Knights to host White Sox in exhibition

Welcome Paul Konerko.

And you too, Juan Pierre.

Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Gordon Beckham ... lemme get the door for you.

Yes, the parents are coming to town (aka the Chicago White Sox) to scrimmage your very own Charlotte Knights. On April 1 at 7 p.m., you'll be able to watch big league baseball right here in Charlotte.

Well, Fort Mill. But it's so close, you won't know you've crossed the state line.

And who knows, you may even catch Jake Peavy on the mound, although being the Thursday before opening day, it will probably be one of Chicago's back-end rotation guys.

It's only the second time the ChiSox have come to Charlotte to play the Knights. In 1999, to kick off their new affiliation with the Knights, Chicago came down for a friendly. The last time MLB held an exhibition game was 2001 when the White Sox played the Montreal Expos (now the Washington Nationals) in front of over 12,000 fans.

Tickets are $12-$19 and can be bought at charlotteknights.com or at 704-357-8071.