing professional baseball in the Center City of Charlotte," states Knights VP/General Manager Dan Rajkowski. "Our first and most important champions and partners - including both our private and public partners -- will help lead this project to completion. We look forward to sharing more great news with the community in the very near future, as a public celebration."