The beautiful
Atlanta Braves Baseball Academy is in the Carver Community near Turner Field and
opened in 2006. Each of the park's 4 fields is named for a player that
helped fund it. The Knights will play on the John Smoltz Field. The other fields
are named for Brian Jordan, Mike Hampton and Chipper Jones. The schedule was announced Friday morning and includes 8 teams hailing from Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. There will be 2 pools of 4 teams each. Every team will play the other 3 teams in their pool with the pool winners advancing to a Sunday evening championship game. Marietta will compete in a pool with the host Atlanta Junior Braves, the Middle Georgia Tigers (Eatonton) and the Dublin Bulls. The opposite pool includes the Knoxville Thunder, the Carroll County Lions, Georgia Crush (Hartwell) and the Carolina Magic (Lexington, SC).
As part of the tournament, the Knights are invited to walk the field at Turner Field prior to that Saturday night's Braves vs. Astros game and enjoy the game from the pavilion seats.
Braves Youth Baseball Classic Schedule:
Friday, August 3rd, 5:00 PM - Marietta Knights vs. Atlanta Junior Braves
Saturday, August 4th, 9:10 AM - Marietta Knights vs. Middle Georgia Tigers
Sunday, August 5th, 11:20 AM - Marietta Knights vs. Dublin Bulls
