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CHARLESTON, S.C. - Junior outfielder Khyree Miller delivered a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning lifting College of Charleston (1-0) to a 5-2 win over No. 14 Virginia Tech (0-1) on Opening Night from Patriots Point.

Ty Good shut down the potent Hokie offense over five innings striking out six and allowing just one hit. Andrew Duval got his first collegiate win tossing two innings before William Privette slammed the door shut with four strikeouts over the final two frames.

Leading Off

Final Score: Charleston 5, Virginia Tech 2

Location: Patriots Point

Records: Charleston (1-0), Virginia Tech (0-1)

How It Happened

• Charleston struck first on a JT Marr sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first inning scoring Tyler Sorrentino.

• Virginia Tech scratched across their lone two runs in the top of the sixth on an RBI double from Carson DeMartini and RBI single by Carson Jones.

• Khyree Miller hit a 463-foot grand slam in the bottom half of the sixth, quickly answering the Hokies.

• Miller’s blast was the difference as Andrew Duval and William Privette slammed kept Virginia Tech off the board from there.

Key Cougars

• Ty Good tossed 5.0 scoreless frames in his season debut fanning six batters and allowing one hit.

• Khyree Miller went 1-4 at the plate with his first knock as a Cougar driving in four.

• Tyler Sorrentino accounted for three of the Charleston’s four hits highlighted by a double in the fifth.

Notes

• Friday’s win made it seven-straight seasons the Cougars have won on Opening Day dating back to the 2017 season. Charleston is now 6-0 in season openers under Chad Holbrook.

• Friday’s win was also the first time the Cougars defeated a ranked team to start the season since 2015 when they beat No. 10 South Carolina in Columbia.

• Khyree Miller’s grand slam made it back-to-back seasons Charleston has hit one against a ranked team - JT Marr had a first-inning slam against No. 2 Texas last season.

Up Next

Game two of the series is set for 2p.m. Saturday with Trey Pooser taking the ball for the Cougars and Drue Hackenberg for the Hokies.

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CHARLESTON, S.C.. – Kennesaw State women's tennis team fell to the College of Charleston 6-1 on Friday at the CofC Tennis Center at Patriots Point .

HOW IT HAPPENED "Tough match today in very windy conditions. Credit to College of Charleston for handling the elements a little better than us today." Director of Tennis Matt Emery said. "I know the women are eager to put this one behind us and get back out to compete again on Sunday against a very tough Charleston Southern team."

The Cougars jumped out early taking the doubles point.

KSU fought to regain momentum but fell short in singles match play. CofC were able to collect four singles points to secure the overall win. The Owls walked away with a strong performance from Sophia Madrid, dominating Nicole Stephens 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 to earn her first collegiate singles win.

Kennesaw State 1, CofC 6

Singles competition 1. Slade Coetzee (CofC) def. Ji Youn Lee (KSUW) 6-2, 7-5 2. Halli Trinkle (CofC) def. Taylor Dean (KSUW) 7-5, 6-4 3. Maja Jekauc (CofC) def. Sophia Unger (KSUW) 7-6, 6-3 4. Ella Faessler (CofC) def. Sofia Pindeo (KSUW) 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 5. Sofia Madrid (KSUW) def. Nicole Stephens (CofC) 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 6. Peyton Brotzmann (CofC) def. Amulika Gottiparthy (KSUW) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4

Doubles competition 1. Ella Faessler/ Halli Trinkle (CofC) def. Taylor Dean/ Sofia Madrid (KSUW) 6-6, 8-6 2. Slade Coetzee/ Klara Vukicevic (CofC) def. Izabelle Persson/ Sophia Unger (KSUW) 6-5 3. Maja Jekauc/ Nicole Stephens (CofC) def. Ji Youn Lee/ Sofia Pinedo (KSUW) 6-3

Match Notes: Kennesaw State 2-1, CofC 3-1 Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,4,5,2,3,6)

Next Up The Kennesaw State Owls travel to Charleston, S.C. on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. to take on Charleston Southern.

To keep up with the latest Kennesaw State women's tennis news follow the team on Twitter @KSUOwlNation and @KSUOwlsWTenn, on Instagram @ksuwomenstennis or by liking Kennesaw State Owls on Facebook.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — After delays and frustrations over the International African American Museum's delayed opening date, leaders Friday met to discuss the progress they've made so far and the plans for the future.

Museum officials gave the public a look at where they stand when it comes to special exhibits and fund partnerships with the local community. What wasn't heard in this board meeting was a potential opening date.

"We have worked with more than 100 scholars, storytellers, and donors of artifacts to get to the point we are right now. This has been a 23-year journey. Many of those voices have been from South Carolina and the Lowcountry," said Dr. Tonya Matthews, the museum's CEO.

There’s also been a lot of pushback from locals who feel the museum hasn't done enough to reach the people who live and work where the museum stands.

