Riley Unroe
Coverage (7 articles)
The Knights Got Four Hits Again. This Time It Was Enough.
Charlotte got four hits Thursday and lost by seven. Charlotte got four hits Friday and won. Shane Murphy went seven innings without walking a batter, Joey Wiemer hit a two-run homer in the second, and that was the whole night: Knights 2, Bisons 1 on First Responders Night at Truist Field.
The Knights Tied It in the Fifth. Buffalo Scored the Next Nine.
Buffalo answered Junior Perez's game-tying homer with nine unanswered runs and beat the Knights 11-4 at Truist Field. Charlotte drew nine walks and managed four hits. Three home games remain in the season.
The Road Trip Is Over. The Knights Get Six at Home Against Memphis.
The Knights closed a 5-7 road trip with a series split in Moosic and come home at 67-59. Six straight against Memphis at Truist Field start tonight at 6:35.
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.
The Knights Took Five of Six From Norfolk, and Korey Lee Won One of Them on His Birthday
The Charlotte Knights won five of six games from the Norfolk Tides at Truist Field, clinched the series with a game to spare, and left for a six-game trip to Nashville at 55-47. Korey Lee won Saturday's game in the tenth inning, with the bases loaded, on his birthday.
Down Six in the Ninth, the Knights Almost Stole One Back From Nashville
Charlotte trailed 11-5 heading to the bottom of the ninth, then scored four and put the potential winning run at the plate with two outs before a deep fly ball ended it. The Knights fell 11-9, but the near-comeback was the story. Nashville's seven-run third inning was the difference, and the six-game homestand against Nashville is now even at two games apiece.
Riley Unroe Joined the Knights on Wednesday. He Homered Twice on Thursday.
Riley Unroe joined the Charlotte Knights on Wednesday, played shortstop that night, and hit two home runs from right field on Thursday in a 9-2 win over Nashville. The official record on the newest Knight: 30 years old, a switch-hitter, and no big-league debut.