University of Portland

♦ Seating Map

Joe Etzel Field, previously Pilot Stadium before being renamed in the summer of 2004 in honor of former Portland athletic director and long-time head baseball coach Joe Etzel, was completed prior to the 1988 baseball season and is constructed around what is considered one of the finest natural grass surfaces in the region. The facility includes a heated, enclosed press box, batting cages, dugouts, bleachers and a concession stand. Construction in the spring of 1996 increased the stadium's capacity to 1,500. The expansion added 300 seats along the first base line and above the visitor's dugout.

The university's original baseball field was located at the area adjacent to Howard Hall. In 1958, the diamond was moved across campus to the site where the Earle A. & Virginia H. Chiles Center now stands. The current field, originally known as Farley Field, was constructed in 1967 with the stadium structure added 21 years later.

The outfield distances are 350 feet to the left field fence, 390 to center field and 340 to right field.

The stadium, adjacent to the Chiles Center, is located on Portsmouth Street just west of Willamette Boulevard.

Joe Etzel Field Facts
Seating Capacity: 1,500
Outfield Distances: 350 Left 390 Center 340 Right
First Game: 2-23-88 (vs. George Fox) W 15-1
All-time Record: 180-199 (.475) 20 seasons
Single-game Attendance: 957 (vs. WSU) 4-13-91
Season Attendance: 6,366 (335 average) 1990

Winning Percentage: .789 (15-4) 1991
Winning Streak: 10 (1989-90)
Losing Streak: 9 (2004)

Andy Pienovi Hitting Facility

·          Completed Summer 2005

·          50' x 120'

·          Fully lighted and heated

·          Five batting cages

·          Three pitching mounds

·          Training space for defensive drills

·          Turf flooring

·          Photo Gallery

      In honor of former Pilot pitcher and longtime area high school coach and professional scout, the University of Portland named its indoor hitting facility the Andy Pienovi Hitting Facility. Pienovi, who pitched for the Pilots in the 1940’s before graduating in 1947, coached at Dufur High School from 1947-49. He then coached at Columbia Prep for six years, where he coached future longtime UP Director of Athletics and baseball coach Joe Etzel. Pienovi earned his Master’s Degree from UP in 1960, while coaching at Jefferson High School from 1955-70. Pienovi went on to become a pro scout for almost 40 years.