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The RiverDogs' home stadium is Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. Charleston is the only team in league history to win three consecutive Carolina League championships (2021, 2022, and 2023). History
Joseph Patrick Riley Jr. (born January 19, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 60th mayor of Charleston, South Carolina from 1975 to 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, he also served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1968 to 1974 and was the 44th President of the United States Conference of Mayors from 1986 to 1987.
Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park is a baseball stadium located in Charleston, South Carolina. [6] [7] The stadium is named after Charleston's longest-serving mayor, Joseph P. Riley Jr., who was instrumental in its construction. [1] The stadium replaced College Park. It was built in 1997 and seats 6,000 people.
The 2022 Carolina League season was a Single-A baseball season played between April 8 and September 11. Twelve teams played a 132-game schedule, with two teams in each division qualifying for the post-season.
College Park said goodbye to professional baseball in 1996 when the Class A Charleston RiverDogs left the stadium for Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park, a new facility on the banks of the Ashley River in Charleston. [6] The stadium was home to 1990 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team for their memorable College World Series run.
The oldest stadium is Bank of the James Stadium (1940) in Lynchburg, Virginia, home of the Lynchburg Hillcats. The newest stadiums are Atrium Health Ballpark and Virginia Credit Union Stadium (2021), the respective homes of the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers in Kannapolis, North Carolina , and Fredericksburg Nationals in Fredericksburg, Virginia .
There are 14 Minor League Baseball (MiLB) leagues and 206 teams in operation across the United States, Dominican Republic, and Canada, which are affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. They are organized by one of five classes (from highest to lowest): Triple-A, Double-A, High-A, Single-A, and Rookie. Of these, 120 teams in 11 ...
Plaque honoring The Citadel's baseball tradition at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park The Citadel has posted four 40 win seasons and twenty-six 30 win seasons. The Bulldogs are one of the leading programs in the Southern Conference, trailing only Western Carolina in total championships by one, with all other programs several behind the two leaders.