Wheeler Field (Virginia Beach)

Wheeler Field
Location Landstown Road
Virginia Beach, Virginia, US
Operator Virginia Beach Neptunes
Capacity 5,000[1]
Surface grass
Construction
Broke ground July 2015
Opened proposed 2017[2]
Construction cost $25 million
Tenants
Virginia Beach Neptunes (TBD)
Tidewater Community College (TBD)

Wheeler Field is a planned 5,000-seat[1] 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.[3]

History

In February 2014 Virginia Beach Professional Baseball received city council approval for a ballpark near the Virginia Beach Sportsplex with completion expected by April 2015.[4] 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.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Souza, Gabriella (June 10, 2014). "Virginia Beach baseball stadium comes into focus". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Skelton, Alissa (November 4, 2015). "Virginia Beach Council approves changes for minor league baseball stadium". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Neptunes Announce Stadium Naming Rights Agreement" (Press release). Ballpark Business (BallparkBiz.com). April 21, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ Fox, Andy (February 11, 2014). "Virginia Beach approves stadium for minor league team". WAVY-TV. Retrieved October 26, 2017.

Coordinates: 36°45′58.75″N 76°05′32.19″W / 36.7663194°N 76.0922750°W / 36.7663194; -76.0922750

  • "Ballpark & Tournament Complex". Virginia Beach Neptunes. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015.
  • Virginia Beach baseball stadium gets naming rights on YouTube, WAVY TV 10, April 21, 2015
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