Joe Etzel Field

{{Short description|Baseball stadium on the University of Portland campus in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}

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| location = Portland, Oregon

| coordinates = {{Coord|45.573971|-122.729457|display=it|type:landmark}}

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| opened = {{start date and age|1988}}

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| owner = University of Portland

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| tenants = Portland Pilots baseball

| seating_capacity = 1,300

| dimensions = Left Field - 325ft
Center Field - 390ft
Right Field - 325ft

| website = {{url|https://portlandpilots.com/facilities/joe-etzel-field/19|portlandpilots.com/joe-etzel-field}}

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Joe Etzel Field is a 1,300 seat baseball stadium in Portland, Oregon that is home to the University of Portland Pilots baseball team. Originally named Pilot Field, it was renamed after former coach Joe Etzel in 2004.{{cite news|last1=Kish|first1=Matthew|title=University of Portland's baseball stadium gets a makeover|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2014/06/university-of-portland-baseball-stadium-makeover.html|accessdate=27 June 2014|work=Portland Business Journal|date=June 26, 2014}}

Completed in 2005, the Andy Pienovi Hitting Facility is the baseball team's practice facility. It is located in foul territory in left field.[http://www.portlandpilots.com/sports/2008/8/11/BSB_0811081030.aspx Joe Etzel Field Facilities Page]

Preliminary campus expansion plans include moving the baseball field from its current location to one down on the waterfront in the Triangle Park property.[http://www.up.edu/facilitiesplanning/default.aspx?cid=10244&pid=5130 Facilities Planning and Construction: Master Plan] Those plans were abandoned in 2013 with plans to instead renovate the existing stadium.{{cite news|last=Tobin|first=Taylor|title=Baseball stadium plans strike out|url=http://www.upbeacon.net/baseball-stadium-plans-strike-out-1.3013157#.UcE-3JymUTV|accessdate=19 June 2013|newspaper=The Beacon|date=March 21, 2013}} The school has since added artificial turf and lighting.

The first game played on this field was on February 23, 1988 vs. George Fox University in a 15-1 win.

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