Akua Page is a Gullah Geechee educator who feels that programs rolled out so far has left out the people in her community.

"How can this museum be authentic and accurately tell our stories if you don't have us at the centerpiece of the story?" asked Page.

Recently, there were issues with a program partnership with the Charleston County Library where native speakers weren't used for a Gullah story telling project.

"There's like multiple entities that's here. So, it seems like to me, y'all didn't even look and you don't think its important enough to bring in people from our own communities to tell our own stories," Page said.

In her report to the board, Matthews expressed that collaborators from the Gullah culture have been used.

"One of the things that I am excited to see us grow into is understanding that we are not a museum that looks at the community we are not an organization that is simply documenting history that is not our own. We are indeed part of the community," Matthews said.

Matthews said the museum plans to continue to honor the community’s support.

"We now have established partnerships with the Charleston Black Expo and the Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development," Matthews said.

Page said she realizes they may be trying but their efforts aren't reaching everyday people.

"What I hope for the museum is what I hope they would do is to start bringing in people from the actual community and start being in touch with the community," Page said.

Museum leaders said they surpassed their 2022 fundraising goal, ending with a total of $14.3 million and nearly 50,000 members.

After the public meeting, board members went into executive session where they said they would discuss a potential opening date. As of Friday evening, they have not shared publicly if a date was chosen.

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For more than 20 years, Charleston has envisioned what Union Pier could look like — a beautiful space for Charlestonians that opens up more of the waterfront to the public.

Union Pier has a long history as a working waterfront. Over the decades, S.C. Ports has handled vehicles, breakbulk cargo and cruise operations at the terminal.

The site, which sits between Concord and Laurens streets, is surrounded by chain-link fences, making it inaccessible to the public. Today, it serves mostly as a parking lot for cruise operations.

We announced last year that we plan to stop homeport cruises at the end of 2024 and transition to port-of-call cruises only. This frees up much of the property for redevelopment.

The time has come for Union Pier to become something that truly benefits the people who live here. We should not let this opportunity pass us by.

As we considered a new vision for Union Pier, we wanted to bring the community and city into the process to help guide future development rather than sell off individual parcels to developers.

Over the past year, we held many meetings with residents and stakeholders to discuss what Union Pier should be. Residents shared their ideas, and a team of experts incorporated much of that feedback into the plan — like the desire to preserve iconic assets and the need for more public parks for residents to enjoy.

We have now submitted the planned unit development to the city. We are at the beginning of a rigorous, months-long vetting process with the city. There will continue to be many more opportunities for public input.

And as we move forward, the many benefits of a renewed Union Pier should move to the forefront of the conversation.

We have the opportunity to transform this 70-acre site into a mixed-use space with public places for children to play, dogs to run and people to gather.

A beautiful park will be built over the piers. The Passenger Terminal will be renovated into an event space with harbor views.

Charleston’s waterfront access will be extended, with a new path connecting Waterfront Park to the International African American Museum. This plan brings us one step closer to a peninsula that is ringed by waterfront access and views.

New streets and paths will create a more walkable, connected downtown. More parking options will exist for residents, workers and visitors. The site will add homes, offices, stores, hotels and restaurants, and the designs will blend with the city’s texture.

Future buildings will come under public and city review. The Board of Architectural Review will retain its full power under this proposal, ensuring that citizens have a hand in shaping the architecture and feel of the space.

We have been intentional in providing opportunities to both rent and own affordable housing. The proposal includes a combination of building onsite workforce housing units, dedicating funds to near-site housing options and creating a revolving fund that will serve as a sustainable revenue source for more affordable housing in the city.

The Rice Mill façade, which has stood alone for more than half a century and serves as a poignant reminder of our past, will be stabilized and thoughtfully incorporated into a future public park. The Mosquito Fleet, generations of fishermen who helped feed the city, will be honored with new opportunities to fish on the harbor.

This redevelopment importantly gives us a chance to provide world-class infrastructure for more flood protection, which is so desperately needed in our city. New infrastructure will help keep out storm surges, drain stormwater and address sunny day flooding.

Infrastructure is expensive, and this plan provides a plan to pay for it. We envision a new tax increment financing district and municipal improvement district to enable private development to pay for public infrastructure like roads and flood protections, providing the city with funds to maintain these public amenities for decades to come.

Charleston deserves the best. This master plan was designed with residents in mind. Without it, Union Pier could be sold without a guiding plan, which would not be in the best interest of the city.

We invite you to review the plan and share your thoughts at unionpiersc.com.

The public can and should weigh in. The plan will be better for it. We ask that you provide thoughtful input and enter the conversation with a sense of partnership. We are listening.

This has been a longtime vision for our city, and the time has come to make this a reality.

Help us bring this space to life and create something we can all enjoy.

Barbara Melvin is president and CEO of S.C. Ports.

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