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Knights Drop Opener 5-1 After Six Scoreless
Six scoreless innings from Duncan Davitt and Ben Peoples. Five runs in the next two. Nashville 5, Charlotte 1 in the homestand opener.
The Charlotte Knights Scored Sixteen Runs in Jacksonville. The Jumbo Shrimp Scored One.
The Charlotte Knights beat the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 16-1 on Thursday night at VyStar Ballpark, taking the six-game series lead at 2-1. Charlotte racked up 14 hits across three multi-run innings, with Dru Baker driving in a career-high five and Braden Montgomery going 3-for-5 with two doubles. Friday at 7:05 p.m. is Charlotte right-hander David Sandlin opposite Jacksonville's Bradley Blalock.
12,000 Watch Fireworks in Uptown Charlotte as CMPD Seizes Guns, Cash, and Weed
SkyShow 2025 drew 12,000 to uptown Charlotte. CMPD reported no major incidents—unless you count the $5,000 in seized cash, guns, weed, and "drug paraphernalia."
Bradley Tusk Explains How Mecklenburg's 13 Percent Primary Turnout Pushes Politics to the Edge
Mecklenburg's March 2024 primary drew just 19 % of voters—about 13 % of residents—fueling the ideological edge that Bradley Tusk says is tearing national politics apart.
The Charlotte Knights Hit Six Home Runs on Opening Night. The Final Score Was 19-2.
The Charlotte Knights opened the 2026 International League season with a 19-2 demolition of the Durham Bulls at Truist Field. Six home runs, 11 runs in the fourth inning, and dominant pitching from White Sox prospects Hagen Smith and Noah Schultz.
Charlotte Knights 2026 Season Preview: Everything You Need to Know Before Opening Day
Opening Day is March 27 at Truist Field. The Charlotte Knights open against Durham with one of the most prospect-loaded rosters in years — Noah Schultz, Hagen Smith, Tanner McDougal, and more White Sox top prospects. Here is everything you need to know.
The Charlotte Checkers Have Been to the Playoffs Seven Straight Years. This City Needs to Start Showing Up.
The Charlotte Checkers have clinched the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season — and this city is barely paying attention. John Speedway on why the most consistently successful franchise in Charlotte deserves a full house.
Memphis Leads the Truist Field Series 2-1. Here's What Happened — And What Comes Next.
Through three games at Truist Field, the Memphis Redbirds lead the Charlotte Knights homestand series 2-1. A complete recap of the wild first half — and what's left on the schedule starting tonight.
Your Guide to Opening Knight at Truist Field: March 27, 7:04 p.m.
The Charlotte Knights open their 2026 season Friday at Truist Field against the Durham Bulls. First pitch is 7:04 p.m. Here is what to know before you go.
21-1 at Truist Field: Catching Up on Eleven Days of Knights Baseball
A series win over Nashville. A slow start against Gwinnett. And then Saturday night, when the Knights hit seven home runs in front of the home folks and the visiting bullpen sent three position players to the mound. Eleven days at Truist Field, in one piece.
Memphis Scored Six Runs in the Sixth Inning. The Knights Spent the Rest of the Night Catching Up.
Memphis scored six runs in the sixth inning to blow open a 1-0 game and beat the Charlotte Knights 9-4 at Truist Field. Korey Lee hit his first home run of the year in the eighth, but it was too late. The Redbirds' only visit to Charlotte continues Wednesday.
The Knights Split a Six-Game Homestand With Norfolk. They Won the Finale 15-3.
Charlotte and Norfolk played six times at Truist Field between Tuesday and Sunday and split the series 3-3. The Tides took the first half. The Knights took the second, capped by Jacob Gonzalez's 4-for-5, four-RBI Sunday in a 15-3 finale.
McDougal Struck Out Eight. Two Swings Sent Charlotte Home Anyway.
Tanner McDougal struck out eight in six innings, but home runs from Bligh Madris and Joshua Báez powered Memphis to a 6-4 win in Game 5 at Truist Field. The Redbirds lead the series 3-2 heading into Sunday's finale.
The Charlotte Knights Opened 3-0. The Pitching Staff Is Why It Matters.
Charlotte swept Durham with a 19-2 blowout, an extra-innings walk-off, and a ninth-inning walk-off. The pitching staff allowed six runs in 29 innings behind top prospects Hagen Smith and Noah Schultz.
Camilletti Walked It Off in the Tenth. Charlotte Takes Game Four, 9-8.
Mario Camilletti delivered a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the tenth inning Friday night to give Charlotte a 9-8 win over Memphis, tying the series 2-2. The Knights overcame a 7-run Memphis seventh inning that erased a 7-0 lead, staying deadlocked into extras before Camilletti ended it.
The Knights Scored Seven Runs in the Third Inning and Never Looked Back. Charlotte 13, Memphis 4.
The Knights erupted for seven runs in the third inning — highlighted by homers from Pereira and Kelenic — to crush Memphis 13-4 and split the six-game homestand. Charlotte opens at Jacksonville on Tuesday.
The Knights Scored Six in the Fifth and Flew Home With a Win. Charlotte 9, Jacksonville 4.
Carlos Pérez drove in four. Aaron McGarity picked up the win. Charlotte hung a six-spot on Jacksonville in the fifth inning at 121 Financial Ballpark and closed a six-game road trip with two straight wins — 9-4 over the Jumbo Shrimp to finish the set.
The Knights Won Four Games at Gwinnett by Exactly One Run
The Charlotte Knights took the Gwinnett road series four games to two. All four wins came by exactly one run. Rikuu Nishida's eighth-inning go-ahead single Sunday sealed it; Jonathan Cannon and the bullpen held the line. The six-game Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp homestand opens Tuesday night at Truist Field, first pitch 6:35.
The Knights Hung an Eight-Spot in the Fourth and Buried Jacksonville 12-5
Down 5-3 in the nightcap of a weather-made doubleheader, the Knights erupted for eight runs in the fourth — capped by Braden Montgomery's grand slam and two Jacob Gonzalez homers — to bury Jacksonville 12-5. Shane Murphy went the distance for Charlotte's first complete game of the year as Charlotte took a 2-1 series lead.