Here we dig into Softball at Converse University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Converse is classified as NCAA Division II without football as a member of Conference Carolinas.
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The Converse women’s softball team carries 23 student athletes.
Among the 15 varsity sports Converse reports, softball sits at #9 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Jackie Huff.
Across the school’s 15 sports, softball ranks #8 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Converse women’s softball program brought in $368,281 in revenue against $333,845 in expenses, for a surplus of $34,436. This comes to about $1,575 in operating expense per athlete, or $36,218 per team.
Among the school’s 15 sports, softball ranks #4 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.