Wheeler Field (Virginia Beach)

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Wheeler Field
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Wheeler Field (Virginia Beach)
Interactive map of Wheeler Field
LocationLandstown Road
Virginia Beach, Virginia, US
OperatorVirginia Beach Neptunes
Capacity5,000 [1]
Surfacegrass
Construction
Construction costAround $40 million [2]
Tenants
Virginia Beach Neptunes (TBD)
Tidewater Community College (TBD)

Wheeler Field was a proposed 5,000-seat [1] ballpark in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was supposed to 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]

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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. [2] 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. [4]

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 Fox, Andy (February 11, 2014). "Virginia Beach approves stadium for minor league team". WAVY-TV . Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Neptunes Announce Stadium Naming Rights Agreement". BallparkBiz.com (Press release). Ballpark Business. April 21, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ Skelton, Alissa (November 4, 2015). "Virginia Beach Council approves changes for minor league baseball stadium". The Virginian-Pilot . Retrieved February 22, 2016.

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