The facility was built in four months in early 1999 and was originally named after a local supermarket company.

[1] The playing surface was rededicated as John Pittman Field in 2009, named for a primary designer of the ballpark.

The Ducks discontinued playing in 2004 after the El Paso Diablos of the Double-A Texas League within Minor League Baseball relocated to become the Springfield Cardinals, playing their home games at Hammons Field in downtown Springfield.

The Southwest Missouri State Bears baseball team played select games at the facility starting in April 2000.

Just prior to the beginning of the 2015 season, the league was informed that the ballpark ownership and the city of Ozark were negotiating with fledgling semi-pro baseball leagues, and Springfield Metro Baseball relocated to ballparks on the near west side of Springfield (Barnhouse & Optimist Fields).

[4] They invested $2 million to renovate the ballpark, including a new artificial surface, a new scoreboard, and upgraded concessions and press box.

[4] The facility also hosts Missouri high school state tournaments,[6] and is used by the Queen City Crush, a team in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes baseball league.