In the fall of 2003, the natural grass surface was removed and replaced with FieldTurf, and WSU became the first Division I program to install FieldTurf in its home  The only portion of the field that remained dirt was the pitcher's mound and home plate  The basepaths and the "skin" portion of the infield are FieldTurf, colored reddish brown, while the outfield is green  The home plate area was converted to FieldTurf in 2007, leaving only the pitcher's mound with dirt.
In the fall of 2003, WSU replaced its natural grass surface with artificial turf, known as FieldTurf, and became the first Division I school to do so. The exception was the pitcher's mound and home plate, which remained dirt. The basepaths, infield skin, and outfield were all covered in FieldTurf, with the latter being green and the former reddish-brown.