Wheeler Field (Virginia Beach)
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| Location |
Landstown Road Virginia Beach, VA 23456 |
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| Operator | Virginia Beach Neptunes |
| Capacity | 6,000 |
| Surface | grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | July 2015 |
| Opened | proposed fall 2017 |
| Construction cost | $25 million |
| Tenants | |
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Virginia Beach Neptunes (2017-future) Tidewater Community College (2017-future) | |
Wheeler Field is a planned 6,000-seat baseball park in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It will host the Virginia Beach Neptunes of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an unspecified team in a summer wooden-bat league, and a junior college team from Tidewater Community College's Virginia Beach campus.[1] Wheeler Capital, a limited liability company that specializes in venture capital financing and small business loans throughout the Mid-Atlantic states, purchased the naming rights for the stadium for an undisclosed amount through 2025.[2]
History
Virginia Beach Professional Baseball first proposed a ballpark plan in June 2014 near the Virginia Beach Sportsplex. The proposal included a 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2) building designed for Sentara sports medicine, team offices, and 13 recreational athletic fields surrounding Wheeler Field.[1] Subsequent changes deferred three of the fields to a later second phase of the project with the ballpark opening in 2017 and the entire project estimated to cost $37 million.[3]
References
- 1 2 Souza, Gabriella (June 10, 2014). "Virginia Beach baseball stadium comes into focus". The Virginian-Pilot.
- ↑ "Neptunes Announce Stadium Naming Rights Agreement" (Press release). Ballpark Business (BallparkBiz.com). April 21, 2015.
- ↑ Skelton, Alissa (November 4, 2015). "Virginia Beach Council approves changes for minor league baseball stadium". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
Coordinates: 36°45′58.75″N 76°05′32.19″W / 36.7663194°N 76.0922750°W