Surface grass Opened proposed 2017 Construction cost 25 million USD | Broke ground July 2015 Capacity 5,000 Operator Virginia Beach Neptunes | |
Location Landstown Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23456 Similar Virginia Aquarium, Croatan Beach - Virginia, Wishart‑Boush House, Ferry Plantation House, False Cape State Park | ||
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, an unspecified team in a summer wooden-bat league, and a junior college team from Tidewater Community College's Virginia Beach campus. 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.
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. 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.