Admiral Fetterman Field
Admiral Fetterman Field (located in the Community Maritime Park and also locally referred to as Blue Wahoos Stadium) is a multi-use park in Pensacola, Florida that includes a stadium, commercial buildings, a waterfront public park and amphitheater. The mixed use stadium holds 5,038 people and can 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; it hosts the Miami Marlins Double-A affiliate, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Southern League. The stadium is situated facing the Pensacola Bay.
Community Maritime Park | |
2012 photo of the Stadium | |
| Full name | Admiral Jack Fetterman Field at Vince J. Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park |
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| Location | 351 West Cedar Street Pensacola, FL 32502 |
| Coordinates | 30.404295°N 87.219662°W |
| Owner | Community Maritime Park Associates |
| Operator | Community Maritime Park Associates |
| Capacity | 5,038 |
| Surface | Artificial Turf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 17, 2009 |
| Opened | April 5, 2012 |
| Construction cost | $23,845,045.23 ($31.6 million in 2023 dollars) |
| Architect | Populous Bullock Tice Associates SMB Architecture |
| Project manager | Hatch Mott MacDonald/Morette |
| Structural engineer | Joe DeReuil Associates, LLC. |
| Services engineer | Schmidt Consulting Engineers |
| General contractor | Magi Construction JV |
| Main contractors | Southeastern Construction Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Pensacola Blue Wahoos (SL/Double-A South) (2012–present) West Florida Argonauts (NCAA) (2016–2021) | |
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