Opened: April 6, 1997
Capacity: 6,000
Affiliated with the New York Yankees
Joseph Riley Park
As a Civil War enthusiast a visit to Charleston is a must. I was here in 1996 in the winter but the government was shut down so I didn’t get to go out to Fort Sumter. Now I can. After a delightful day at Fort Sumter and Patriot’s Point I headed over to the Joe to take in the Riverdogs, or as they were known that night the Rivercats.
How did I get there?
I had dinner downtown and headed over via Calhoun Street and Lockwood Drive. I think parking was $5. My dad’s friend who goes to games with me paid the parking.
Ticket prices
$11 gets you in. We sat behind home plate in a grandstand seat on a Saturday.
Finding my seat and amenities
Easy to find the seats. It looked like there was some good food here but since I had eaten I didn’t get anything more than a souvenir soda. It was also weird to go behind the first base stands and see nothing other than a marsh.
In game experience
I didn’t realize they were playing a doubleheader so we walked in with about 2 innings to go in the first game so I probably missed a lot of what they do since most teams do their work during the first game. They did have a huge T-shirt toss in the second game.
Getting out
Easy to get out onto Fishburne but I had to make a few turns to find US 17. Since I was not familiar with Charleston it wasn’t quite as easy as I had hoped it would be.
Wrap
This is a nice place, a mix of old and new. I will be back in Charleston as there is plenty more for me to see and I will try to schedule that around a return here.