Charleston Battery, MUSC agree to naming rights for stadium - Charleston Post Courier
When construction was completed in 1999, the Charleston Battery became the first professional soccer club in North America to play in its own privately financed soccer-specific facility. Over the next 15 years, Blackbaud Stadium hosted events from around the world, including both the U. S. men’s and women’s national teams and clubs from the English Premier League. The stadium will be getting a mild facelift this weekend, as the Charleston Battery and MUSC on Thursday reached a five-year deal for the naming rights. It’s officially MUSC Health Stadium beginning Saturday when the Battery faces FC Montreal in a USL match. MUSC Health has been providing onsite sports medicine services for the club’s players since 2008. MUSC Health will continue as the club’s sole sports medicine provider. “We are absolutely thrilled to expand our partnership with MUSC Health and their sports medicine team,” said Charleston Battery president Andrew Bell. The 5,100-seat facility opened in 1999 and during the first 15 years of its existence the stadium’s naming rights were owned by Blackbaud Inc. Bakker moved Blackbaud’s headquarters from New York City to Mount Pleasant in 1989. The company eventually settled onto Daniel Island in 1999. “We’ve have historical links with Blackbaud that date back to our ownership group and that will... Source: www.postandcourier.com
