"Glenn is a world class player," said Battery Head Coach Alan Dicks. "He's played for the Trinidad and Tobago National Team at U18, U20 and at the Full-National Team level. That kind of experience will certainly help the Battery this season, and I am very pleased to welcome him on-board."

Benjamin is a graduate of the University of Mobile (UM) with a degree in Marketing. As a child, he attended St Benedicts in Trinidad, a school noted for its outstanding soccer program. He has played in the World Youth Cup and while at UM, he was an All-American.

Pre Season Schedule
The Charleston Battery will kick-off its pre-season with a challenging match against Major League Soccer's New England Revolution. The Revolution comes to Charleston for a week of Pre-season training at the Charleston Battery Soccer Complex. The week culminates in the March 10th exhibition game at 7:30 p.m. The Revs are currently in Costa Rica as part of their extended preparation. New England announced this week that they have re-signed Eric Wynalda. Wynalda is the All-Time leading goal-scorer for the US Men's National Team. Tickets for this game are selling fast, Battery Season Ticket holders receive a 50% discount on the ticket price. Three Lions Club members receive complimentary tickets.

The rest of the schedule includes games with Furman, Clemson, USC and the College of Charleston. The final pre-season game is against the D3 Greenville Lions. The Greenville game will double as the Battery's "Open House" on Saturday, April 6 at 3:00 p.m. During the Open House, fans are invited to tour the Battery facility, including the Three Lions Club. They can also pick out seats for the season if they purchase their Season Tickets.

Admission for all Home Pre Season games is free with the exception of the March 10th exhibition game vs. the New England Revolution. For ticket information please call 971-Goal.

Pre-season Schedule (Subject to Change)

Saturday March 10th 7:30 pm @ Blackbaud Stadium Charleston Battery vs New England Revolution

Wednesday March 21st 6:00 pm @ Blackbaud Stadium Charleston Battery vs USC

Saturday March 24th 7:30 pm @ Patriots Point College of Charleston vs Charleston Battery

Tuesday March 27th 6:00 pm @ Blackbaud Stadium Charleston Battery vs Coastal Carolina

Friday March 30th @ Furman Charleston Battery vs Furman

Saturday March 31st @ Clemson Charleston Battery vs Clemson

Tuesday April 3rd 6:00 pm @ Blackbaud Stadium Charleston Battery vs Charleston Southern

Saturday April 7th 3:00 pm @ Blackbaud Stadium "OPEN HOUSE" Charleston Battery vs Greenville Lions

In Other Battery News…
Battery players signed so far; Dusty Hudock, Darren Warham, Gilbert Jean-Baptiste, Brian Alvero, Temoc Suarez, Jon Akin, Paul Conway, Mac Cozier, Velko Iotov, Todd Hoffard, Brian Piesner, Matt Farris, Jukka Rantala, Seamus Donnelly and Glenn Benjamin.

The Charleston Battery will kick-off their 2001 season on Saturday, April 14th. Season tickets are currently on sale at the Battery box office. For more information please call the ticket hotline at (843) 971-4625 or click here.