Wheeler Field (Virginia Beach)
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| Location | Landstown Road Virginia Beach, VA 23456 |
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| Operator | Virginia Beach Neptunes |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Surface | grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | July 2015 |
| Construction cost | $ 5 million[citation needed] |
| Tenants | |
| Virginia Beach Neptunes (2017-future) Tidewater Community College (2016-future) |
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Wheeler Field is a planned 5,000-seat baseball park in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It will host the Virginia Beach Neptunes of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, 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 also includes a 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2) building designed for Sentara sports medicine and team offices. 13 recreational athletic fields will surround 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]
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- Virginia Beach Neptunes
- Buildings and structures in Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Sports in Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Minor league baseball venues
- Atlantic League ballparks
- Visitor attractions in Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Stadiums under construction in the United States
