Wheeler Field (Virginia Beach)

Wheeler Field was a proposed 5,000-seat[1] baseball park 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]

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)

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. Souza, Gabriella (June 10, 2014). "Virginia Beach baseball stadium comes into focus". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  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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