Battery's last home game in their current stadium is getting some local acknowledgement.

https://www.live5news.com/2019/10/18/looking-back-musc-health-stadium/

https://abcnews4.com/news/local/charlest...ad-of-last-game

The team sold the venue earlier this year to an Atlanta properties company for almost $6.5 million dollars. When Blackbaud Stadium opened in 1999 it made history as the 1st modern era stadium in the U-S designed just for soccer.

"The 1st championship at Blackbaud came in 2003 when the Battery won the USL A-League title with a 3-0 win over Minnesota. Battery legend Paul Conway scored a goal in that victory...

In 2004, a new tradition began with the start of the Carolina Challenge Cup, a 4 team round-robin event that saw MLS teams come to visit the Lowcountry. Over the years, some of the biggest names in soccer took part including Freddy Adu, David Villa, and Kaka...

More championships would also come, in 2010, the Battery beat Richmond to win the USL 2nd division title. 2 years later, they’d beat Wilmington for the USL Pro Championship.

The stadium would start to reach international audiences as well with exhibitions against teams from the English Premier League. 1st against the Bolton Wanders in 2010 and then with the stadium renamed MUSC Health in 2015 against West Bromwich Albion

And the Battery wasn’t the only team to play on the pitch on Daniel Island. The US Women’s national team played 3 exhibitions against Mexico in 2002, 2005 and 2009. The US Rugby team played 3 qualifying matches against Canada in 2008, 2009 and 2013.

Westling legends Ric Flair and Jeff Hardy took part in a TNA event in 2010 and the Major League Lacrosse championship game took place in 2018."


Battery officials sent the following statement when asked about plans for the property:

"The team was a tenant of the stadium and cannot comment on its ownership, who bought it, or what is happening to it until our lease is over. We will announce where the Battery will play next year after the season."

"I think wherever they end up moving, it’s going to be good no matter what," said Taylor Mueller, who's played eight years for the Battery. "At the same time, it’s going to be hard to say goodbye to such a legendary place to play."

Officials with The Citadel said earlier this year they had conversations with Battery officials about the possibility of the team playing there in 2020. Stoney Field at Burke High School is another option.