Here we dig into Softball at Black Hills State University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. BHSU is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
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The BHSU women’s softball team lists 23 players.
Among the 11 varsity sports BHSU sponsors, softball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Ashlyn Englehorn.
Among the school’s 11 sports, softball sits #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The BHSU women’s softball program generated $366,961 in revenue against $378,470 in expenses, coming up short by $11,509. Per athlete, that is about $5,329 in operating expense per athlete, or $122,574 per team.
Among the school’s 11 sports, softball sits #7 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If BHSU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.