Delores Brumfield-White Field

Henderson began playing softball in 1999, with the first game being a 5-1 victory over Williams Baptist. From 1999 to 2007 Henderson State's softball facility was called Diamond Reddie Field. That changed on October 13, 2007 as Diamond Reddie Field was renamed Delores Brumfield White Field. Dr. Delores (Dee) Brumfield-White helped organize the "Diamond Reddies," the softball team's booster club, which was instrumental in getting the Henderson State softball program off the ground by helping to raise money for a new facility.

Often called one of the most beautiful settings and best-kept fields in the Great American Conference by opposing teams who play on it, Dee White Field continues to be one of the finest softball fields in the south, with a permanent seating capacity of approximately 500, with additional hillside seating.

Dr. Delores Brumfield-White was an instructor and professor at Henderson State from 1963-94. Dr. White served as swimming coach from 1963-82, was director of the Reddie Ripples synchronized swimming club, and coordinator of the recreation degree program.

Known to many as Dolly or Dee, she is nationally and internationally known as one of the women to participate in the All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). She spent seven years in the league from 1947 to 1953. The AAGPBL was the basis of the 1992 movie "A League of Their Own", starring Geena Davis and Tom Hanks.