The Charlotte Knights BB&T Ball Park

It was Tuesday, May 20, 2014, and Shanon and I had a date night.  She took me out to the ballgame, '1', '2', '3' strikes you are out at the old ballgame.  What a fantastic venue The BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte, the home of The Charlotte Knights.  The view is spectacular as you can sit and see the entire Charlotte uptown skyline.

BB&T Ball Park from Section 117

Shanon and I arrived to the ballpark around 18:30, 45 minutes before first pitch.  I took aim at Old Mecklenburg Brewery (OMB) beer stand and quickly hustled me a Captain Jack.  We walked aimlessly through the grandstand area scanning our dinner for the night.  So many choices, Queen City Q, Fresh, Chick-fil-A, Domino's, Salsarita's, Whisky River, and the ball park franks.  Shanon and I eyed Wisky River and their Philly Cheese Steak sandwich.  We stopped off at another beer stand to grab Shanon's Blue Moon draft and sat behind home plate and devoured our chips and sandwich.  We sipped our brews until the last drop, and grabbed another for our seats.

We scurried to our section 117 and seat 4 & 5.  We took refuge there for the next 3 hours exploring the activities around us, watching the game and the people.  As dusk fell upon us, the Charlotte uptown skyline lit up like a million candles in the sky.  The Duke building showed off the wonderful LED lighting, switching colors periodically, as the Bank of American Building stood the tallest with the white shiny lights glaring.

Bank of America Building - Tall one

Within the second inning, The Knights made an exciting double play, that woke up the crowd a bit.  The roar from the crowd could be heard throughout uptown all the way to Trade Street and beyond.

More minor league baseball was to be played, so more beer and bathroom breaks we took.  We snapped a few photos, danced at the seventh inning stretch and The Knights made some great offensive plays at bat, taking the lead with a few hits and a home run.  More roars from the fans.

Duke Building in background

By the bottom of the eighth, Shanon and I were ready for a stroll through uptown and 4th ward park back to The Garrison.  As we reached Poplar and Trade we could hear the fans roar once again.  Shanon and I faded into the 4th ward and headed back to The Garrison.  We grabbed a bottle of wine and went up to the terrace for one last glass and admiration of Charlotte uptown.

Thanks for the date night my love!