Community Maritime Park
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Vince Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park is a multi-use development currently being built in Pensacola, Florida
. The mixed use stadium is under construction and will hold over 5.000 people, and be used for a number of events year-round, including baseball
, soccer, football
, festivals, graduations and similar events. The multi-use stadium was originally designed to be the home field of the Pensacola Pelicans
. Instead, it will host the Cincinnati Reds
double-A affiliate the Pensacola Blue Wahoos
- currently called the Carolina Mudcats
. It is expected to open in 2012 and will replace Pelican Park
. The Park will also have retail and office space, an outdoor amphitheater, as well as and public park space. The stadium is situated facing the Pensacola Bay
and will feature a Tiki Bar in the outfield.
On April 28, 2009, the Pensacola City Council gave final approval for the ballpark to be built; which is now expected to open in 2012.
The ballpark will cost $
54 million and is expected to be completed by the end of 2011.
Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,255 and as of 2009, the estimated population was 53,752...
. The mixed use stadium is under construction and will hold over 5.000 people, and be used for a number of events year-round, including baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, soccer, football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, festivals, graduations and similar events. The multi-use stadium was originally designed to be the home field of the Pensacola Pelicans
Pensacola Pelicans
The Pensacola Pelicans were a minor league baseball team based in Pensacola, Florida. In various incarnations, they played in three different independent baseball leagues from 2002–2010...
. Instead, it will host the Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
double-A affiliate the Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Pensacola Blue Wahoos
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos are a minor league baseball team to be based in Pensacola, Florida. The Blue Wahoos will play in the Southern League and will be the Class Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds Major League Baseball team....
- currently called the Carolina Mudcats
Carolina Mudcats
The Carolina Mudcats are a minor league baseball team based in the eastern suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina. The team, which plays in the Carolina League, are the Single-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians major-league club beginning in 2012.-History:...
. It is expected to open in 2012 and will replace Pelican Park
Pelican Park
Jim Spooner Field is a stadium in Pensacola, Florida, USA that is primarily used for baseball, and is home field for the University of West Florida baseball team and was home to the Pensacola Pelicans. It opened in 1981 with a seating capacity of about 1,000 people. Over the years, that capacity...
. The Park will also have retail and office space, an outdoor amphitheater, as well as and public park space. The stadium is situated facing the Pensacola Bay
Pensacola Bay
Pensacola Bay is a bay located in the northwestern part of Florida, United States, known as the Florida Panhandle.The bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, is located in Escambia County and Santa Rosa County, adjacent to the city of Pensacola, Florida, and is about 13 miles long and 2.5 miles ...
and will feature a Tiki Bar in the outfield.
On April 28, 2009, the Pensacola City Council gave final approval for the ballpark to be built; which is now expected to open in 2012.
The ballpark will cost $
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
54 million and is expected to be completed by the end of 2011.