Venue Detail
Charleston Riverdogs
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February, 2012
Charleston Riverdogs
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PO Box 20849 Charleston, SC 29413-0849 Phone: 843-723-7241 Fax: 843-723-2641 URL: www.riverdogs.com Owner: Marv Goldklang League: South Atlantic League, Southern
Venue
Riley Park, 360 Fishburne Ave, Charleston, SC 29403 Owner: City of Charleston Managed by: Team Built: 1997 Capacity: 7,000 Permanent concession stands: 4 Concessionaire: Team Soft drink: Pepsi Cola Beer: Multiple
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $375 to $525 Single tickets range from $6.00 to $17.00
Attendance
2009 average attendance: 4,014 2010 average attendance: 3,898 2011 average attendance: 3,962
Suites
Quantity: 8 Term: 1 to 3 years Price: $8,500 to $22,000 Seats: 8 to 32 Includes: Tickets, private entrance. Party suites lease for $500 to $600 per game. The party suites have 20 and 32 seats.
The facility hosts the Riverdogs and the Citadel College baseball team. The International Beer Garden near the main gate is a developing concession at the ballpark. It is changing into more of a restaurant and in the future may be open even when games are not being played.
In one of the more interesting minor league baseball stunts, the team banned fans from their venue in a 2002 game with the Columbus RedStixx. The stunt was designed to set a record for the lowest attendance. Fans, instead, were urged to have parties in the venue's parking lot.
The stunt was staged by team manager, Mike Veeck, who has held similar events at other places where he and his partners handle minor league teams. Other events have included National Laundry Day, inviting fans to bring their dirty clothes; Duck Tape Night; and Catch-A-Crab-In-Your-Pants Night. Vasectomy Night failed to get a rise out of the crowd and was cancelled before it could happen.
The team hoped to break an 1881 record where 12 fans sat in the rain to watch Chicago beat Troy. The record became official after the fifth inning, so 1,800 fans were allowed in to the stadium to find T-shirts, candy and foul balls in their seats. In the empty stadium, announcers chided the Columbus team, suggesting the event seemed like a home game. Columbus' attendance had sagged, but Columbus had the last laugh with a 4-2 victory.
Season ticket holders got discounts at the parties and team officials said most were agreeable to the promotion.
The team offers various corporate sponsorship packages. The Singles Club is $500 and provides scoreboard recognition, announcements and two tickets for opening day. The Double Club provides the same plus an information booth on a selected game date. Four tickets are available for opening and a selected other date. It costs $1,000.
The Triples Club is $2,000. Ticket allocation increases to eight and the sponsor can throw out the first pitch on a selected date.
The Home Run Club, costing $2,500, boosts tickets to 10. (BaseballMinor, Facilities, Financial, Professional Sports)