Marietta Knights Invade Charleston

Knights Enjoy the Pier at Waterfront Park in Charleston

The Boys of Summer Classic in Summerville, South Carolina was a lot like a bowl game for the Marietta Knights. A fun trip to end the season and a reward for a year of great baseball. The players and their families stayed in downtown Charleston. As luck would have it, or actually due to careful planning by Kelly Hastings, the team hotel was next door to Joseph P. Riley Stadium. "The Joe" is the beautiful home of the Charleston Riverdogs on the banks of the Ashley River. Friday night several of the guys took in the Riverdogs game against the Kannapolis Intimidators and the impressive post game fireworks show over the river beyond the RF wall.
 
Saturday morning the boys hooked up with Will who had been at the beach just up the road at Isle of Palms. After back to back games Saturday the guys were back to Charleston to explore the historic City. The Knights cooled off in the hotel pool while unwittingly terrorizing the other guests that were trying to catch some sun. Meredith Doyle took several guys to a local batting cage for some extra BP and most of the crowd ended up in shifts at Fleet Landing, a great seafood spot on the water looking out at Patriots Point, the USS Yorktown and Fort Sumter. Ashley, Lily, Bridget and Ella went


Mason Claims the US Customs House in the
name of the Marietta Knights.

through several Shirley Temples. Players enjoyed exploring King and Meeting Streets, Waterfront Park and the rest of downtown Charleston as well as the Citadel and College of Charleston.

After a nice dinner, several of the guys were in a downtown ice cream shop when they got word that they had drawn the 8am game Sunday morning. The party was over and it was time to cab it back to the hotel to get a good night sleep and get ready to play.




Several Knights and their families took in the Charleston Riverdogs game against the Kannapolis Intimidators



Hunter's Sister Ella Made a Heck of Play in Center for the Riverdogs