Turtle Creek Stadium


Turtle Creek Stadium is a 4,660-seat multi-use entertainment facility in Blair Township, Michigan, in the United States that hosted its first regular season baseball game on May 24, 2006, as the tenants of the facility, the Traverse City Beach Bums, took on the Kalamazoo Kings. It was built as a new home of the Beach Bums baseball team, the first in Traverse City in 93 years. In 2018, the Wuerfel's retired and the park sold. In 2019, Wuerfel Park became home to Traverse City's new baseball team, the Traverse City Pit Spitters of the summer collegiate Northwoods League.

History

The ballpark is located on a site adjacent from the Chums Village commerce park, south of Traverse City near the intersection of US 31 and M-37.
The groundbreaking for Wuerfel Park took place in late 2004 and was completed in time for the Beach Bums' inaugural 2006 season. The ballpark's façade resembles that of a resort hotel, a feature unique to baseball stadium architecture. John and Leslye Wuerfel, owners of Wuerfel Resorts and of the Beach Bums, designed Wuerfel Park to reference the region's resort industry and to their own type of business.
In 2018, the Traverse City Beach Bums were sold. This led to the new Traverse City Pit Spitters playing at the park beginning in 2019. May 28, 2019, served as the opening night for the park. On this night, the name was changed officially to "Pit Spitters Park"
On December 17, 2019, nearby Turtle Creek Casino announced they had purchased the naming rights for the park and it will now be known as "Turtle Creek Stadium".