Shane Smith
Coverage (3 articles)
The Knights Finished 81-68 With Winning Records in Both Halves. The Playoff Spots Went Elsewhere.
Charlotte won its last two games at Norfolk to finish 81-68, tied for the fourth-best record in the International League. By the club's count it was the first 80-win season since 2012. It was not a playoff season, because the league picks its postseason clubs by half.
The Knights Finally Won an Eighth Inning. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Charlotte had lost the eighth inning twice in a row. Wednesday night it took a sacrifice fly and a bad throw to win one there, 5-4 over Buffalo. And the standings page most people check is not the race the Knights are in.
The Knights Won Six Straight With a Roster That Kept Changing Underneath Them.
The Charlotte Knights won six in a row in Nashville, reached the best record they have held all season, then lost three straight to split the series. In the middle of it, first baseman Nolan Jones was pulled off the field mid-game after the White Sox traded him to Seattle, the third time this season a Knight has been dealt during a game. Durham comes to Truist Field on Tuesday.