[ Press Release from Charlotte Knights Baseball - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2012 ]

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. Those sponsorships include our Naming Rights Partner and one Founding Level Partner. Providing such proof by March 31, 2012 was a condition required to maintain the validity of the Knights’ lease agreement with the County.

“The Board of County Commission seemed confident that the team has met the private sector investment benchmarks required by the county as a part of the Knight’s lease extension,” said  Harold Cogdell, Chairman of the Mecklenburg County Commission. “These two significant sponsorship agreements suggest to me that baseball Uptown and the favorable economic impact that will follow will soon be a reality.” 

“This development is a major milestone in the process to bring baseball home to the Center City and our Knights back to Charlotte,” said 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.”

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

“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.”

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Media Contact:            

 Tommy Viola

Charlotte Knights Baseball Club                                    

 Director of Media Relations                  

 (704) 357-8071 Ext. 2116

 tommyv@charlotteknights.com