Erlanger Park dedicated as ‘I-told-you-so’ project for Chattanooga
Staff photo by Larry Sullivan II / Hamilton County Commissioner Joe Graham (left) and Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Charles Wood sing during the Erlanger Park Dedication.
More than a decade after the owner of the Chattanooga Lookouts first began working with elected officials to plan a new stadium, the team on Tuesday celebrated the upcoming opening of Erlanger Park at a dedication ceremony.
“Despite the extraordinary complexity of this project, we are here on time and on budget,” Jason Freier, CEO of Atlanta-based Hardball Capital and managing owner of the Lookouts, said at the event Tuesday.
The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the ceremony one week before opening day, set for April 14. Hundreds of chamber members and local officials attended the ceremony, the first major public event at the $115 million publicly owned minor league baseball stadium on the former U.S. Pipe foundry site.
Staff photo by Larry Sullivan II/Chattanooga City Council-member Marvin Noel (left) signs a bat after the Erlanger Park Dedication on April 7, 2026.Staff photo by Larry Sullivan II / Attendees of the Erlanger Park dedication listen to Perimeter Properties partner Andy Stone.Staff photo by Larry Sullivan II / Chattanooga Lookouts managing owner Jason Freier speaks during the Erlanger Park dedication.Staff photo by Larry Sullivan II / Chattanooga Lookouts President Rich Mozingo claps during the Erlanger Park dedication.Staff photo by Larry Sullivan II / Erlanger Park dedication attendees sit outside on a balcony before the ceremony.Staff photo by Larry Sullivan II / Chattanooga City Council member Raquetta Dotley speaks during the Erlanger Park Dedication.Staff photo by Larry Sullivan II/Chattanooga City Council-member Chip Henderson signs a bat after the Erlanger Park Dedication on April 7, 2026. Looking on, at center, is Perimeter Properties partner Andy Stone.Staff photo by Larry Sullivan II / Hamilton County Commissioner Joe Graham (left) and Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Charles Wood sing during the Erlanger Park Dedication.
The stadium sits at the western entrance to the city from Interstate 24 as it curves along the Tennessee River. For nearly two decades since U.S. Pipe ceased operations at the site in 2006, it held little other than unused foundry buildings.
