After spending its first 21 seasons playing off-campus at Kirchoff Park, the Valparaiso softball team moved on campus in 2003 as the Crusaders began play at the Valparaiso University Softball Field.

Dedication of the field took place on April 5, 2003, with the first action taking place the next day when the Crusaders battled Southern Utah. Valpo dropped its first game on the new field 4-3, but recorded its first win a few days later against IUPUI, 4-2 on April 11.

In their second season at the Valparaiso University Softball Field, the Crusaders rolled off a nine-game winning streak from March 31 to April 24, helping them to a 10-5 home mark. Valpo matched the 10-win total at home in 2006.

The 2007 season saw the Crusaders finish above .500 for the second time in the five years of the field, as they closed with an 8-6 record. Included among the eight wins was one of the most thrilling games in Valpo softball history, as the Crusaders won a slugfest against Big Ten foe Purdue, 12-11.

The 2007 campaign also saw another Crusader first at their five-year-old facility. In the first game of a twinbill against IPFW on April 16, Stephanie Kelly and Carrie Franson combined to throw a no-hitter against the Mastodons. Valpo proceeded to set a new record for wins at the Valparaiso University Softball Field in 2008, going 11-5 over 16 home games.

The facility features a natural grass playing surface in the outfield and a dirt-skinned infield. The foul poles are 200 feet down both lines, with the centerfield fence 215 feet from home plate. A large scoreboard sits beyond the leftfield fence, and spacious dugouts line both the first and third baselines. The entire facility is enclosed with fencing.