Oregon State's soccer teams play and practice on one of the finest pitches on the West Coast - Paul Lorenz Field at Patrick Wayne Valley Stadium. The facility opened in the fall of 1996.

Paul Lorenz Field at Patrick Wayne Valley Stadium is located a block southeast of Reser Stadium, on the south side of S.W. Western Boulevard between 15th Street and 26th Street. The complex also includes a practice field just south of the stadium.

The completely enclosed stadium features a sand-based field with underground drainage and irrigation. After a season of use, work was done in the spring and summer of 1997 to fine-tune the playing conditions on Paul Lorenz Field.

Patrick Wayne Valley Stadium seats 1,500 fans and has an enclosed press box on the west sideline and covered team benches on the east sideline. Parking is available on the east side of the stadium and on the south side behind the Oregon State Softball Complex.

Preliminary plans are underway to expand the facility in the future.

"It's one of the best soccer-specific stadiums in the western United States," said OSU men's head coach Dana Taylor, who has seen many of the nation's finest soccer facilities. "It's a beautiful sand-based field that rivals all the top fields in the country. It's a state-of-the-art facility with good sightlines."

Lights were added prior to the 2006 season, adding to the program's allure. Fans should find it easier to attend night games on weekdays, as opposed to the afternoon games of the past.

Patrick Wayne Valley Stadium is named for the late Patrick Wayne Valley. The former Oregon State football letterman and 1964 Rose Bowl team member drowned in 1969. Patrick Wayne Valley Stadium was originally the name of the former OSU track and field facility that was just west of the soccer field prior to the softball facility's completion.

Paul Lorenz Field is named for a major contributor to the soccer field. The former owner of L&H Grading in Salem provided equipment for earth moving, drainage and irrigation pipe. He also contributed labor for the building of the soccer field and the first rebuilding of the Tommy Prothro football practice fields.